Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
@thelakshmik.bsky.social
Doctor, Writer @Georgetown | Director @GUMedHum | @NEHgov Fellow ✍🏽 Book on Diagnosis & Detection | 🦋 #medhum #histmed #healthequity
http://www.lakshmi-krishnan.com
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Dual Training in Medicine and Humanities Drives Health Research Innovation
This Viewpoint explores how training in both the medical and health humanities complements biomedical research, expanding clinician-scholars’ understanding of human health.
jamanetwork.com
Excited to share our @jama.com Viewpoint on dual-trained clinician-scholars in medicine & humanities.
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#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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"For this reason I shall probably be called a trimmer by some and a sentimental extremist by others. But poetry in my
opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse
to be ‘objective ’ or clear-cut at the cost of honesty."
Louis MacNeice, Note
Autumn Journal, 1939.
opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse
to be ‘objective ’ or clear-cut at the cost of honesty."
Louis MacNeice, Note
Autumn Journal, 1939.
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"For this reason I shall probably be called a trimmer by some and a sentimental extremist by others. But poetry in my
opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse
to be ‘objective ’ or clear-cut at the cost of honesty."
Louis MacNeice, Note
Autumn Journal, 1939.
opinion must be honest before anything else and I refuse
to be ‘objective ’ or clear-cut at the cost of honesty."
Louis MacNeice, Note
Autumn Journal, 1939.
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
So have I seen a bird with clipped wing making affrighted broken circles in the air, vainly striving to escape the piratical hawks.
October 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
So have I seen a bird with clipped wing making affrighted broken circles in the air, vainly striving to escape the piratical hawks.
RFK JR: "We're doing the studies to make the proof."
Saying the quiet part out loud.
Saying the quiet part out loud.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
RFK JR: "We're doing the studies to make the proof."
Saying the quiet part out loud.
Saying the quiet part out loud.
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
That regular thing in the United States that happens when there is a snafu with your monthly prescription that keeps you out of the hospital and allows you to work everyday.
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
That regular thing in the United States that happens when there is a snafu with your monthly prescription that keeps you out of the hospital and allows you to work everyday.
I sat down with @vinayakjain.bsky.social & Kayla Zamanian to talk about our new piece in @jama.com & why the humanities & social sciences are fundamental to health research and innovation.
Check out the article:
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Check out the article:
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The New Clinician Scholars: A Q&A with Vinayak Jain and Kayla Zamanian
Why the intersection of medicine & the humanities produces better research, better healthcare, and better thinking
drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I sat down with @vinayakjain.bsky.social & Kayla Zamanian to talk about our new piece in @jama.com & why the humanities & social sciences are fundamental to health research and innovation.
Check out the article:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/the-new-cl...
Check out the article:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/the-new-cl...
I can't believe acetaminophen is main character right now
September 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I can't believe acetaminophen is main character right now
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"Let's boil this down: AI for back office and admin tasks? Yes. AI for diagnostics and training? Perhaps, but we need to understand the impact on patient care."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Let's boil this down: AI for back office and admin tasks? Yes. AI for diagnostics and training? Perhaps, but we need to understand the impact on patient care."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the future of medicine
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
This is great! Looking forward to reading.
Bridging this gap is what Indigenous scholars have been advocating for decades: calling for recognition of the value and legitimacy of bridging methodologies across disciplines AND worldviews to answer complex health questions.
Bridging this gap is what Indigenous scholars have been advocating for decades: calling for recognition of the value and legitimacy of bridging methodologies across disciplines AND worldviews to answer complex health questions.
Medicine has largely underutilized the power of humanities to advance scientific research.
In our piece, physician/historian @thelakshmik.bsky.social, @hls.harvard.edu student Kayla Z & I describe how this methodological bridging can strengthen scientific enquiry.
(1/4) #MedSky
ja.ma/4puvyhl
In our piece, physician/historian @thelakshmik.bsky.social, @hls.harvard.edu student Kayla Z & I describe how this methodological bridging can strengthen scientific enquiry.
(1/4) #MedSky
ja.ma/4puvyhl
September 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is great! Looking forward to reading.
Bridging this gap is what Indigenous scholars have been advocating for decades: calling for recognition of the value and legitimacy of bridging methodologies across disciplines AND worldviews to answer complex health questions.
Bridging this gap is what Indigenous scholars have been advocating for decades: calling for recognition of the value and legitimacy of bridging methodologies across disciplines AND worldviews to answer complex health questions.
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
Mira por donde, siempre he pensado que soy un bicho raro y resulta que ahora sale en el JAMA que no es tan malo ser de ciencias y letras a la vez, cuando te dedicas a la medicina
Excited to share our @jama.com Viewpoint on dual-trained clinician-scholars in medicine & humanities.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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Dual Training in Medicine and Humanities Drives Health Research Innovation
This Viewpoint explores how training in both the medical and health humanities complements biomedical research, expanding clinician-scholars’ understanding of human health.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Mira por donde, siempre he pensado que soy un bicho raro y resulta que ahora sale en el JAMA que no es tan malo ser de ciencias y letras a la vez, cuando te dedicas a la medicina
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
Sure, I’m biased, but it’s amazing how often my Linguistics background is relevant or adds context.
