![This past week was full of memories for 1000s of us whose lives were deeply impacted by Dr. Lyle Micheli. 30 years ago, his was the 1st text I bought at my med school bookstore. A decade later I was honored to meet him for a fellowship interview on an early morning in his 2nd floor office. For years, every Wednesday evening, after wrapping my clinic on the 6th floor, I'd join the fellows, PAs, ATCs, and him "on 2" to finish work, discuss cases, get advice, exchange jokes, & watch & learn. So many had their own special relationship with him. To me he was a legend, role model, mentor, advocate, challenger, jokester, professional father figure, & boss. His incredible work ethic & prioritization of patients were profound. He encouraged my doing both sports & endocrine fellowships to forge a path in female athlete-specific care before others could understand the connection. He understood why I wanted a knowledge gap filled for girls & women & he would fondly share anecdotes of his daughters, of whom he was immensely proud. A rebel who developed pediatric sports medicine & took care of generations of patients from childhood through senior citizenship, he led by example. Making him proud became a consistent goal & "what would LJM do" became a mantra for many of us. Sunday, as I sat with my daughter through my 20th anniversary of covering the Boston Ballet Nutcracker thanks to him, the tears came. This man shared his passion for dance medicine, rugby, the Boston Marathon, ACSM, sports coverage, surgery, doing right by the patient...loudly or quietly...with all of us. I am deeply grateful for all the time I had with him, witnessing him in action in the OR, in clinic, on the marathon finish line (especially in 2013), in meetings, on stage, at conferences, at parties, with his dogs, and with family. Our discussions meant the world to me, even when we agreed to disagree, but we mostly agreed. In my last conversation with him, he was still encouraging me to follow my convictions & I was able to share my immense gratitude. We all have opportunities to think "what would LJM do". Thank you, Dr. Micheli ️]()
This past week was full of memories for 1000s of us whose lives were deeply impacted by Dr. Lyle Micheli. 30 years ago, his was the 1st text I bought at my med school bookstore. A decade later I was honored to meet him for a fellowship interview on an early morning in his 2nd floor office. For years, every Wednesday evening, after wrapping my clinic on the 6th floor, I'd join the fellows, PAs, ATCs, and him "on 2" to finish work, discuss cases, get advice, exchange jokes, & watch & learn. So many had their own special relationship with him. To me he was a legend, role model, mentor, advocate, challenger, jokester, professional father figure, & boss. His incredible work ethic & prioritization of patients were profound. He encouraged my doing both sports & endocrine fellowships to forge a path in female athlete-specific care before others could understand the connection. He understood why I wanted a knowledge gap filled for girls & women & he would fondly share anecdotes of his daughters, of whom he was immensely proud. A rebel who developed pediatric sports medicine & took care of generations of patients from childhood through senior citizenship, he led by example. Making him proud became a consistent goal & "what would LJM do" became a mantra for many of us. Sunday, as I sat with my daughter through my 20th anniversary of covering the Boston Ballet Nutcracker thanks to him, the tears came. This man shared his passion for dance medicine, rugby, the Boston Marathon, ACSM, sports coverage, surgery, doing right by the patient...loudly or quietly...with all of us. I am deeply grateful for all the time I had with him, witnessing him in action in the OR, in clinic, on the marathon finish line (especially in 2013), in meetings, on stage, at conferences, at parties, with his dogs, and with family. Our discussions meant the world to me, even when we agreed to disagree, but we mostly agreed. In my last conversation with him, he was still encouraging me to follow my convictions & I was able to share my immense gratitude. We all have opportunities to think "what would LJM do". Thank you, Dr. Micheli 🙏❤️
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