Meet Dr. Greene
Dr. John R. Greene, III, MD
Dr. John R. Greene, III is an Emergency Medicine Physician with over 38 years of experience and an impeccable record of service. Dr. Greene is known for his consistency in meeting his patient’s expectations due to his diverse wealth of knowledge and primary focus on learning the individual needs of his patients, establishing trustworthy care, and delivering well-informed recommendations.
Dr. Greene is a graduate of Stanford University (B.S. Degree, Human Biology) and Howard University, where he received his Medical Degree, completing his training at the Howard University Hospital Residency and Fellowship Program in Washington, DC. Throughout his career, Dr. Greene has served in a variety of roles including as an Emergency Department Medical Director at Hadley Hospital in Washington, DC for 12 years.
Dr. Greene is passionate about serving a diverse group of patients. He often extends his support to help underserved indigenous and minority communities who have limited access to healthcare options. His past Emergency Medicine Physician experience extends to North Carolina and St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
He currently works as an Emergency Medicine Physician to the Navajo people at CrownPoint HealthCare Facility within the New Mexico area and also as a Telemedicine Physician for RoweDocs accepting patients in Nevada and North Carolina.
Dr. Greene believes Telemedicine is transformative for the medical industry and it serves as an additional way to reach patients at their convenience, continuing to provide quality service from an experienced physician to patients as though they were in the same room.
Dr. Greene is a proud father of five and resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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DR JOHN GREENE·SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020·
I was not one who had dreamed of being a doctor since childhood. My major at Stanford University was preparing me to become an attorney.
LIFE HAPPENS AND PLANS CHANGE. Between my second and third years at Stanford University, tragedy struck. I was close to death when I entered the Emergency Department of Brookside Hospital in San Pablo, California. The last memory I had was saying to my brother, “I Don’t Think I Am Going to Make It.” I had been the gunshot victim of an unprovoked racially motivated shooting by three Hells Angels motorcycle gang at El Cerrito Plaza. My brother and I were shopping that life-changing day on my birthday. (Every summer I worked for PG&E and they had a policy of giving a paid day off on an employee’s birthday.)
Remarkably, several days later, I awakened in the Intensive Care Unit. As recovery days passed, increasingly, I became impressed with the medical world. No profession could bring more satisfaction and meaning. The gift of healing truly is a gift from God.
Upon discharge, my mother, who was a struggling owner of a Haitian art gallery,, insisted that I present one of her favorite art pieces to the physician in charge of my care as a “Thank-You for a job well done.” I overheard him telling a nurse, “Thanks, but I don’t need this.” At the time, I didn’t know if he was being rude, or didn’t like Haitian Art. Rudeness did seem out of character for this doctor I had come to greatly admire.
By the start of my third year of college I was DETERMINED to become a medical doctor. After completing my studies, and becoming an emergency medicine specialist I experienced the occasional ecstasy of saving a life. After having years of satisfying and sometimes awesome experiences in the medical world, I fully understood and agreed with what my doctor was saying back then-- I Don’t Need A Thank-You Present. It Gives Me Pleasure to Successfully Make A Patient Feel Better, and Ocasionally Save a Life. It’s my calling, blessing and gift.
MY EDUCATION:
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, DC
FELLOWSHIP: Critical Care Medicine
RESIDENCY: Emergency Medicine
RESIDENCY: General Surgery
HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON, DC
Doctor of Medicine
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
B.A.: Human Biology
That's an awesome story! Keep fighting the good fight!
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DeleteI hope that you saw the last video I recorded 9/20. It was a true case of "Choking" /upper airway obstruction I had during my nearly 40 year career as an emergency medicine physician. Some emergencies would never make it to the emergency room and may depend upon you to know what to do if your loved one is to survive. I would like to know if the video was of value? What if one of your relatives, partner, close friend or bystander began to choke, would you know what to do? About how long do you have to take action before they pass out making any action you take more difficult.? Do you know what are the signs that a person is choking and that immediate action must be taken to save their life. Are you familiar with the sound of Strider and what it means? Do you know what a Heimlich maneuver is and when it is used? Why is it much more likely to be needed when there's a loud conversation with laughter while eating. Do you know what is the natural reflexive universal sign of choking and you do not require further evidence before jumping into action. If a person is using the choking sign, unable to speak, having drooling, and sometimes the sound of stridor while eating you cannot wait on someone else to respond or for an ambulance to arrive. What if you're all alone and have to perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself have you ever run through the possibility in your head of what to do? Do you have a plan on how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself, because you do not have time to call 911. If a person's airway is blocked from above and you have to cut open their neck to save their life to allow air to come in do you know where on the neck you would have to cut? Can you find the Adam's apple on a man and a woman and know that the cut is immediately below the Adam's apple where you make an inch cut over the middle. Did you know that once you cut through the layer of top skin you can poke through the rest of the way until you see or hear that air being released from the trachea airway: The procedure is really not difficult if you must do it to save someone's life. Hopefully if you do not know the answers to the above questions you will review the video and read the article below.
