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The Medical Advocate 5/14
EVERY WEEK, WE VISIT WITH THE MEDICAL ADVOCATE, DR. STEVEN KUSSIN, TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO WORK WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. TONIGHT, JOE...
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The Medical Advocate 5/7/12
When most people hear a diagnosis from their doctor, they take it as gospel. But should you?Eyewitness news's Joe Parker gets advice from the medical...
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The Medical Advocate 4/30
GOING TO THE DOCTOR IS NOT OFTEN A RELAXING TIME FOR MOST PATIENTS, BUT IT CAN BE EVEN WORSE WHEN THE PHYSICIAN GIVES YOU BAD...
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The Medical Advocate 4/23

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The Medical advocate 4/17/12
Getting the most information from your doctor often depends on the question you ask... but, there are also some questions to help you gauge your...
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The Medical Advocate 4/09/12
If you keep up with the news on a regular basis, you know health Issues are talked about often. But ,could there really be too...
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The Medical Advocate: 4/02/12
It's said you should never go grocery shopping when you're hungry because you may not make the best decisions for your diet or your budget.For...
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Medical Advocate 27 Mar 12

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The Medical Advocate 19 March 2012
The Medical Advocate, Dr. Steven Kussin, talks to us about seeing beyond the statistics when it comes to the numbers regarding your health and well-being.
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The Medical Advocate: When to Make a Shared Decision
Dr. Steven Kussin discusses with Joe Parker the benefits of a shared decision.
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The Medical Advocate: Knowing When to Make a Shared Decision
Dr. Steven Kussin discusses the importance of shared decision-making.
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Medicate Advocate: Preparing for your next doctor's visit
Are you prepared for your next doctor's appointment? No one knows what you need for your own health care better than you.Our medical advocate, Dr....
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The Medical Advocate: Becoming a Better, More Informed Patient
In this week's discussion with the Medical Advocate, Dr. Steven Kussin discusses becoming a more informed patient...
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The Medical Advocate: Managing Time with Your Doctor (Click here to watch video.)
Managing time with your Doctor:
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Meet The Advocate: Steven Z. Kussin, M.D.
Raised in the New York public school system. Attended college at Columbia University and medical school at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Post-graduate training...
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HOW I QUIT TOBACCO
If you like this blog please share it with 3 friends and keep the converstation going. Last week I commiserated with those who smoke. The burden of this habit is never to be underestimated. I know this because I was a happy smoker. I started in college , and it continued until 7 years ago. I started with [...]
Tobacco. Why We Smoke. How to Quit. Part I
If you like this blog please share it with 3 friends and keep the converstation going. In last week’s blog, I noted that stopping tobacco was the single most important activity a person could perform to prolong life’s length and its quality. Many young people figure they have all the time in the world to [...]
An Ounce Of Prevention is Worth…Nope, Think Again
If you like this blog please share it with 3 friends and keep the converstation going. The persistent and passionate pounding upon my keyboard over the controversies surrounding screening technologies (PSAs mammography, colonoscopy, lung cancer etc)) is causing repetitive stress injuries. So today, to take a break (for your sake and mine), I thought that I’d [...]
You Trust Us Way Too Much
If you like this blog please share it with three friends and keep the conversation going. Since opening the Shared Decision Center, I often wonder why people surrender to their doctors the good judgment and the common sense they otherwise routinely use. It becomes painful to me (and you) when the suspension of your God [...]
Cover Boy
If you like this blog please share it with 3 friends and keep the conversation going. My journey started by writing Doctor Your Patient Will See You Now in my basement study. Resplendent in pajamas and reeling and dealing with near toxic levels of caffeine, I had no assurance that the book would be picked [...]

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Steven Z. Kussin, M.D. - He wrote the book!

Steven Z. Kussin

Bio: College, Columbia College (Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude).

Medical School, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NYC, NY

Post Graduate training Internal Medicine, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Post Graduate fellowship training, The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC, NY

Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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