Discover Magazine recently took interest in my medical detective practice in their "Medical Mysteries" issue, released June 2007, in an article entitled " The Real Dr. House."   It's an in-depth peak at "The Real Dr. Bolte," comparing me to the TV character "Doctor Gregory House" played by actor Hugh Laurie on NBC's "House, MD."   Doctor Gregory House is seen by many as "medicine's most brilliant mind."   House, created by David Shore, reportedly arose from fictitious detective Sherlock Holmes created by writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Conan Doyle worked as a clerk while in medical school for a 19th century diagnostician named Doctor Joseph Bell.  Bell was a master of the differential diagnosis through close observation, using all senses to identify the cause of one's illness.  He possessed spectacular gifts of observation, analysis and inference.  He advised his students:   “Do not just look at a patient, but feel him, probe him, listen to him, smell him.”  Doctor Bell is the originator of the phrase "elementary."  Doctor House's side-kick is Wilson, Sherlock's was Watson. I don't have a sidekick.  I bought a Treo, instead.

The Real Doctor House article is available on the Discover Magazine website.

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More Essays

The essays below include my formal (and informal) education, "magic moments," and opinions on healthcare and politics. Magic Moments are those episodes which enhance life with enlightenment and wisdom. They are the spiritual learning experiences which re-shape our souls, and change the way we perceive the world, ourselves, and others. Such moments are often associated with a smile both at the time of occurrence and each reflection thereafter, and hopefully, when they are shared with others.

Doctor Bolte's Formal Medical Training