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self Heimlich 10_7_09Byline: Roya Sayadi and Joel Herskowitz
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[NFOSD note: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and expert training by an appropriate health care professional. Also, an Internet search on “self Heimlich maneuver” will result in additional articles and videos on this topic.]
We read in newspapers or online every day about someone’s heroism in administering the Heimlich maneuver to someone choking on food.
But suppose that other person were not present? What then? Would they simply choke to death? If that person were YOU, what would you do?
If you can’t speak, breathe, or cough, do the Heimlich maneuver — on yourself.
Try not to panic. If you have an emergency contact device, trigger it immediately. Then carry out the “self-Heimlich maneuver” without further delay.
Stand against a sink, countertop, desk, or sturdy chair. Press your upper belly firmly against its upper edge, grasping its sides with both hands. Thrust yourself forward vigorously, bending slightly at the waist. Repeat as needed.
If a desk or other suitable structure is not available, use your own wrapped fist to carry out the abdominal thrusts.
Why is the Heimlich maneuver necessary and why does it work? The Heimlich maneuver is needed because air is blocked at the level of the throat or the windpipe from getting into or out of the lungs.
The Heimlich maneuver works because it increases pressure within the chest and forces the blocking material up and out. Sort of like a cork popping out of a carbonated beverage bottle that’s shaken.
What should you do after your self-Heimlich maneuver?
If you have any rib pain, you should be checked medically for broken or bruised ribs. If you have belly pain, get yourself examined for injury to liver, spleen, or other internal organs. If you’re having any kind of breathing difficulty, get emergency medical help. Call 911 if necessary.
Be aware that the object you were choking on sometimes gets through – in part – to the lungs to cause pneumonia. Weeks, even months later, you may have symptoms of respiratory illness (such as wheezing, cough, or otherwise unexplained fever).
Once you’ve heaved a sigh of relief and taken care of the necessary medical issues, take stock of the situation. Why was it necessary for you to carry out the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?
Did you cut your steak in small enough pieces? Did you chew thoroughly enough to get to a safe size for swallowing? Was the meat cooked enough?
It’s not just about meat – though meat is a major culprit in people who die from choking on food. Bananas, marshmallows, and peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches can take the shape of the throat to block it completely.
If you’re not drinking enough to keep your mouth and throat moist, the chance of food blocking is increased. So proper hydration is a must – especially when it comes to taking pills, another major cause of choking.
Were you engaged in an interesting, conversation and discombobulated the swallowing process by speaking or laughing?
Analyzing the situation can help you avoid another potentially lethal choking incident.
Now that you know about the self-Heimlich maneuver, please share this information with others.
Roya Sayadi, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist, and Joel Herskowitz, M.D., a neurologist, are authors of “Swallow Safely” (www.swallowsafely.com).
https://youtu.be/x1hPbLiKlTM
ReplyDeleteAs young doctors we were warned about getting too close to a patient. We could be friendly, but not too close. And we were cautioned about allowing a patient into our personal life and vice versa. So it was very unusual that the patient and I could sit and talk for hours while I was on call. She had one of those personalities that made it easy to let your guard down and talk. Fortunately, we did have the relationship where we could open up and talk honestly because I do not believe she would’ve told me her experience if it were any other way. To my knowledge, She did not tell anyone else in the hospital. While lying on the operating table with everyone attempting to resuscitate her she had a (NDE) near death experience. The portion of the experience I recollect in detail, because it was the most unexplainable (not subject to being labeled a hallucination) was her recalling that she was up at the ceiling in the corner looking down as everyone rushed around to revive her. Her spot-on detailed descriptions of what was said and done and by whom had to have been witnessed by her from the ceiling-there was no other way. The entire Heaven experience was obviously a very pleasant one for her as it is to everyone who has had an NDE. Much of her descriptive detail is lost to my memory because I had no idea of NDEs at that time, or that thousands of people have experienced NDE phenomenon. But, I could not rationalize or explain away the key provable part of the experience. Much has been written about this out-of- body phenomenon that is a frequent part of NDE. It is often the one thing that cannot be rationalized as a hallucination, dream, hypoxic brain, etc. and can be proven to be true. Researchers have found that over 95% of what is stated to have happened during this out-of-body NDE has been proven to be true. I feel confident there is a heaven. I know that part of this confidence is that I had the opportunity to speak to someone who had been there. For those who have not had the NDE experience or spoken directly with someone who has I do suggest that you listen to some of the many who have recalled their experiences and recorded them on YouTube, and make your own decision.
DeleteDO YOU BELIEVE HEAVEN IS REAL? Can it be proven there is a life after death?
DeleteI invite you to watch the video above that I recorded based upon an NDE that a patient of mine described.
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