Happiness in this World

Reflections of a Buddhist physician.
by Alex Lickerman, M.D.

When Doctors Don't Know What's Wrong

By Alex Lickerman, M.D. on October 26, 2009 in Happiness in this World

The first patient I ever saw as a first year resident came in with a litany of complaints, not one of which I remember today except for one—he had headaches. Read More

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Alex Lickerman, M.D.

Alex Lickerman, M.D., is a general internist and former Director of Primary Care at the University of Chicago and has been a practicing Buddhist since 1989.

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