Jason HanWhat I DoJason Han is a cardiac surgery resident at a Philadelphia hospital and contributor to The Inquirer's Health section.I’m a doctor, and I have also struggled to get an appointmentSuddenly, I was on the other side of a conversation I’ve had many times with patients.Jason Han May 18, 2023Link copied to clipboardTalking about heart problems at the dinner tableTreating aortic stenosis can be complicated, but that wasn’t the case for my friend’s mother.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboardSmall changes have a big impact in medicine and in life | Expert OpinionWhen it comes to keeping breathing passages healthy – and so much else – consistency matters. The more I practice medicine, the more I see what a significant difference can stem from small changes.Jason Han April 19, 2022Link copied to clipboardRemembering that hospitalized patients have lives outside of their illness is crucial | Expert OpinionDoctor's medical charts are full of patient history as it pertains to their disease process, but seldom capture personal details of the patient's life.Jason Han Dec. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly doctor: I’m now as fearful of the delta variant as I was of COVID-19 in March 2020 | Expert OpinionJason Han: "I worry that desensitization over the last six months places us at far greater risk with the delta variant, which has already proven to be a much more virulent strain."Jason Han Aug. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboardHelping hospitalized patients rediscover a sense of control | Expert OpinionA patient had an unexpected request: “Sorry to ask you to do this, doctor, but do you mind closing the bathroom door? I normally sleep with it closed at home.”Jason Han June 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardFinding joy in the high-stress environment of the operating room | Expert OpinionI was doing a difficult portion of a procedure and was becoming frustrated with myself. Then the attending surgeon made a joke. I could not help but laugh, too. Instantly, the tension dissipated.Jason Han April 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardWhy we should all know CPR | Expert OpinionThis Philadelphia doctor was nervous about using CPR at first, too. But it's a lifesaving skill that everyone should learn.Jason Han Jan. 16, 2023Link copied to clipboardLife lessons from the operating roomSurgical training is a unique experience. Here's what it's taught one Philadelphia doctor about life.Jason Han Aug. 13, 2022Link copied to clipboardHealth-care workers cope under extraordinary circumstances | Expert OpinionWe don’t judge our patients. We support them and nurture them. However, I can’t help but feel that we are holding ourselves to a different standard.Jason Han March 16, 2022Link copied to clipboardLike blood pressure and temperature, sleep should be an important vital sign for every patient | Expert OpinionThough I constantly follow their vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pain, I was not keeping track of sleep.Jason Han Nov. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardAs delta surge pushes non-COVID patients out of hospitals, Philly doctor says latest wave is more like a wildfire | Expert OpinionThe longer and the larger the pandemic burns, the more it consumes the resources we all rely on, such as hospital beds, ventilators, and finances.Jason Han Aug. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardIn medicine — and life — the quick patch often isn’t the real solution | Expert OpinionIn these times, our tendency is to patch it up with temporary solutions and postpone the inevitable, such as when the fingers lift off the skin and the bleeding starts again.Jason Han June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardFeeling freed by COVID-19 vaccination, my patients want to get back to normal. Here’s what I think. | OpinionEven as we celebrate vaccinations and look for post-pandemic normalcy, we should always keep a voice in the back of our heads that reminds us that our assumptions are fallible.Jason Han April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardAre you a carpenter or a gardener? This Philly surgeon shares how he pairs precision and compassion.Do you approach life as a carpenter or a gardener? This Philadelphia surgeon explains why a mix of the two is important in medicine.Jason Han Jan. 13, 2023Link copied to clipboardExperience matters in health care, and pandemic turnover is putting it at risk | Expert OpinionWhat is always remarkable to me is just how different I am as a provider each time I come back to the same role, writes Jason Han.Jason Han May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboardA doctor in training is humbled by a patient’s surprising recovery | Expert OpinionThe patient’s death seemed absolutely certain to me, based on everything I have seen. But that patient continues to survive to this day, and I regret my premature judgment.Jason Han Jan. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboardIf you think vaccination is a personal choice, consider my patient l Expert OpinionTricia Moses and others with compromised immune systems must rely on the kindness of strangers who too often fail them.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardGetting caught up in the instant gratification of modern medicine | Expert OpinionInstant gratification like that can be almost addicting. In modern medicine, we can manipulate virtually any function of the human body. We can raise the heart rate or slow it down.Jason Han Aug. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly surgeon-in-training tries to find work-life balance | Expert OpinionIf we push patients towards their goals too quickly, these setbacks often end up slowing them down even more, or at times, causing terrible, preventable complications.Jason Han June 1, 2021Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
