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A CT scan revealed Dr. James Chen, a Miami physician, had a cancerous, inoperable, tumor behind his nose. The prognosis was bleak. Dr. Chen had eight weeks to live.Dr. Chen and his sons, Chris and Gordon, looked for a miracle. Chris was completing a cardiology fellowship. Gordon was finishing medical school. They knew what they were up against. Even still, they were shocked when a local oncologist told them, "The first available appointment is in six weeks."James and his sons were suddenly patients, forced to look at the healthcare system from the other end of the stethoscope. They didn't like what they saw—expensive, uncoordinated, and ineffective care. At one point James asked his sons, "If a family of doctors with connections can't navigate this system, what chance do my patients have?"The Chens found their calling. Together with James' wife Mary, Chris's wife Stephanie (an attorney), and Gordon's wife Jessica (another doctor) they created...

Author

Gordon Chen & Dr. Christopher Chen

Publisher

Forefront Books

Published

2022

Language

EN