Jack Der-Sarkissian
@doctorjds.bsky.social
Art & Music. Bike & Hike. Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/History Buff/Armenian-American. Family Doc. Lifestyle Medicine. KP. SCPMG. Views=mine & not medical advice. ≠ NPC.
Reason for the season- health and happiness
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reason for the season- health and happiness
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever - Dr. @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social.’s article reminds that doctors should always be healers first.
“…a doctor’s every conversation is a chance to help patients see the value of science on and medicine in their lives.” www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
“…a doctor’s every conversation is a chance to help patients see the value of science on and medicine in their lives.” www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Some patients don’t trust us. Others say they don’t need us. It’s time for us to think of ourselves not as the high priests of health care but as what we have always been: healers.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever - Dr. @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social.’s article reminds that doctors should always be healers first.
“…a doctor’s every conversation is a chance to help patients see the value of science on and medicine in their lives.” www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
“…a doctor’s every conversation is a chance to help patients see the value of science on and medicine in their lives.” www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
Riding to Parker Mesa Overlook through Topanga State Park, then riding back in the dark. #jackdsart
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Riding to Parker Mesa Overlook through Topanga State Park, then riding back in the dark. #jackdsart
Had fun at CicLAvia @strangerthings.bsky.social @netflix.com on Melrose - thank you @metrolosangeles.bsky.social and @lacity.bsky.social for making this happen
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Had fun at CicLAvia @strangerthings.bsky.social @netflix.com on Melrose - thank you @metrolosangeles.bsky.social and @lacity.bsky.social for making this happen
Fascinating study which shows certain medications and their effect on the gut microbiome, sometimes long after stopping the medications. It still not clear what the long-term implications of a changed gut microbiome might have on a person‘s health so you have to be cautious interpreting the data.
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fascinating study which shows certain medications and their effect on the gut microbiome, sometimes long after stopping the medications. It still not clear what the long-term implications of a changed gut microbiome might have on a person‘s health so you have to be cautious interpreting the data.
Today I was honored by LA Councilmember Adrin Nazarian with a proclamation that he had first intended for me at the close of his Assembly tenure. We finally met in his NoHo office, fittingly right next to a Kaiser Permanente clinic, where our paths first crossed.
September 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Today I was honored by LA Councilmember Adrin Nazarian with a proclamation that he had first intended for me at the close of his Assembly tenure. We finally met in his NoHo office, fittingly right next to a Kaiser Permanente clinic, where our paths first crossed.
Gen Z kids today suffered a trauma with the violence visited upon Charlie Kirk. Agree with his views or not, trauma knows no politics. Talk to your kids. This is real. It's not normal. Hear your kids. Don't shut them down. Let them unpack the emotions with you. Check your emotions first.
September 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Gen Z kids today suffered a trauma with the violence visited upon Charlie Kirk. Agree with his views or not, trauma knows no politics. Talk to your kids. This is real. It's not normal. Hear your kids. Don't shut them down. Let them unpack the emotions with you. Check your emotions first.
The Remedy, Ozzy, Family Medicine and riding the Crazy Train - a 3+ Decade Retrospective on Becoming a Family Doc – Part 9 @cafpfamilydocs.bsky.social @aafp.org www.linkedin.com/posts/drjds_...
#ozzy | Jack Der Sarkissian, MD
Family Medicine, The Remedy, Ozzy, and riding the Crazy Train
A 3+ Decade Retrospective on Becoming a Family Doc – Part 9
Walk into Dr. D’s exam rooms at Kaiser Permanente and you'll hear streaming ...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Remedy, Ozzy, Family Medicine and riding the Crazy Train - a 3+ Decade Retrospective on Becoming a Family Doc – Part 9 @cafpfamilydocs.bsky.social @aafp.org www.linkedin.com/posts/drjds_...
Reposted by Jack Der-Sarkissian
Your mind doesn’t work as well at temperatures above mid-80°s. You don’t make the best decisions. #heatwave @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentemedicine.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Your mind doesn’t work as well at temperatures above mid-80°s. You don’t make the best decisions. #heatwave @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentemedicine.bsky.social
Your mind doesn’t work as well at temperatures above mid-80°s. You don’t make the best decisions. #heatwave @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentemedicine.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Your mind doesn’t work as well at temperatures above mid-80°s. You don’t make the best decisions. #heatwave @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentemedicine.bsky.social
Every Step Counts. For example, even 4000 steps per day compared with 2000 steps per day was associated with substantial risk reduction, such as a 36% lower risk in all-cause mortality. 7000 was best. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more
active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in
health outcomes and might be a mor...
www.thelancet.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Every Step Counts. For example, even 4000 steps per day compared with 2000 steps per day was associated with substantial risk reduction, such as a 36% lower risk in all-cause mortality. 7000 was best. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Summer sketches #jackdsart Strokkur geyser-Haukadalur valley, Ísafjörður, The lower countries
July 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Summer sketches #jackdsart Strokkur geyser-Haukadalur valley, Ísafjörður, The lower countries
Karekin II, then Catholicos of the Armenian Church of the Great House of Cilicia, crawling on his knees to the entrance of the old Der ez-Zur chapel, where the ceremony of the laying of the foundation of the new #Armenian church was held.
www.houshamadyan.org/oda/wolfgang...
www.houshamadyan.org/oda/wolfgang...
