Ruben Julian Rucoba, MD

Pediatrics

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A practicing pediatrician for over 26 years, Dr. Ruben J. Rucoba currently serves as Director of Medical Services for PediaTrust, a large pediatric "supergroup" in the Chicago area. He also established his own thriving medical writing and editing business in 2010. He has no conflicts of interest to declare. Dr. Rucoba was a 2019–2020 Doximity Op-Med Fellow and a 2020–2021 Doximity Op-Med Fellow.

The Patients That Teach Us More About Ourselves Than Their Disease

Doctors on the Screen, Stage, and Page: Cultural Influences in a Medical Career

How the COVID-19 Vaccine Has Changed My Life (So Far)

Is Medicine Part of Your Core Identity?

My Patient Didn't Let Dying Get in His Way

Did I Give 'Bad' Advice in My Med School Graduation Speech?

Encountering Patients in the 'Wild'

I’m Not Volunteering to Work With COVID Patients, and I Don’t Feel (Too) Guilty About It

'You Look Good!' and Other Loaded Phrases

It's Your Life, Practice Medicine Your Way

Listening To What The Patient Doesn't Say

Thin the Herd