3 Ways to Improve How You Work with Doctors from Other Specialties

James T. Rosenbaum, MD, is the Edward E Rosenbaum Professor of Inflammation Research at Oregon Health & Science University and the Richard Chenoweth Chair of Ophthalmology at Legacy Devers Eye Institute, both in Portland, Ore. He receives support from the William and Mary Bauman Foundation, the Stan and Madelle Rosenfeld Family Trust, the Spondylitis Association of America and Research to Prevent Blindness.

Acknowledgment: I’m indebted to Jennifer Barton, MD, and Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, for their critical reading and constructive suggestions for this manuscript.

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