This is a story of adventure, travel, unexpected professional disappointments, perseverance and determination. A doctor's life is often romanticized as a life of wealth and status, free from the ordinary politics of the workplace. My memoir of this time reveals the true underbelly of life as a government employed doctor. You will also get an insider's view of what it is like to live through a medical malpractice trial and the subsequent effect on a doctor's professional life.
Dr. Evan Meltzer retired after practicing podiatric medicine and surgery for forty-one years. For half of his professional career, he was in private practice. For the last half of his career, he was an employed podiatrist with the Department of the Army, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs.