Stories on a Favorite Doctor Retiring

Hi,
My name is Angie Marek, and I'm a healthcare reporter with
SmartMoney magazine. I'm currently working on a piece on how many
physicians are retiring much earlier than they once did, and how that
trend is affecting the supply of doctors in the U.S., especially since
there are already shortages of doctors in some keys parts of the
county. Right now, I'm looking to connect with a patient who had an
important doctor in his/her life retire, and then had trouble getting
established-- or getting a timely appointment-- with a new physician.
Please e-mail me at amarek@hearst.com or call me at 212-373-9333
if you have this type of story and would be interested in speaking
wtih me for this piece. I think this is a very important phenomenon,
especially for people with chronic conditions who depend on close
contact with a trusted physician, so I hope to hear from some of you
soon.
Sincerely,
Angie Marek