Dale Terasaki

Dale Terasaki is a longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, currently studying medicine and public health at the University of Washington. Outside of studies, he can be found reading, bicycling, eating sashimi and mole poblano (though not together), and advocating for public transportation and public health (usually together). Follow him on Twitter at @djterasaki.
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Obamacare and open heart surgery from Guanajuato to Seattle

by Dale Terasaki
“Endocarditis,” Dr. Gutierrez declares in Spanish. “And you need surgery soon…” His voice grows faint and time seems to slow down. What began as a mild flu-like illness has culminated into this moment of shock in a Mexican hospital room. As a University of Washington medical student, my brain instinctively starts diagramming the disease: an […]
Apr 28, 2014