Excited to share our @jama.com Viewpoint on dual-trained clinician-scholars in medicine & humanities.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
(1)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
(1)
Dual Training in Medicine and Humanities Drives Health Research Innovation
This Viewpoint explores how training in both the medical and health humanities complements biomedical research, expanding clinician-scholars’ understanding of human health.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sure, I’m biased, but it’s amazing how often my Linguistics background is relevant or adds context.
Excited to share our @jama.com Viewpoint on dual-trained clinician-scholars in medicine & humanities.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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Dual Training in Medicine and Humanities Drives Health Research Innovation
This Viewpoint explores how training in both the medical and health humanities complements biomedical research, expanding clinician-scholars’ understanding of human health.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excited to share our @jama.com Viewpoint on dual-trained clinician-scholars in medicine & humanities.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medicalhumanities #healthhumanities
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Always a treat to have @profgoldberg.bsky.social's take!
I am SO excited for this piece especially because it dramatically breaks with the “enrichment” model of #HealthHumanities.
The studia humanitatis have always been about rigorous research and scholarship - the humanists were early translational researchers!
Can’t wait to dig in.
The studia humanitatis have always been about rigorous research and scholarship - the humanists were early translational researchers!
Can’t wait to dig in.
Medicine has largely underutilized the power of humanities to advance scientific research.
In our piece, physician/historian @thelakshmik.bsky.social, @hls.harvard.edu student Kayla Z & I describe how this methodological bridging can strengthen scientific enquiry.
(1/4) #MedSky
ja.ma/4puvyhl
In our piece, physician/historian @thelakshmik.bsky.social, @hls.harvard.edu student Kayla Z & I describe how this methodological bridging can strengthen scientific enquiry.
(1/4) #MedSky
ja.ma/4puvyhl
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Always a treat to have @profgoldberg.bsky.social's take!
Masks serve both power & resistance. ICE agents mask to avoid accountability or, if we take them at face value, protect themselves. Protesters mask to subvert surveillance. We wear them voluntarily & through compulsion. We hide behind masks, we survive through masks.
My latest: tinyurl.com/vpyfdzjs
My latest: tinyurl.com/vpyfdzjs
Face Value
The Mask as Symbol from COVID-19 to ICE raids
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September 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Masks serve both power & resistance. ICE agents mask to avoid accountability or, if we take them at face value, protect themselves. Protesters mask to subvert surveillance. We wear them voluntarily & through compulsion. We hide behind masks, we survive through masks.
My latest: tinyurl.com/vpyfdzjs
My latest: tinyurl.com/vpyfdzjs
A thing that is good and safe and wholesome and fair in a world that is anything but
Cannot bear the news but popping onto the sky of blue to say:
donate to DCPL here
www.dclibrary.org/get-involved...
Cannot bear the news but popping onto the sky of blue to say:
donate to DCPL here
www.dclibrary.org/get-involved...
August 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A thing that is good and safe and wholesome and fair in a world that is anything but
Cannot bear the news but popping onto the sky of blue to say:
donate to DCPL here
www.dclibrary.org/get-involved...
Cannot bear the news but popping onto the sky of blue to say:
donate to DCPL here
www.dclibrary.org/get-involved...
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
As always, @thelakshmik.bsky.social blows my mind with her excellent analysis. Perfect example of how #histmed & #medhum impact health policy (& culture) today.
Checkout her latest post: drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/there-once...
Checkout her latest post: drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/there-once...
There once was a dream that was the NHS
On watching Michael Sheen play Aneurin Bevan, and reflections on universal healthcare during an American crisis
drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
As always, @thelakshmik.bsky.social blows my mind with her excellent analysis. Perfect example of how #histmed & #medhum impact health policy (& culture) today.
Checkout her latest post: drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/there-once...
Checkout her latest post: drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/there-once...
Vaccine skepticism used to be more grassroots; it's now fortified with federal power. Check out my new post on RFK’s clean sweep.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Vaccine skepticism used to be more grassroots; it's now fortified with federal power. Check out my new post on RFK’s clean sweep.
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drlakshmikrishnan.substack.com/p/a-clean-sw...
IT'S OUT!
Look what’s coming soon 👀…. Official publication date, June 17 | Amistad Press
#ToniAtRandom #ToniMorrison #DanaAWilliams #LiteraryLegacy #BlackEditorsMatter #ComingSoon #AmistadBooks #BlackLiterature #PublishingHistory
#ToniAtRandom #ToniMorrison #DanaAWilliams #LiteraryLegacy #BlackEditorsMatter #ComingSoon #AmistadBooks #BlackLiterature #PublishingHistory
June 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
IT'S OUT!
"Don't pick up your binoculars 🦅 unless you know what you're looking at."
