Fred Schiffman, MD

    Fred Schiffman, MD

    Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, vice chairman of medicine, and associate physician-in-chief of The Miriam Hospital, as well as associate program director of Categorical and Preliminary Programs in Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Medical Director of the Lifespan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Providence, Rhode Island
    • Pulling Back the Curtain: Fred Schiffman, MD Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

      What was your first job? One of my early jobs was as a waiter at Camp Laurelwood, a summer camp where my parents worked. I waited on four or five tables of screaming kids who routinely spilled things, and on hungry counselors who wanted their food immediately. When I was toiling as a server, I [...]