by Team JCW | Nov 26, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D Honoring Indigenous Wisdom in the Healing Journey In medicine, we often view the human body as a network of structures needing restoration. Yet Indigenous spiritualities and medicine share a profound belief that healing is connected to the...
by Team JCW | Nov 25, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition
By James C. Wittig, M.D. Although Nurse Practitioners Week has recently passed, my appreciation for nurse practitioners remains with me throughout the entire year. Their work does not depend on a date on the calendar. It is felt every day in exam rooms, hospital...
by Team JCW | Nov 24, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D The Call to Preserve Life in Jewish Tradition In medicine, we often speak about the responsibility we hold for the lives entrusted to us. The relationship between Judaism and medicine reflects this responsibility with remarkable depth. In...
by Team JCW | Nov 19, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D Why Faith Belongs in the Operating Room In the operating room, there are moments when time seems to stand still. The hum of the monitors fades, the flurry of motion settles into focus, and I am reminded of the sacredness of life: the fragility...
by Team JCW | Nov 12, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D The Intersection of Hinduism and Medicine In medicine, every patient’s story is a journey toward balance: between illness and health, fear and hope, body and spirit. In Hindu philosophy, this pursuit of harmony is central to life itself....
