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....
by Team JCW | Oct 13, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, MD As a surgeon, I have witnessed the profound ways music can influence the brain, body, and spirit. This is true not just in patients, but in the entire medical team. Music is more than background sound; it is a form of therapy, a rhythm that can...
by Team JCW | Sep 24, 2025 | From Dr. Wittig’s Desk, News & Recognition, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D Neuroscience and brain health Neuroscience is one of the most important and intriguing disciplines in medicine today, and innovation in neuroscience is not just evolutionary but revolutionary. The quest to understand and optimize the human...
by Team JCW | Sep 22, 2025 | Medical Insights, The Healing Mindset
Physician burnout in the health care profession continues to rise as the shortage of doctors, nurses, resident, and others rises along with the population. Left undetected and untreated, burnout can lead to chronic depression, suicide attempts, and suicide itself....
by Team JCW | Aug 20, 2025 | Medical Insights, The Healing Mindset
By James C. Wittig, M.D Over the course of my career, I have witnessed medicine transformed many times by technology. Some of these innovations have made our work faster or more precise. Others have created new challenges that distance us from our patients. Artificial...
