Listen to Episode 28 Below
Show Notes:
Today, we are joined by Dr. Donald E. Moore, MD, MPH, a Yale-trained physician, longtime Brooklyn primary care doctor and hospital attending educator at Weill Cornell, Downstate and Pace.
Dr. Donald E. Moore earned his M.D. and M.P.H. from Yale in 1981. He is an Adjunct Professor of Biology at Pace University and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and Downstate Health Sciences University. For more than 30 years, Dr. Moore served as an Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital while also managing a primary care practice in Brooklyn for over 35 years. He is the former President of the Provident Clinical Society of Brooklyn and currently holds leadership positions in the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), including Chair of the Wellness and Resilience Committee and Chair of the AI Taskforce. Additionally, he has served as the past Chair of the Committee on Physician Health. Dr. Moore advocates for a healthcare system focused on patient care, access to quality medicine, and ethical doctor-patient relationships rooted in trust and beneficence.
In the conversation, Dr. Moore traces his calling to medicine from a transformative college biology class through his humanistic education at Yale, sharing how ethics, trust, and beneficence guide his practice.
We also cover:
- Making over 20,000 house calls and what horizontal care taught him about doctor-patient relationships
- His leadership in physician wellness and moving from downstream treatment to upstream prevention of burnout
- Artificial intelligence in medicine and the essential role of curiosity in medical practice
Dr. Moore concludes by reflecting on medicine as a calling rather than just a job, emphasizing that physicians are healers and teachers who must maintain curiosity and dedication throughout their careers.