Welcome to another section of DocScopy, let us walk you through the Life experiences of Dr. Krishan K. Kataria.
Dr. Krishan Kataria, MD is an Internal Medicine Specialist in Urbana, IL, USA and is affiliated with OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center.
This candid conversation between Dr. Tanya Singh from MedBoundTimes and Dr. Krishan Kataria throws light on some aspects of Dr. Kataria's life and his vision.
Tanya: Tell us something about your professional journey.
Dr. Kataria: I did my MBBS from PGIMS (Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences), Rohtak, Haryana, India [Aug 2006-march 2012]. After which I came to the USA for my higher studies.
Tanya: What are you doing currently?
Dr. Kataria: I have done my MD in Internal Medicine from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [July 2013 - Jun 2016] and I’m currently working as an Internist in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Tanya: Why did you choose to become a doctor?
Dr. Kataria: Because of my family [smiles].
Tanya: What is your passion in your field of practice?
Dr. Kataria: Treating people, watching them getting better, and knowing that I helped them in some way, that satisfies me.
Tanya: What are the most common or challenging situations in your field of practice?
Dr. Kataria: I find technical issues and patient coordination as some of the common challenges in my field of practice.
Tanya: Tell us some interesting clinical or career-related cases/situations/events that have left an impression on you.
Dr. Kataria: There are usually a lot of such cases but there was this one patient who was given the wrong medication, I can’t remember the name exactly, but yeah, there are sometimes such cases that you remember.
Tanya: What is the difference in practice/contours of medicine between India and the US?
Dr. Kataria: I actually can’t tell that because I only did my internship in India, and after that, I came to the US, so I can’t really compare, as I have very little idea of the Healthcare practice system in India.
Tanya: Do you wish to come back to India or you’re going to settle in the US itself?
Dr. Kataria: Yes I can, I mean I always just go with the flow, so if life would take me to India I will, I don’t decide or plan as such, but there’s always a possibility and I’m open to the idea.
Tanya: Tell us something about your website IMExploration.
Dr. Kataria: The goal of this website is to bring together different aspects of life on one platform, and share the learnings I have had on my journey. I wish to share things I wish I knew sooner. This is a project that explores the I that is in me! I hope you will join me in this adventure, and discover your I(a)M!
Tanya: Any 3 qualities that you dislike in others?
Dr. Kataria: Personally, I don’t have any such thing in my mind that I dislike about others, but if I have to say one, it will be HYPOCRITES. I don’t like people who say one thing but do something else.
Tanya: What would you be if you were not a doctor?
Dr. Kataria: I really don’t know. This is all I’ve ever done, so I can’t think of any other thing that I can be in.
Tanya: If you were to describe yourself in 3 words, what would they be?
Dr. Kataria: Explorer, Optimistic, Learner.
Tanya: Any change that you would like to bring about in society in general and in the healthcare field?
Dr. Kataria: I feel that Obesity prevalence needs to be decreased somehow, by implications of some guidelines or rules, that will be extremely helpful in reduction of the overall morbidity and mortality.
Tanya: If you had to eat one food for 360 days consecutively in a year, what would that food of your choice be?
Dr. Kataria: Uh, that’s a good question actually. I think I’ll choose to go with fruits because I wouldn’t have to think of any preparation or do any planning, it won’t be cumbersome, plus I’ll be consuming the healthiest diet a human can be on.
Tanya: What is your passion, apart from medicine/ what do you do in your free time as a leisure activity?
Dr. Kataria: Honestly I don’t have any other hobby or passion. Me and my wife, when we have time, we sit together and think about things, meditate and talk about our website ( https://www.imexploration.com/) and think on what else and how we can do things over here for bringing awareness.
Tanya: Please tell us something about your wife, and also how did you both meet (followed by some laughter).
Dr. Kataria: My wife is a physician here in the US. I met her when I was in my final year, she was a year junior to me, and that’s how it all started. Now we’re married and we both work as medical professionals here in the US.
Tanya: And finally, a message you’d like to convey to society.
Dr. Kataria: Keep learning, as that is the only thing that’s going to take you far in life.
MedBoundTimes is extremely grateful to Dr. Krishan.K.Kataria for sparing his time and talking to us.