I’m a doctor, and I have also struggled to get an appointmentSuddenly, I was on the other side of a conversation I’ve had many times with patients.Jason Han May 18, 2023Link copied to clipboard
I’m a doctor, and I have also struggled to get an appointmentSuddenly, I was on the other side of a conversation I’ve had many times with patients.Jason Han May 18, 2023Link copied to clipboard
Talking about heart problems at the dinner tableTreating aortic stenosis can be complicated, but that wasn’t the case for my friend’s mother.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Talking about heart problems at the dinner tableTreating aortic stenosis can be complicated, but that wasn’t the case for my friend’s mother.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Small changes have a big impact in medicine and in life | Expert OpinionWhen it comes to keeping breathing passages healthy – and so much else – consistency matters. The more I practice medicine, the more I see what a significant difference can stem from small changes.Jason Han April 19, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Small changes have a big impact in medicine and in life | Expert OpinionWhen it comes to keeping breathing passages healthy – and so much else – consistency matters. The more I practice medicine, the more I see what a significant difference can stem from small changes.Jason Han April 19, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Remembering that hospitalized patients have lives outside of their illness is crucial | Expert OpinionDoctor's medical charts are full of patient history as it pertains to their disease process, but seldom capture personal details of the patient's life.Jason Han Dec. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Remembering that hospitalized patients have lives outside of their illness is crucial | Expert OpinionDoctor's medical charts are full of patient history as it pertains to their disease process, but seldom capture personal details of the patient's life.Jason Han Dec. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly doctor: I’m now as fearful of the delta variant as I was of COVID-19 in March 2020 | Expert OpinionJason Han: "I worry that desensitization over the last six months places us at far greater risk with the delta variant, which has already proven to be a much more virulent strain."Jason Han Aug. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly doctor: I’m now as fearful of the delta variant as I was of COVID-19 in March 2020 | Expert OpinionJason Han: "I worry that desensitization over the last six months places us at far greater risk with the delta variant, which has already proven to be a much more virulent strain."Jason Han Aug. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Helping hospitalized patients rediscover a sense of control | Expert OpinionA patient had an unexpected request: “Sorry to ask you to do this, doctor, but do you mind closing the bathroom door? I normally sleep with it closed at home.”Jason Han June 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Helping hospitalized patients rediscover a sense of control | Expert OpinionA patient had an unexpected request: “Sorry to ask you to do this, doctor, but do you mind closing the bathroom door? I normally sleep with it closed at home.”Jason Han June 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Finding joy in the high-stress environment of the operating room | Expert OpinionI was doing a difficult portion of a procedure and was becoming frustrated with myself. Then the attending surgeon made a joke. I could not help but laugh, too. Instantly, the tension dissipated.Jason Han April 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Finding joy in the high-stress environment of the operating room | Expert OpinionI was doing a difficult portion of a procedure and was becoming frustrated with myself. Then the attending surgeon made a joke. I could not help but laugh, too. Instantly, the tension dissipated.Jason Han April 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Why we should all know CPR | Expert OpinionThis Philadelphia doctor was nervous about using CPR at first, too. But it's a lifesaving skill that everyone should learn.Jason Han Jan. 16, 2023Link copied to clipboard
Why we should all know CPR | Expert OpinionThis Philadelphia doctor was nervous about using CPR at first, too. But it's a lifesaving skill that everyone should learn.Jason Han Jan. 16, 2023Link copied to clipboard
Life lessons from the operating roomSurgical training is a unique experience. Here's what it's taught one Philadelphia doctor about life.Jason Han Aug. 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Life lessons from the operating roomSurgical training is a unique experience. Here's what it's taught one Philadelphia doctor about life.Jason Han Aug. 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Health-care workers cope under extraordinary circumstances | Expert OpinionWe don’t judge our patients. We support them and nurture them. However, I can’t help but feel that we are holding ourselves to a different standard.Jason Han March 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Health-care workers cope under extraordinary circumstances | Expert OpinionWe don’t judge our patients. We support them and nurture them. However, I can’t help but feel that we are holding ourselves to a different standard.Jason Han March 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Like blood pressure and temperature, sleep should be an important vital sign for every patient | Expert OpinionThough I constantly follow their vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pain, I was not keeping track of sleep.Jason Han Nov. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Like blood pressure and temperature, sleep should be an important vital sign for every patient | Expert OpinionThough I constantly follow their vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pain, I was not keeping track of sleep.Jason Han Nov. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
