Eric Postal, MD

Unlike other careers, radiologists receive the best rewards as their career begins, and then gradually lose them.

There isn’t much radiologists can do about others invading their turf.

How to play chess with the big wigs in your radiology group.

Panic sets in when radiologists receive their peer-reviewed cases highlighting a miss.

Radiologists have a Pavlovian response to a ringing phone.

Are our clinical colleagues intentionally holding back relevant case history? I’d like to see what would happen if there were consequences for such information hoarding.

Sometimes a radiologist just needs to vent.

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?