The Hotel Doctor

A Biltmore guest with a sore foot had a meeting after breakfast. Could I come now? I rise early, so the 5:50 a.m. call found me wr...

A singer felt a sore throat coming on, his manager explained. He needed a shot of cortisone. I’ve given many; singers seem to think th...

A tour leader informed me that a 70 year-old in his group had severe abdominal pain. I explained that this was probably not someth...

A guest’s ankle injury didn’t seem serious, so I told her we’d wait a day before deciding on an x-ray. At her request, I wrapped the ank...

Dentists don’t make housecalls, and many disappear after office hours, so I hear about problems for which I am not trained. During a...

“A guest has cut off his ear and would like to see a doctor.” This was from the Westin at the airport. “I can’t sew an ear back in...

In the old days, airlines called me directly to care for crew laying over in Los Angeles. I enjoyed those visits because patients ar...