Roy Benaroch

Audio from Great Courses (The Teaching Company). Excellent! Twenty-four case studies, focusing on diagnosis. The course is aimed at both patients and medical students. Dr. Benaroch talks about the questions doctors should ask patients, and emphasizes the importance of listening, and also tells patients what information they should be prepared to share with their doctors. The case studies cover a wide range of medical problems, mostly relatively common ones. I especially liked what he had to say about the interaction between physical and psychological factors.… (more)

The first time parents of a newborn baby face several challenges in caring for the most complex device they will ever own. The baby does not come with an instruction manual. It is not equipped with indicator or warning lights, and it can only cry or shriek when something isn't quite right. It requires constant attention, and its toxic emissions must be removed promptly and thoroughly. Worst of all, it does not come with a money back guarantee or exchange policy after 30 days.

In an effort to help maintain the sanity of the new mother and father, Dr. Roy Benaroch and his partners at Pediatric Physicians P.C. in metropolitan Atlanta have created an introductory manual for the newborn baby, which covers the basic parts and normal function of this bewildering apparatus, starting from the moment of birth. Parents are taught about breast feeding, circumcision care, bowel movements, head shape, and other essential topics. Most importantly, the authors provide a troubleshooting guide for the newborn with a fever, vomiting, diarrhea or other minor and more serious problems. The book is mainly designed for the families in their practice, but all new and experienced parents and other caregivers will find this to be a useful and handy guide, which I highly recommend.

Disclaimer: Roy Benaroch and I are good friends. However, I have not been asked to review this book, and I have no financial ties to it.… (more)