I am a physician, a family medicine specialist with a focus on total health, diversity, and Washington, DC.
In 2007, I decided to relocate to our nation’s capital, from Seattle, Washington, to further my interests while continuing to live in the future. I believe in open leadership, sharing, and freedom from conflict of interest.
More detail, including my official bio, is on the Portfolio page.
It’s glass 3/4 full. Always and in all ways.
Comments always welcome. Feel free to connect via social media, links below.
Thanks (again) for using one of my photographs D.C. Policy Center (@DCPolicyCenter) and @DataLensDC in the use of data and beautiful visualizations to tell a story about our city. It was taken last fall, during a beautiful sunset on U Street, NW, just steps away from where Thurgood Marshall worked to end school segregation. It’s …
Thanks for publishing my photo @HuffPost. You can see the rest of the images from this moment in our nation’s capital here. People are so cemented in their racial biases that they are eager to defend them with violence.Trump And The Heritage Of Hate | HuffPost
As I like to say, if I can walk to it, I’ll do it. And if it involves the future, I’m definitely doing it. This week’s photograph was taken at the House of Herrera (@HouseofHerrera), more specifically CH Carolina Herrera, in Washington, DC USA (of course). It features Consuella Lopez (@ConsuellaLopez) and the management and …
Terminating the license to use one of my photographs provides as much an educational moment as thanking for the use of my photos. And they even replaced my photo with one of a transgender pride flag. I count 1,198 placements of my photos on various websites, media outlets, and blogs. Only two termination notices in …
Thanks for publishing my photo, @DCist. The creativity never ends in our nation’s capital. It’s been a long few weeks, so kick back and hit up a block party, drink in a giant snow globe, and what the heck, ruin your childhood (or make it much more interesting) with some scandalous dance performances. Source: Weekend …
Thanks for publishing my photo @UrbanTurf_DC. It’s a favorite, Liz in Love (with Washington, DC). You can learn more about the story behind this mural here. It has not been an easy road for the Dacha Beer Garden folks since it was first revealed that the team behind the popular 7th Street beer garden was …
Thanks for publishing my photo @DCist. As the article says and as we live in the most inclusive city in the world, monuments like this don’t seem compatible with this century (which we also love living in). Fortunately we are surrounded by a selection of other monuments that celebrate a world learning to love better. …
Thanks for publishing my photos, @Popville, from the capital of a world learning to ❤️better. Source: Photos: D.C. Comes Out In Full Force In Support of Charlottesville and Heather Heyer | PoPville You can see the rest of the photos here.
Thanks for publishing my photo, @DCist. Washington, DC, as the most inclusive city in the world, is the capital a world learning to ♥️ better. For the second night in a row. Source: Another Protest Planned Tonight Outside The White House: DCist You can see the rest of the photos from this vigil here.
Thanks for using my photo, Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) in this story about a far-fetched, yet real situation playing out in Houston, Texas, involving disregard of the law of the land around marriage equality. Love Always Wins. I enjoy seeing the way this photograph (the most viewed photograph in my collection in 10 years) has been …
Thank you, Colchester Pride (@ColchesterPride) for using two of my photos to adorn the web site for your first ever pride event, happening on August 19, 2017! Source: Colchester Pride – About Us – Colchester pride Sat 19 August 2017 The photograph is of rainbow flag displays on 17th Street, NW, in Washington, DC, during …
I just returned from Low Carb San Diego, continuing my education in optimal nutrition, which for physicians is still very much a DIY process, with huge implications for our nation’s health. See my blog post: Adventures at Low Carb San Diego
I’m continuing to understand the impact of #TransVisbility in our society or the lack thereof (and in the process changing it, it’s what my generation of physicians does)
I thank that National Museum of African American History and Culture for their twitter dialogue with me about LGBTQ visibility. Responsiveness like this in the era of social media is wonderful.
My first real Washington, DC experience (or Bethesda adjacent…) was as a medical student at the National Library of Medicine informatics clerkship. During that time I taught myself perl programming (see comment about liking computers) and created a mini-expert system for preventive care services. I probably have the code for that project around here somewhere. This experience is responsible for bringing me, emotionally and ultimately physically, to Washington, DC, and I’ve never left.
It’s a special privilege to know the current Director, Patti Brennan, RN, PhD (@NLMDirector) and all of the ways she has championed a world learning to love better through her research and leadership.
The dream I had many years ago of a new generation of leaders shaping our society is coming true. That’s what I’m thinking about now.
Is there anything I should be doing that I’m not? Feel free to let me know in the comments.
by family medicine specialist colleague Mike Moreno, MD