Dr. Eisenberg explains the events and philosophies that led him to write songs for his patients
Over the course of his career as an oncologist, cCARE’s Dr. Steven Eisenberg has become well-known in the medical community for his musical approach to care. He writes a song for each of his patients to encourage them and lift them up. In the San Diego Union Tribune story linked below, Eisenberg expounds on the origins of this practice of using healing music, connecting the inspiration back to his own journey.
“Art and medicine are tightly linked,” he says. “I hope (my) story helps them break through the normal patient/doctor barrier. I was taught to keep up the barrier, but I say break down the barrier…because it may help (patients) heal.”