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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateDien V. Le, MDStreet Address
EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEArnuMed.comSummary: I am an internist who currently runs a solo private practice and also does house calls. The lease on the current location is coming up soon, and at the moment, my future direction is not yet set in stone (ie selling the practice to the local hospital vs continuing to run it).Credentialed with Medicaid in PA: PROMISE104105326-0003 Medical Licenses:PA, expires Dec 31st, 2024 ; DEA active as of 9/11/2022, until 9/11/2025; ID:MD478943NY, expires May 31st, 2026Inactive: NH, RI, MABoard Certification status: no attempts yet, firstbecame board eligible in June 2022 (*please see Gap explanation).Deferred the past two sittings due to extenuating circumstances. Residency Training:Internal Medicine Residency, primary care pathway Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. Jun 2016 to Oct 2019, *off-cycle due to medical leave of absence Education:Medical School: UMass Medical School, Worcester, Mass. Aug 2011 to Apr 2016 (extended a year to enrich medical knowledge & experience)Electives during extended year: cardiology, Cards ICU sub-I, endocrinology, nephrology, ID, pulmonology, radiology, medical ethics,correctional medicine, substance abuse medicine, Undergraduate: MIT, Cambridge Mass, B.S. in Biology, Concentration in Japanese Sep 2004 to Jun 2008Work Experience since Residency:Outpatient internist, Owner of solo private practice, March 2024 to present ArnuMentarium Medical Practice Inc in Russell, PA.Website: ArnuMed.com Provide comprehensive care to patients, age 18+ - physicals, management of chronic disorders, counseling on risk and benefits of treatment options, filling out medical forms, refer patients to specialists as appropriate. I also do house calls for those who are housebound. Send sicker patients to ER, as appropriate. Visit patients when they are hospitalized and work in adjunct with hospitalist to provide better care for my patients. Perform joint injections, suture removals, ear irrigation, wound care, trigger point injections. I am on call for myself and patients are unable to reach me almost 24/7, though otherwise advised to go to urgent care or ER as appropriate.(Jan to Feb 2024): Sought out and secured location, signed lease for practice, and started the credentialing process. Renovated clinic, started seeing lower volume of patients for a dry run in March, and officially opened in April 2024.Attending Outpatient Internist,Oct 2022 to Dec 2023,Full-time, for UPMC Kane in Kane PA, Initially took on panels of patients of outgoing internists, then also the panel of CRNP who actively left while I was there. Summoned to ED, as appropriate, for challenging patients requiring multi-disciplinary care, and input from their PCP. As appropriate, sent sick/unstable patients for STAT labs/procedure/imaging and if deemed unstable, to ED, giving warm hand-off. Worked closely with designated LPN; called patients personally for complicated lab results, cancer diagnoses, or otherwise challenging conversations not appropriate for LPN. Made appropriate consults to specialists; fiercely advocated for closer appointments as needed.Special challenges:thorough review, examination,and work-up of patients that have been lost to follow-up (as long as 15 yrs); fragmented care from high turnover of physicians; delayed/missed diagnoses, leading to advanced disease; difficulty retrieving consultant notes in timely manner; low morale/confidence of patients due to past habitual bad healthcare experience Editors note: Despite all the above mentioned challenges (which was a humbling experience), it was very rewarding to help a population with such complex needs. Medical Scribe, May 2022 to Sept 2022.Full-time,for ScribeAmerica, responsible for pre-charting(i.e. pulling in labs/imaging results and relevant recent visit summaries), then enter room with physician to transcribe patients chief complaint, HPI, ROS, PE findings, and physicians assessment and plan. Enter labwork orders and referrals to specialists. Insert appropriate billing codes with modifiers, and charge captures.Personal Care Assistant, July 2021 to Apr 2022,Full-time+(50-60 hrs/wk), completely responsible for well-being of single client attending Harvard Law School afflicted with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and wheelchair-bound. Provided assistance with activities of daily living and routine wound care. Client required cough assist at least twice a day, meals prepared, meds given, transfer from bed to toilet, toilet to shower, shower to wheelchair, and getting dressed. Job entailed being a live-in 5 days per week including overnight monitoring.GAP PERIOD,Nov 2019 to June 2021, please see detailed explanation on last page Residency Training in Internal Medicine,June 2016 to Oct 2019 Inpatient training, per usual that of an accredited IM residency program. As part of the primary care track, had own panel of patients and functioned in every way as patients PCP (filling out prior auth, urgent referral to specialist, etc.). Accumulated more patients until panel reached roughly 300 patients PRESENTATIONSScholarly Project Grand Round Presentation as Senior Resident 6/6/19 - Guideline for Lab Orders for Routine Physical Exam a culmination of a two years research project, in collaboration with a colleague, that involved extensive research into the presence or lack thereof in evidence or guidelines for ordering age appropriate SCREENING labs during annual physical exam (i.e. completely healthy patients, has no complaints, and has a benign physical exam). Journal Club Presentations during Noon conference as Junior/Senior Resident 2/15/19 - Factors associated with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Slater N, White S, Venables R, et al, BMJ Open 2018 8/21/18 - "A comparison of Laboratory Testing in Teaching vs Non-teaching Hospital for 2 Common Medical Conditions", Valencia et al., JAMA Nov 13th 2017, 3/18/18 - Disparities in access to care in marginalized populations, Silberholz et al., Curr Opin Pediatr . 2017 Dec;29(6):718-727Morning Teaching Rounds Presentations as Junior/Senior Resident 7/24/17- A perfect (thyroid) storm 8/02/17- Can you be too young to have Crohns? 8/04/17- Asthma onset in adults? 8/22/17- Empyema pus in odd spaces 2/28/18- Are you alrightish? Dxing Takayasu arteritis 3/21/18- Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) on the menu: grass and air 12/05/18- Hemochromatosis why pumping iron is good for us 12/12/18- DVT, when and how long to anti-coagulate? Decisions, decisions 2/27/19- Serous retinopathy, a SERIOUS complication 6/3/19- Scotomas, when migraine present as visual disturbance 8/26/19- Panhypopituitarism that time when hoof beats ARE made by zebras 9/17/19- Takotsubo CM when a heartbreak can break a heart Residency Commendations-Exemplary Discharge Summary, Feb 2017-Exemplary Discharge Summary, Apr 2018*Both instances recognized by Coding & Billing Department of Mount Auburn Hospital-Nominated for Most Compassionate Intern, June 2017 GAP PERIOD Nov 2019 to June 2021, took time offto focus on health. Gap period explanation:Upon finishing an IM residency in October 2019, I had two major roadblocks: I was burnt out and had not taken my Step 3. I tentatively allotted the next 3 to 6 months to get better, review for and pass Step 3, apply for licensure, and ideally be back on track. Little did I know that I would be steered off course by COVID. By March 2020, my burnout had resolved, but in its place, I developed severe anxiety and depression under the isolative condition of a worldwide pandemic. I maintained side jobs to provide for myself. My biggest priority was getting better.When my mental health declined, I tapped into every resource available. I worked closely with my PCP to optimize my physical health and adhered to treatments. I engaged in weekly psychotherapy as of July 2021, never missing a session. I continued to attend peer support group meetings, an activity I had benefited from since March 2019. I was not matched with a psychiatrist until later in my treatment course. Starting January 2022, I had weekly visits with a psychiatrist and as a team, we strategized towards an optimal medical regimen. My dedication to ongoing treatment culminated in a return to my baseline and I was able to study effectively for Step 3, passing it in Apr 2022. I first became board eligible in July 2023 when I was licensed in PA, as unrestricted license was the last criterion for board eligibility. On my road to recovery, I learned that a patient may not be receiving enough help or treatment, often unbeknownst to themselves. As my healthcare providers and I never gave up on seeking the right therapy for me, I have been intent on doing the same for my patients. After I was granted the privilege to care for patients again (and independently this time around, yikes!), I have been especially attuned to patients who are persistently struggling, and endeavored to provide effective care in a timely manner.Sincerely,Dien V. Le, MD |
