
Memoir and narrative medicine essays from a perpetually rounding physician
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This month’s essay is published in The Daily Star. You can read it here.
Occasionally, I’ll peruse The Huffington Post’s personal column and I enjoy how the writers really put themselves out there. There’s a specific formu...
If you’re new here, welcome to The Substaq of Istiaq (that’s me!), where I write about human behavior through memoir and narrative medicine. This month’s essay is memoir based on a book I read in Thailand in December, 2025.
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Taking a year away from the traditional work schedule, school drop-offs and pick-ups, and seasonal illnesses is a gift. What I’ve noticed when you leave that life behind is that the routine stressor...
If you’re new here, welcome! I’ve been living in Dhaka, Bangladesh on sabbatical since September, 2025. This essay is about their next national election, which is scheduled to happen on February 12, 2026. The photos in this essay were taken...
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Bangladeshi-American physician from Madison, Wisconsin. I write about human behavior through memoir and narrative medicine. Words in New York Times Modern Love.\ud83d\udccdDhaka, Bangladesh \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9
Author of a memoir and a poetry collection. Essays in Missouri Review, Kenyon Review, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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