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Nzuekoh Nchinda, MD

Musings of Overnight Call: Haiku Set 1

Treating patients as a physician demands a great deal of emotional labor, and it can be difficult to find moments of stillness amidst a…

Mar 7, 2023

Musings of Overnight Call: Haiku Set 1

Mar 7, 2023

Why I Refuse to Get An English Name

Growing up, the dissonance between the ease others had when learning my parent’s English names and the difficulty in attempting to…

Feb 3, 2022

Why I Refuse to Get An English Name

Feb 3, 2022

Arise

You saw me when I was formless

Sep 8, 2021

Arise

Sep 8, 2021

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When Do We Stand By Our Expertise, and When Do We Let a Patient Choose?

The CT scan clearly indicated that this was a surgical emergency.

Jul 31, 2021

When Do We Stand By Our Expertise, and When Do We Let a Patient Choose?

Jul 31, 2021

I Can Affect Social Change as a Surgeon, Too

“Surgery has historically been made up of white males, including this department. So how do you think you’ll fit in here?”

May 7, 2021

I Can Affect Social Change as a Surgeon, Too

May 7, 2021

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Community and End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19

“Nobody should die alone,” the nurse said to me as she held the patient’s hand and patted his forehead with a cool towel.

Jan 21, 2021

Community and End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19

Jan 21, 2021

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When A Scalpel Cut Doesn’t Bring Complete Healing

It is then that I realized that patients do not expect us to be perfect…

Nov 16, 2020

When A Scalpel Cut Doesn’t Bring Complete Healing

Nov 16, 2020

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What A Suicide Hotline Taught Me About Listening

Listening is a crucial value in upholding the humanity of other people. Here are the lessons I learned.

Jun 19, 2020

What A Suicide Hotline Taught Me About Listening

Jun 19, 2020

Why I Chose Surgery: A General Surgery Personal Statement

I hope my narrative as a black woman serves as encouragement that there is not a set mold to what a surgeon looks like or is motivated by.

Jun 8, 2020

Why I Chose Surgery: A General Surgery Personal Statement

Jun 8, 2020

Harvard Can’t Save You: How Respectability Politics Attack the Integrity of Black Lives

Despite Chris Cooper’s credentials, there is no rung on the meritocracy ladder that makes black people safe from systemic racism.

May 29, 2020

Harvard Can’t Save You: How Respectability Politics Attack the Integrity of Black Lives

May 29, 2020

Nzuekoh Nchinda, MD

Nzuekoh Nchinda, MD

Harvard ’14, UChicago Med ‘20, and UWashington general surgery resident who is passionate about health equity, QI/outcomes research, and ethics.

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