Bronchoscopy International

04/25/2026

Medicine is no longer defined solely by what physicians can do, but by how they assume responsibility for decisions made within increasingly structured, technology-driven systems. As artificial intelligence and clinical algorithms reshape the landscape, professional identity is quietly but profoundly changing.

Medicine is no longer defined solely by what physicians can do, but by how they assume responsibility for the decisions they make within increasingly structured, technology-driven systems.

04/20/2026

Please see this latest edition to Bronchoscopy Academy. This lecture examines the tension between competence , judgment, and physician identity in modern medicine—and how that tension is being reshaped by technology and artificial intelligence.

1 like. "Who are we becoming? AI, Clinical Judgment, and the Future of Medicine"

04/07/2026

Please see this latest post on Substack. Let me know your thoughts! Please subscribe and share!

In my previous essay, I asked a question patients often ask, but cannot easily answer with confidence: Who is the best doctor for me? I noted that the absence of transparent risk-adjusted outcomes (results data) contributes to this uncertainty, particularly in regard to minimally invasive or invasiv...

03/29/2026

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There is a particular stillness in the faces of Amedeo Modigliani’s portraits.

03/21/2026

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Physicians who earn their living performing procedures are trained, above all, to intervene.

03/20/2026

Delighted to see my story, It's all in the dirt, published in CafeLit.

03/01/2026

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02/15/2026

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People in general, and physicians in particular, are not always comfortable with exponential thinking.

02/10/2026

Delighted to see my story The Cookie published today in CafeLit:

She was, however, calm and stared at the blank, white ceiling, devoid of thought. Devoid of questions. ‘I could be that ceiling,’ she thought, ‘blank, featureless, forgettable.’

02/07/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/henricolt/p/what-remains-after-a-patient-dies?r=130kxu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

A few months ago, nurses and physicians attending one of my lectures lingered to talk about what remains after a patient dies.

02/01/2026

For some time now, I’ve been thinking about where my longer, more reflective writing belongs. This work sits at the intersection of medicine, ethics, art, experience, and the human condition.
I’ll continue to publish educational materials and essays on bronchoscopy.org, but I’ve begun sharing this longer form this work on Substack, a quieter space that allows for sustained writing and direct conversation with readers.
If you’d like to read or follow along, you can find The Art of Being Human here:
https://henricolt.substack.com

A recent essay explores friendship, sudden loss, and what remains after grief.

Stories, medicine, and reflections on the fragile beauty of our shared lives. Click to read The Art of Being Human, by Henri C**t, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

02/01/2026

Another excellent essay about Modigliani and other artists, this time focusing on Nice, France. Dr. Wayne'w work is always informative and inspiring. From a stunning hardback catalogue for the latest exhibition Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen