Dr. Kenneth Falchuk was fascinated by the human body as a child and decided early on that he wanted to help people. He allowed his natural curiosity and dedication to make a difference lead him in to his life's work as a physician today. Kenneth Falchuk, MD: One of the reasons I became a physician was that even as a child I was always quite intrigued about the human body, the function of our body, how people suffered and, you know, we all are exposed to pain and suffering, when their loved ones and our friends, we see and know of loved ones who die, that hurts and we cannot do anything about it. So as a youngman in high school, may be a young kid at that time, I made a decision that I wanted to try to help people. I wanted to find out how can I learn about medicine? How could I then apply that knowledge to care for those who suffer? How can I prevent disease and prevention of disease is a very important element of my career. It is easy to diagnose most illnesses. Some of them, yes, more difficult, they require more effort, time, and dedication but once you diagnose it with the fund or knowledge we have today, we can deliver the best treatment possible for us today. There are patients when that is not that easy. They are patients where no matter what we do, we know the that prognosis grim and that hurts, hurts a lot to lose someone who you have been trying to help, dedicated a long period of time, years some time, of knowing someone who has no future yet you have to deliver hope, you have to try to make that patient feel that there is something out there that is worth living or on the other hand, be sincere to your patient and by being realistic, provide comfort and help make decisions that are extremely important for the patient and his or her family. So all these years in medicine, and I have been at it for more than 40 years, are based in the principle that I am a physician because I want to take care of those who need to receive our care, help, hopefully cure and also prevent illnesses that otherwise would lead to severe handicap or even death. So I do not mind spending these long hours as long as there is a good light that shines at the end of this tunnel. Learn more about Dr. Falchuk: services.bidmc.org/Find_a_doc/doc_detail.asp?sid=41414641434540

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