What watching THE RESIDENCE revealed abt the connections between birdwatching, microscopes, & medicine -- & what we do with our attention
My first Substack is live! Please read & subscribe to The Workup
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What watching THE RESIDENCE revealed abt the connections between birdwatching, microscopes, & medicine -- & what we do with our attention
My first Substack is live! Please read & subscribe to The Workup
tinyurl.com/mnr2wapw
"Don’t Pick Up Your Binoculars Unless You Know What You’re Looking At”
A detective walks into the White House and immediately tells everyone they’re wrong about everything.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Don't pick up your binoculars 🦅 unless you know what you're looking at."
What watching THE RESIDENCE revealed abt the connections between birdwatching, microscopes, & medicine -- & what we do with our attention
My first Substack is live! Please read & subscribe to The Workup
tinyurl.com/mnr2wapw
What watching THE RESIDENCE revealed abt the connections between birdwatching, microscopes, & medicine -- & what we do with our attention
My first Substack is live! Please read & subscribe to The Workup
tinyurl.com/mnr2wapw
📊 Our new paper introduces the "diagnostic environment" model:
🌫️ Atmospheric: Societal factors
👥 Surface: Healthcare interactions
🔍 Subterranean: Hidden structures / norms
Now out in #BMJOpenQuality @bmj.com! ⬇️
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2...
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🌫️ Atmospheric: Societal factors
👥 Surface: Healthcare interactions
🔍 Subterranean: Hidden structures / norms
Now out in #BMJOpenQuality @bmj.com! ⬇️
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2...
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Roads diverge: mapping the journey towards diagnostic health equity
Background Diagnostic disparities significantly impact health outcomes, with various factors influencing differential access and treatment across communities. This paper explores the complex landscape...
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April 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📊 Our new paper introduces the "diagnostic environment" model:
🌫️ Atmospheric: Societal factors
👥 Surface: Healthcare interactions
🔍 Subterranean: Hidden structures / norms
Now out in #BMJOpenQuality @bmj.com! ⬇️
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2...
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🌫️ Atmospheric: Societal factors
👥 Surface: Healthcare interactions
🔍 Subterranean: Hidden structures / norms
Now out in #BMJOpenQuality @bmj.com! ⬇️
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2...
(1)
Just published! 📊 Thrilled to see our findings from the @nationalacademies.org workshop on "Advancing Equity in Diagnostic Excellence to Reduce Health Disparities" now available. Download the proceedings brief: nap.edu/28573 #HealthEquity #DiagnosticExcellence
Advancing Equity in Diagnostic Excellence to Reduce Health Disparities: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Read online, download a free PDF.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just published! 📊 Thrilled to see our findings from the @nationalacademies.org workshop on "Advancing Equity in Diagnostic Excellence to Reduce Health Disparities" now available. Download the proceedings brief: nap.edu/28573 #HealthEquity #DiagnosticExcellence
Quieting the noise for a sec to spotlight a colleague, wise woman, scholar-leader par excellence, a very great writer and an even better friend @danaawilliams.bsky.social. Pre-order Toni at Random NOW!
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Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship
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February 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Quieting the noise for a sec to spotlight a colleague, wise woman, scholar-leader par excellence, a very great writer and an even better friend @danaawilliams.bsky.social. Pre-order Toni at Random NOW!
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Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.
- Joy Harjo, Perhaps The World Ends Here
- Joy Harjo, Perhaps The World Ends Here
February 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.
- Joy Harjo, Perhaps The World Ends Here
- Joy Harjo, Perhaps The World Ends Here
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
Join us Monday, Feb. 10, 3:00 PM - Annual Carlton Haywood, Jr, PhD Memorial Symposium. Keynote - Keith Wailoo, PhD, "Sickle Cell Disease – A History of Peril and Progress" - w panel Lydia Pecker, Yoram Unguru, Teonna Woolford. Open to all. Link for free registration: mailchi.mp/jhu/registra...
February 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us Monday, Feb. 10, 3:00 PM - Annual Carlton Haywood, Jr, PhD Memorial Symposium. Keynote - Keith Wailoo, PhD, "Sickle Cell Disease – A History of Peril and Progress" - w panel Lydia Pecker, Yoram Unguru, Teonna Woolford. Open to all. Link for free registration: mailchi.mp/jhu/registra...
Cool to see my piece on diagnosis and AI out @statnews.com. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for brilliant editing.
AI forces doctors to reconsider the nature of diagnosis: Like the stethoscope and the X-ray, this new technology challenges the core of medicine. www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c... via @statnews.com
AI forces doctors to reconsider the nature of diagnosis
Today's medical AI systems represent not just a new diagnostic tool, but a new kind of medical reasoning altogether, writes Lakshmi Krishnan.
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Cool to see my piece on diagnosis and AI out @statnews.com. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for brilliant editing.
Reposted by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD
Event, Jan 31, 2025, 5p | Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing, featuring Lenny Grant and Lakshmi Krishnan, and moderated by JHU’s own Jeremy Greene. Open to all. Link for free registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Event, Jan 31, 2025, 5p | Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing, featuring Lenny Grant and Lakshmi Krishnan, and moderated by JHU’s own Jeremy Greene. Open to all. Link for free registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...