Sayed Tabatabai, MD

On the morning of his 95th birthday, Joe woke up at exactly 6AM. This small irony never failed to irritate him: he had never been a morning person, but the more the years passed,...

Sayed Tabatabai, MD

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“They just told me I have cancer. It’s everywhere in my body. And you say you’re a kidney doctor? What the hell are you doing here?” His voice is gruff, and as he looks at me,...

Sayed Tabatabai, MD

@TheRealDoctorT

There is a car, in the hospital parking lot. It is a faded red, covered with dust. Other cars have parked and left on either side of it, every day, but this car remains. I pass...

Sayed Tabatabai, MD

@TheRealDoctorT