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Just because I cannot speak doesn’t mean I don’t have anything to say

The baby had sparkling eyes and a captivating smile, even around his endotracheal tube. He traded one tube for another (tracheotomy), but would not let go of his ventilator. Not for 15 years. He taught so many those 15 years, without ever speaking a word. He is still teaching, in the book we wrote together.

Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH

Bio: Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Barry is a pediatric anesthesiologist/intensivist whose heart and career were moved by caring for a boy with a rare muscular dystrophy. After the child passed, Barry and the child’s mother edited a book of stories from pediatricians and parents of children with medical complexity: "Shared Struggles: Stories from Parents and Pediatricians Caring for Children with Serious Illnesses"

Voices from the Faculty:
"Just because I cannot speak doesn't mean I don't have anything to say"