Casey Anthony 2.0
Casey Anthony is now the most hated person in America? She’s the woman found not guilty of murdering her young daughter, in Orlando. Whether she did it or not is now irrelevant…
About the Blogger
- Mona Vishin Mangat graduated from the 6 year combined BS/MD program at Northeastern Ohio Universisties College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) in 1996 and completed an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency at the University of Tennesse-Memphis / LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center in 2000. She then completed an Allergy/Immunology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. She has been active with Doctors for America since its inception in 2008. Mona now practices Allergy & Immunology in her solo private practice in St. Petersburg, FL. She resides there with her husband and four children.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
Recent Posts
Docs v. Glocks - Florida's Gag Rule on Doctors
"We take our children to pediatricians for medical care — not moral judgment, not privacy intrusions”. This quote by an NRA lobbyist troubles me. The statement reveals d…
At DFA Conference, We All Share a Deep Sense of Purpose
As I leave Washington, DC on this overcast evening, I’m struck by the sense of hope that fills me. Seeing the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National C…
My Deep Dark Secret
Four years ago I decided to fulfill a dream I’d had for many years – to own a solo private practice. My reasons were similar to thousands of other doctors that make that …
Privatize Medicaid? Have we learned nothing??
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Reform Helps Patients Breathe Easier
As an allergist, I see some of the sickest asthmatics in our community. I see the ones that can barely function without using a rescue inhaler multiple times per day. I see those tha…
Catch Me If You Can
Have you heard of Captain William Hamman? If not, let me recap. He’s the modern day version of Frank Abagnale Jr. for whom the 2002 movie ‘Catch Me if You Can’ was …
Stomping out stupidity – one myth at a time!!
Yesterday I had the distinct honor of standing up before my community and defending the merits of the PPACA. This opportunity is one that I have sought out for over 18 months and yet…
Ask not what the ACA can do for you – ask what you can do for health care system in America?
‘And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.’ President John F Kennedy spoke those words at his 1961 inaugural a…
Is donating a kidney a preexisting condition?
I just saw this: My patient has been on dialysis waiting for a kidney transplant for many years. He was generously approached by a friend who expressed a willingness to donate her …