As delta surge pushes non-COVID patients out of hospitals, Philly doctor says latest wave is more like a wildfire | Expert OpinionThe longer and the larger the pandemic burns, the more it consumes the resources we all rely on, such as hospital beds, ventilators, and finances.Jason Han Aug. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
As delta surge pushes non-COVID patients out of hospitals, Philly doctor says latest wave is more like a wildfire | Expert OpinionThe longer and the larger the pandemic burns, the more it consumes the resources we all rely on, such as hospital beds, ventilators, and finances.Jason Han Aug. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In medicine — and life — the quick patch often isn’t the real solution | Expert OpinionIn these times, our tendency is to patch it up with temporary solutions and postpone the inevitable, such as when the fingers lift off the skin and the bleeding starts again.Jason Han June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In medicine — and life — the quick patch often isn’t the real solution | Expert OpinionIn these times, our tendency is to patch it up with temporary solutions and postpone the inevitable, such as when the fingers lift off the skin and the bleeding starts again.Jason Han June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Feeling freed by COVID-19 vaccination, my patients want to get back to normal. Here’s what I think. | OpinionEven as we celebrate vaccinations and look for post-pandemic normalcy, we should always keep a voice in the back of our heads that reminds us that our assumptions are fallible.Jason Han April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Feeling freed by COVID-19 vaccination, my patients want to get back to normal. Here’s what I think. | OpinionEven as we celebrate vaccinations and look for post-pandemic normalcy, we should always keep a voice in the back of our heads that reminds us that our assumptions are fallible.Jason Han April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Are you a carpenter or a gardener? This Philly surgeon shares how he pairs precision and compassion.Do you approach life as a carpenter or a gardener? This Philadelphia surgeon explains why a mix of the two is important in medicine.Jason Han Jan. 13, 2023Link copied to clipboard
Are you a carpenter or a gardener? This Philly surgeon shares how he pairs precision and compassion.Do you approach life as a carpenter or a gardener? This Philadelphia surgeon explains why a mix of the two is important in medicine.Jason Han Jan. 13, 2023Link copied to clipboard
Experience matters in health care, and pandemic turnover is putting it at risk | Expert OpinionWhat is always remarkable to me is just how different I am as a provider each time I come back to the same role, writes Jason Han.Jason Han May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Experience matters in health care, and pandemic turnover is putting it at risk | Expert OpinionWhat is always remarkable to me is just how different I am as a provider each time I come back to the same role, writes Jason Han.Jason Han May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A doctor in training is humbled by a patient’s surprising recovery | Expert OpinionThe patient’s death seemed absolutely certain to me, based on everything I have seen. But that patient continues to survive to this day, and I regret my premature judgment.Jason Han Jan. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A doctor in training is humbled by a patient’s surprising recovery | Expert OpinionThe patient’s death seemed absolutely certain to me, based on everything I have seen. But that patient continues to survive to this day, and I regret my premature judgment.Jason Han Jan. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
If you think vaccination is a personal choice, consider my patient l Expert OpinionTricia Moses and others with compromised immune systems must rely on the kindness of strangers who too often fail them.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
If you think vaccination is a personal choice, consider my patient l Expert OpinionTricia Moses and others with compromised immune systems must rely on the kindness of strangers who too often fail them.Jason Han Sept. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Getting caught up in the instant gratification of modern medicine | Expert OpinionInstant gratification like that can be almost addicting. In modern medicine, we can manipulate virtually any function of the human body. We can raise the heart rate or slow it down.Jason Han Aug. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Getting caught up in the instant gratification of modern medicine | Expert OpinionInstant gratification like that can be almost addicting. In modern medicine, we can manipulate virtually any function of the human body. We can raise the heart rate or slow it down.Jason Han Aug. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly surgeon-in-training tries to find work-life balance | Expert OpinionIf we push patients towards their goals too quickly, these setbacks often end up slowing them down even more, or at times, causing terrible, preventable complications.Jason Han June 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly surgeon-in-training tries to find work-life balance | Expert OpinionIf we push patients towards their goals too quickly, these setbacks often end up slowing them down even more, or at times, causing terrible, preventable complications.Jason Han June 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
