Derrick Tin, MD
Derrick Tin, MD
@DrDerrickTin
Senior Fellow Disaster Medicine, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, AlphaZodiac Medical Advisory
Promoting the study of disaster and emergency medicine is the passion of Derrick Tin. A frontline worker in the battle against COVID-19, he continues to publish on the healthcare consequences of terrorism, bioterrorism and vulnerabilities in hospital preparedness and responses. As the co-chair of the Counter-Terrorism Medicine Specialist group at the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, his expertise in this field is unsurpassed. Global socio-political landscapes continue to shift and Dr. Tin is ready to explore and meet those challenges.
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Case Report: Managing a Left-sided Tension Pneumothorax with Patient History of Remote Right Pneumonectomy
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Donating Eggs in Medical School: A Story of Bodily Autonomy and Privilege
As a second-year medical student who had been anxiously struggling with unanticipated medical expenses and no viable income, I thought about the upcoming months-long amount of time during which I would solely be studying for my first board exam, largely confined to my office and figuratively tied to my desk. My thought process was complex, but surprisingly quick. Within weeks of an initial Google search, I applied to become an egg donor.