July 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Karekin II, then Catholicos of the Armenian Church of the Great House of Cilicia, crawling on his knees to the entrance of the old Der ez-Zur chapel, where the ceremony of the laying of the foundation of the new #Armenian church was held.
www.houshamadyan.org/oda/wolfgang...
www.houshamadyan.org/oda/wolfgang...
Alan Siegel, M.D. @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentedoctors.bsky.social discusses “Social Prescribing” - lifestyle medicine in the frontlines of medicine. "He asked me what mattered to me, which I'd never been asked before by a doctor…"
www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...
With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order
Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.
www.npr.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Alan Siegel, M.D. @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social @permanentedoctors.bsky.social discusses “Social Prescribing” - lifestyle medicine in the frontlines of medicine. "He asked me what mattered to me, which I'd never been asked before by a doctor…"
www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...
Endearing photo of Armenian Church Youth Organization members in Armenia with church leaders-the resiliency of faith, the value of culture & the importance of a safe space for our youth to experience both. Let's remember, we're all in this together, paying it forward for the coming generations.
July 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Endearing photo of Armenian Church Youth Organization members in Armenia with church leaders-the resiliency of faith, the value of culture & the importance of a safe space for our youth to experience both. Let's remember, we're all in this together, paying it forward for the coming generations.
Seen yesterday on Wikipedia the ~ 15ft/5m tall late 12th century #Armenian Khachkars (cross stones) of Aparank Monastery, Üçpınar, Tercan in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. I was here in 2022. Even in ruins there was beauty. A 3rd fallen Khachkar symbolic of continued divide.
June 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Seen yesterday on Wikipedia the ~ 15ft/5m tall late 12th century #Armenian Khachkars (cross stones) of Aparank Monastery, Üçpınar, Tercan in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. I was here in 2022. Even in ruins there was beauty. A 3rd fallen Khachkar symbolic of continued divide.
Value-based care improves outcomes, enhances care coordination & keeps the focus on patients. Join a free webinar July 1, 9:30 AM PT on how physicians & care leaders are driving the shift to this care model @permanentedoctors.bsky.social @achp-org.bsky.social
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June 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Value-based care improves outcomes, enhances care coordination & keeps the focus on patients. Join a free webinar July 1, 9:30 AM PT on how physicians & care leaders are driving the shift to this care model @permanentedoctors.bsky.social @achp-org.bsky.social
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My Keynote Address at the 2025 @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social Los Angeles Family Medicine Residency Graduation -
“Today, you are a family physician in every sense—and your presence is your superpower”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-key...
“Today, you are a family physician in every sense—and your presence is your superpower”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-key...
My Keynote Address 2025 KP LAMC FM Residency Graduation
A 3+ Decade Retrospective on Becoming a Family Doc – Part 8 To the Graduates of the Family Medicine Residency program at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center—congratulations on a job well done...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My Keynote Address at the 2025 @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social Los Angeles Family Medicine Residency Graduation -
“Today, you are a family physician in every sense—and your presence is your superpower”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-key...
“Today, you are a family physician in every sense—and your presence is your superpower”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-key...
Today we honor #Juneteenth, a powerful moment in history and a time to reflect on the ongoing journey toward freedom and justice.
The practice of Permanente Medicine is rooted in supporting the health and well-being of Black communities and all those we serve.
@permanentedoctors.bsky.social
The practice of Permanente Medicine is rooted in supporting the health and well-being of Black communities and all those we serve.
@permanentedoctors.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Today we honor #Juneteenth, a powerful moment in history and a time to reflect on the ongoing journey toward freedom and justice.
The practice of Permanente Medicine is rooted in supporting the health and well-being of Black communities and all those we serve.
@permanentedoctors.bsky.social
The practice of Permanente Medicine is rooted in supporting the health and well-being of Black communities and all those we serve.
@permanentedoctors.bsky.social
Good morning. Happy Juneteenth. #JackDSArt
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Good morning. Happy Juneteenth. #JackDSArt
“…obesity treatment—but meds alone aren’t enough”
Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“…obesity treatment—but meds alone aren’t enough”
Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
My chapter "From Charles Aznavour to System of a Down: Western Musical Perspectives of the Armenian Genocide" in "The Armenian Genocide - Cultural and Ethical Legacies, Ed: Prof. Hovannisian, Publisher: Transaction" reached 2000 reads on ResearchGate.
A thread.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A thread.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
May 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My chapter "From Charles Aznavour to System of a Down: Western Musical Perspectives of the Armenian Genocide" in "The Armenian Genocide - Cultural and Ethical Legacies, Ed: Prof. Hovannisian, Publisher: Transaction" reached 2000 reads on ResearchGate.
A thread.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A thread.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Poppies blooming on a Wednesday afternoon near Elizabeth Lake, Antelope Valley
May 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Poppies blooming on a Wednesday afternoon near Elizabeth Lake, Antelope Valley
As we recognize Armenian Heritage Month, I’m reflecting on how reconnecting with my cultural roots has reshaped the way I approach medicine, leadership, & healing. Here I explore the Armenian-American journey & what it teaches us about trauma-informed care, cultural humility, & community resilience
April 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As we recognize Armenian Heritage Month, I’m reflecting on how reconnecting with my cultural roots has reshaped the way I approach medicine, leadership, & healing. Here I explore the Armenian-American journey & what it teaches us about trauma-informed care, cultural humility, & community resilience
“This April 24 marks a rare and powerful moment: for the first time in years, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day coincides with the day internationally commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915.” #JerusalemPost
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“This April 24 marks a rare and powerful moment: for the first time in years, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day coincides with the day internationally commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915.” #JerusalemPost