Throughout my adult life I’ve been a writer—and a physician caring for children with failing hearts. Kids shouldn’t have hearts that fail; teenagers shouldn’t have hearts that are broken unless by love. This profession is costly, which is, in part, why I write.

I received my bachelor of science from Tufts University where I studied poetry with Denise Levertov. While working at Babies Hospital in New York, I studied poetry with Gallway Kinnell, and writing coach Lenora DeSio.

My stories and poems have been influenced by what I’ve seen and done on medical missions to Central America, and in exploration in North America and Europe, alone and with my sons.

For many years, we lived in South Florida, and I wrote overlooking on open marsh on the back patio. Now I write from City Island, overlooking Long Island Sound. I remain curious—in search of the next good poem, the next good story.

My short story “Dia de los Muertos” was nominated for a 2023 Pushcart Prize by Shark Reef. My story “Faith” was published by Narrative Magazine in March 2025.