Violin MD - Siobhan

11/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to the Doctors of the World charity concert with the ! It was an honour to play concertmaster and share the stage with these phenomenal musicians! I truly loved every second of it 🥰

09/27/2024

Tomorrow's our first members-only live stream on YouTube - Saturday September 28th at 1pm EST!

If you want to hang out and chat with me and Mark, follow this link to become a VMD member and learn about all the other perks!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiamy6DLsjIeCgfz8TLXg9Q/join

See you tomorrow!

Dr. Siobhan Deshauer, MD, FRCPC I'm a certified Canadian internal medicine and rheumatology specialist. Before medicine, I was a professional violinist so you'll get some music sprinkled into the videos :) SUBSCRIBE and... - join me inside the hospital to see what medicine is REALLY like - learn abo...

09/22/2024

HUGE UPDATE!! I’m thrilled to invite you to become a VMD member!
* Get access to the “Doctor’s Lounge” (a monthly live-stream chat with me and Mark held on YouTube)
* A chance to have a 1-on-1 video chat with me
* Cute emojis to use in live-chats and comments
* Get updates about upcoming content
* Get involved with the channel by submitting video topic requests and feedback

I chose the lowest amount YouTube would allow: $0.99/month, and you can cancel any time.
I will always strive to give you far more value than you pay for.

Click this link to become a member and learn more about the perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiamy6DLsjIeCgfz8TLXg9Q/join

The first “Doctor’s Lounge” live-stream will be on Saturday, September 28th at 1pm EST. Moving forward, we can try various dates and times to allow as many members to attend as possible. I’m open to suggestions!

I can’t wait to get to know you guys better, and I hope to see you in the “Doctor’s Lounge”!

08/24/2024

I’m off the grid hiking the Pennine Way in England for the next month! It’s going to be a physical challenge and a mental reset - and I’m looking forward to both!

I’m going to try to film and share some parts of this adventure with you!

I’ll be back to making videos in October - see you then!

07/06/2024

GET READY TO DO SOME TESTS ON YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW, and learn something new about your health! As a rheumatologist, I'm constantly examining people's hands and looking for clues about their health - it's incredible to discover things that are easily overlooked!

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

06/29/2024

Ravi is a 47 year old man with knee pain - little did he know this was a sign of something much more sinister.

This video was adapted from a medical case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Click to read the original case!
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Thank you to Medicins Sans Frontieres for sharing their educational animations for the video! https://www.youtube.com/user/MSFCanada

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

06/29/2024

1M Subscribers on YouTube!! I’m so grateful for this thoughtful, intelligent, kind and curious community! You guys are amazing!!

surprised me with the gold play button on stage after I gave a talk. I was not expecting it at all! We crossed the milestone weeks ago and I honestly thought the play button had gotten lost in the mail 😅
Thank you so much for making this moment extra special!

On SATURDAY JULY 6th at 12pm EST I’m going to release a premiere video on YouTube. That means we can all watch it together and I’ll be in the chat section! I’ll officially unbox and show you the play button… and I’ll also probably get pretty sentimental looking back at old videos ❤️

Hope to see you (and chat with you) then!!

06/28/2024

Meet Luke, a talented jazz pianist. He had built a reputation not only for his musical talent, but also for his inspiring story of sobriety, having overcome an alcohol addiction 25 years ago. But then, out of the blue, he got a DUI despite claiming that he hadn’t had a drop of alcohol. Afterwards, he started showing up to the emergency department with obvious signs of alcohol intoxication… still claiming he hadn’t been drinking. So was he lying? Or was something else going on?

Join me as we unravel this medical mystery to learn about the microbiome and gut health.

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

06/22/2024

This video captures my thoughts and experiences in July 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From working in the ER department, caring for critically ill patients in the ICU, getting sick with COVID myself, finally get vaccinated and now giving out vaccinations. It feels like a surreal experience.

A big part of the way I process emotions is by talking about them - so this video is more like a diary, and a way for me to create a narrative about the last 1.5 years. Hopefully it will give you some insight into my experience as a doctor during the pandemic.

📸 Image Credits:
- By Fars News Agency, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87485567
- By Alberto Giuliani - CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90816712
- By EelamStyleZ - CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89420382

06/21/2024

Sarah is a 33 year old woman who noticed an unusual change in her eating habits - her cravings for salty snacks had skyrocketed! Little did she know, that this was actually the first sign of a serious medical condition that would change her life forever.

This video was adapted from a medical case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Click to read the original case!
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/171/5/451.short

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

📸 Image Credits:
- Case courtesy of Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso https://radiopaedia.org/cases/pneumonia-19?lang=us

What Your TONGUE Says About Your HEALTH: Doctor Explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWOC9YnRpZE&t=0s

🙋‍♀️ Let’s stay connected!
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See you in the next video!
~ Siobhan (Violin MD) ~

06/15/2024

Get ready for some of the wildest medical images you’ve ever seen. We're diving into the bizarre world of things people have actually swallowed – how did they get there? What kind of trouble did they cause? And the big question: How did doctors get them out?

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

06/14/2024

📞 SU***DE PREVENTION HELP LINES:
- International Association for Su***de Prevention (IASP) https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisi...
- USA: National Su***de Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255
- Canada: http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/

Depression is common and there are effective treatment options to help you feel better. We're going to talk about the symptoms of clinical depression, what to expect when you go to see your doctor and evidence-based treatment options that work.

Treatments for depression are not limited to medications. Usually it's most effective to use a combination of treatment options - therapy, lifestyle modifications and anti-depressant medications. In this video, we're going to talk about each of these options in more detail!