Dipti S. Barot

I wrote this because, "This is America. You should be able to call a Nazi salute a Nazi salute, and a genocide a genocide." Thanks to @latimes for the platform. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

I wrote this after doing a training on the Fourth and Fifth amendments to the Constitution, because, apparently, this is necessary to be a doctor under this regime. Thanks to @HuffPost for the platform. huffpost.com/entry/doctor-t…

Contributor: The heroes of the resistance are stepping up (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

OPINION: "This didn’t have to happen. The A’s will now be taken from us, poised to land in that flashy city in the desert, flush with new money, a place with no memory," Dipti S. Barot writes. trib.al/EfFxqrG

I wrote this after the final Saturday home game for the Oakland A's, a witness to the robbery of the people of Oakland and the Bay by another greedy billionaire. Thanks to @sfchronicle @zebakhan #oakland #oaklandAs #selltheteam #athletics #lastdivebar sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

Opinion: How can Usha Vance stand by her husband as he fans bigotry? (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

I wrote this because it has been really hard to understand how someone who grew up like me and so many people I love would stand behind such vile racism. Thanks to @latimes, @latimesopinion and editor @PhilipGray. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

I wrote this "to remind people that unless you were indigenous, you came from somewhere else." #Happy4thofJuly huffpost.com/entry/july-4th…

OPINION: "Story after story comes out about the despicable activities of insurance companies and their unconscionable denials, but precious little is done — and their profits continue to soar," says primary care doctor Dipti S. Barot. trib.al/oC8awyb

I wrote this about my father-in-law with Stage 4 cancer and all the ways his insurance company, Anthem, tries to deny him the care he needs. Thanks to @sfchronicle and editor @zebakhan for the forum. @ElevanceHealth @AnthemBCBS sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… via @sfchronicle

OPINION: "My friend Marla recently came to me in a dream. She was an American killed by a Hamas bomb in Jerusalem in 2002, shortly after we both graduated college," writes Dipti S. Barot, a primary care doctor in the Bay Area. trib.al/Lzylt0I

My essay is out today. It is not perfect, and certainly not everything I wanted was in there, but I did my best. Deep appreciation to @sfchronicle and editor @MatteFleischer for the platform. #FreePalestine sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

Some of my favorite colleagues, the best doctors and clinicians I know, are leaving medicine. I wrote about some of their reasons why. Don't call it burn out. (This is a "gifted article" so there is no paywall.) #MedTwitter tinyurl.com/57k4sb76

Dedicated doctors are leaving medicine: This isn’t burnout. It’s a medical crisis sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… via @diptisbarot

I wrote about fellow clinicians leaving medicine: "This isn’t burnout. You can only destroy yourself so long fighting to provide the kind of care you can barely countenance." Thanks @sfchronicle @sfc_opinions @MatteFleischer @zebakhan sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…) @sfchronicle

Re-upping this piece I wrote, pre #Dobbs decision, as we hit the one year mark of the overturn of #RoevWade. huffpost.com/entry/abortion…

OPINION: "My father's vow to honor his mother's request and perform her last rites in India stretched him to his limits," writes Dipti S. Barot, a primary care doctor and freelance writer in the Bay Area. trib.al/33jBGnu

I had the privilege of telling my father's story about a promise he made to his mother. Thanks to the @sfchronicle for the opportunity to share it. sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

OPINION: "They've faced lockdowns, a mental health crisis and the dawn of climate change. What does the COVID class of 2023 think of the world they’re poised to inherit?" trib.al/hQYAY69