The World of Ideas
Dr. Kunz has posted extensive blogs in the past and written extensively on health, wellness, the healthcare system, and the mind-body connection. We will be rolling out these blogs and posts, old ones and new ones. Be prepared. Expect the unexpected. Serious, funny, deep, silly, controversial. Dr. K likes to think. And to have fun at the same time. Stay tuned.
We’re the Strange Ones – Part 3
When I'm talking to prospective medical students or young persons who might be considering some type of career in patient care, I tell them a story: Many years ago before I had left Wake Forest University, I was given a great opportunity by a local physician...
Word Picture – How Do Blood Pressure Medicines Work?
Think of your circulatory/vascular system as a liquid "plumbing" network consisting of 1) pump 2) pipes, and 3) fluid. Now imagine that this system is sealed off and circulating. The pressure in this system depends upon the force of the pump, the size, number, and...
We’re the Strange Ones – Part 3
When I'm talking to prospective medical students or young persons who might be considering some type of career in patient care, I tell them a story: Many years ago before I had left Wake Forest University, I was given a great opportunity by a local physician...
We’re the Strange Ones – Part 2
"Would you please not talk about that at the table?!" my wife has frequently been known to say (my kids used to get a good chuckle out of this). It goes with the territory. We medical people are accustomed to seeing and talking about things that many would find, well,...
We’re the Strange Ones – Part 2
"Would you please not talk about that at the table?!" my wife has frequently been known to say (my kids used to get a good chuckle out of this). It goes with the territory. We medical people are accustomed to seeing and talking about things that many would find, well,...
We’re the Strange Ones – Part 1
Back during the third year of Medical School, I ran into another student in the stairwell of Emory University Hospital. We hadn’t seen each other in months, since we were all spread out on clinical rotations and never attended class together anymore. “How ya...
Author / Physician
David W. Kunz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician & Medical Aesthetic Specialist