Opinions & Letters

MARCH 14, 2025

Doctor as Poet: Another Busy GI Endoscopy Day at a Cancer Center

Manoop S. Bhutani, MD, FACP, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, Doctor Honoris Causa
Walter H. Wriston Distinguished Professor
Director of Endoscopic Research and Development
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
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I work as a gastroenterologist and endoscopist at a busy tertiary cancer center.

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