One of the best medical bloggers is Robert Centor. He has been blogging since the flood (Don’t believe me? Here is his first blog post from May 19th, 2002) and beyond longevity he has been able to develop an enthusiastic engaged audience. He is both prolific and brilliant. I have had a few interactions with him virtually. And we are RunKeeper friends so I keep an eye on his fitness. (He repeatedly trounces me in workouts-per-month).
Dr. Centor introduced me to The Curbsiders. When I saw that he was a guest on The Curbsiders, it was an instant badge of approval and I started listening. He also is, famously, the Chair of Medicine at Kashlak Memorial Hospital.
Last year he heard my diuretics discussion on The Curbsiders and invited me to participate in a podcast for the American College of Physicians. I said yes and then didn’t hear from him for almost year. Then he resurfaced and we recorded the podcast. Then another 6 months went by. I had forgotten about the thing and then last week the podcast dropped.
I think it turned out good (except for me saying medullary collecting duct when I meant cortical collecting duct. How embarrassing.)
The Annals On Call catalog of podcasts looks amazing. It is apparent that the slow pace I experienced was due to Dr. Centor building a deep catalog for his first season. Impressive work, but not unexpected from the guy who has been furiously blogging for 16 years.
