Dr. Pancholi Recognized for Contributions to eMedicine Clinical Reference Site

Dr. Pancholi has been recognized for his contributions to the online knowledge base, eMedicine.  His article about Laryngeal Fractures under the category of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery has received almost 10,000 page views since the start of 2010.

eMedicine, from WebMD, is an excellent physician resource for a wide variety of medical specialties including plastic and reconstructive surgery.  With a worldwide audience and thousands of physician contributors, the database has become an authoritative resource on medical topics.  Best of all, it’s an open-access resource.  Just like a medical journal, the articles are peer-reviewed and written by expert physicians.  But unlike most medical and scientific journals, anyone can view them free of charge.

According to Vice President and Medical Director, Rick G. Kulkarni MD, eMedicine “contains articles on over 6,700 diseases and medical topics, and is richly illustrated with some 29,000 multimedia files.”  Unless you’re a very studious consumer or patient, you would probably find the information on eMedicine to be overwhelming.  But for medical professionals and others directly involved in providing medical information, open access publishers like this are incredibly useful.