~~ A polymath ER physician who's discovered he's happiest with many irons in the fire ~~
Published groundbreaking paper on a previously unrecognized cause of sudden, rapid and silent respiratory arrests in children, termed, novel "diaphragm cramp-contracture" (DCC). Links and images below.
Interests in writing (creative, autobiographic, encyclopedic)
Master's of Science degree in Pathology and Molecular Biology (1994-1996)
Master's thesis in the study of oncogenes in human non-small cell lung cancer (McGill University, 1996)
Founder of Printable TV Channel Guides (est. 2018), a dedicated website providing free PDF channel lineups for cable, satellite and streaming TV viewers in Canada and USA.
My sweet Juno when she was 5 weeks old (Aug. 2020)
Diaphragm cramp-contracture is a result of work overload of a fatigued diaphragm and is proposed to lead to sudden respiratory arrest based on a case patient. This is a legitimate SIDS mechanism and could be a major medical discovery.
Gebien DJ. Myositis “diaphragm cramp” as a potential cause of respiratory arrests in infants. Comment on Salfi NCM. et al. Fatal deterioration of a respiratory syncytial virus infection in an infant with abnormal muscularization of intra-acinar pulmonary arteries: autopsy and histological findings. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 601. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(10):1061. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14101061. PMID: 38786359. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/10/1061.
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