Eric Postal, MD

Birds and physicians are no different after all.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this radiologist was confronted with a lack of knowledge.

A letter to the radiologist dedicated to over-radiating patients.

In radiology, being clueless, like being ignorant, can be bliss.

One can only hope that a grade school education is required to order an imaging study.

Recommending protocols and then interpreting the exam’s study is a satisfying feeling for radiologists.

Radiologists should keep doing the good job we’ve already been trying to do.

We need to set a standard for the “terms” of radiology reports. Part 2 of 2.

It can be difficult to decipher who has final say in radiology reports. Part 1 of 2.

Longer days correspond directly with an increase in volume of imaging studies.

The decision to go into private practice didn’t stop me from trying to teach other radiologists a thing or 2.

Tips on getting a favorable response when asking for a consult. Part 2 of 2.

Consultations with other radiologists can seem disruptive, but there are ways to get a favorable response. Part 1 of 2.

The peer review process could learn from the rule of a challenge in Scrabble.

Fulfilling the teleradiologist requirement to have annual PPD tests has taught me important life lessons.

Radiologists aren’t exaggerating, exams have transformed, and they’re ugly.

Survey says radiology compensation is down from last year. Maybe we should keep that our little secret.

Radiology is changing, and some of my other musings.

An attempt to perfect the art of ending a communicating-results phone call with a referring clinician.

A radiologist’s battle with a taunting pixel: I think I won, for now.

Forget the controlled environment of the MOC exam. Here’s my version of an exam to really test real-world radiology aptitude.

Studying for my maintenance of certification exam sends me down memory lane, as I rediscovered the purer aspects of radiology

Two radiologists take vastly different paths reviewing a case - one far more thorough than the other. But what’s the payoff for the extra work? Is it enough?

Despite flawed recommendations, patients will still demand screening mammograms. Let it become an optional – and unregulated – service, then, and see what happens.

Think it’s fair to play Robin Hood between the primary care and specialist physicians? Good luck finding someone who deserves to be looted some more.

I'm back in study mode for the MOC exam.

I'd like a gift from the voice recognition software industry. It'd be called the "anti-macro" for those phrases that should not be transcribed.

Here’s my referring clinician bestiary, representing some common categories of referrers you likely run into.

Radiologists are trained to be fearful, on alert for disease, and our fears are multilayered. Perhaps we’d be less fearful if our profession was secure, nonthreatening, yet still rewarding.

Morale is strongest when employees never need to consult a massive employee manual, and don’t fear what’s in it. Rather, they are told upfront what they need to know.