PinnedRicky QadeerImmigrants (We Get the Job Done)My parents and I came to this country in the late 80’s with a familiar immigrant story: my father worked hard to become a doctor in…Apr 9, 20191Apr 9, 20191
Ricky QadeerIt seems there’s never a right way to protest.But do we ask the body to respond to a festering, widespread infection without burning up to a temperature of 105 degrees or cease from…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Ricky QadeerWhat’s happening right now is hard to watch, but not to believe.They never told us why they stopped us.Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Ricky QadeerDo the RamadanFasting for Ramadan was always an automatic as kid…it was an expectation scheduled into the year like the first day of school. There would…May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
Ricky Qadeerthe community.It was a sunny and 60+ degrees this past weekend in Queens, ordinarily a prerequisite for neighborhood kids going wild at the local…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Ricky QadeerFear and Self-Loathing in the Age of “Wellness”The first time I truly felt capable of being a doctor, it wasn’t while actually working in a hospital. I was in the throes of my grueling…Jul 22, 2019Jul 22, 2019
Ricky QadeerWe heard loud knocking and a guttural scream outside the door.On January 28th, the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) was completed in New York City for the 14th year, and was especially…Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Ricky QadeerDispatches from the Frontline of HealthcareBefore I became a primary care doc, decades of pop culture viewing conditioned me to think that to “make a difference” in medicine, you…Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019