Dr. Leana S. Wen, M.D., is an emergency physician at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School. She is the author of a forthcoming book on patient advocacy, When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests. For more information, visit her blog The Doctor is Listening or her website. You can also follow her on Twitter at @DrLeanaWen.

5 Steps to Building a Great Partnership with Your Doctor

Leana Wen | January 24, 2013
The last time you went to your doctor, did you feel like he listened to you? Or did you feel ignored and left with more questions than answers?

From Doctor-Centered to Patient-Centered Care

Leana Wen | October 29, 2012
As a medical student, I held the medical world in great awe. All that changed the day my mother became a patient and I began to see firsthand not only how difficult it is to navigate the healthcare system, but also how scary and unwelcoming the hospital can be.

My Mother's End-of-Life Discussion That Changed How She Died

Leana Wen | August 21, 2012
I am a physician. The hardest thing I've ever had to do was to end my mother's life. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 47. After a seven-year battle that involved multiple surgeries and countless rounds of chemotherapy, she decided that she had fought long enough.

Why I Write: A Doctor's Tribute to Her Mother

Leana Wen | July 23, 2012
My mother, Sandy Ying Zhang, is my role model and my inspiration for what I do every day. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was in her forties, and fought it courageously for seven years until she passed away in 2010.

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