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Michel Accad, MD
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At this year’s AERC, Dr. Michel Accad, who practices cardiology and internal medicine in San Francisco, presented a fascinating paper fusing Misesian insights with medicine. Dr. Accad highlights how viewing “the body as a machine” has played a major role in the rise of medical paternalism and one-size-fits all treatment. Dr. Accad instead proposes