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104 CMO / CARE DELIVERY Most-followed physician influencers By Naomi Diaz F rom giving out medical advice to participating in the latest viral trends, healthcare professionals are using Instagram and TikTok to brand themselves as physician influencers. Here are 10 of the most-followed physician influencers from TikTok and Instagram, based on reporting by MM+M and Becker's searches of the social media platforms, listed in order of followers: 1. Mike Varshavski, DO. Dr. Varshavs- ki has 4.3 million followers on Instagram and 8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. He started to acquire followers by showing his medical school journey. Now, he posts about medical education, enter- tainment and fitness. 2. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD. With 3.2 million followers on TikTok, Dr. Wachler, who founded the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Boxer Wachler Vision Institute, gives his followers advice on how to take care of their health and well-being. 3. Adam Goodcoff, DO. With 1.8 million followers on TikTok, Dr. Goodcoff posts vid- eos about the reality of working in a hospi- tal's emergency department, answers patients' health questions and details how to manage time on a physician's schedule. 4. Tiffany Moon, MD. With 1.1 million Tik- Tok followers, Dr. Moon is a certified practic- ing anesthesiologist who practices in Dallas. She posts skits about encounters in the hospi- tal as well as videos on her daily life. 5. Audrey Sue Cruz, MD. With 119,000 fol- lowers on Instagram, Dr. Cruz is an internal medicine physician at Las Vegas-based Inter- mountain myGeneration Clinic. She uses her platform to discuss her inspiration behind becoming a physician as well as documenting her everyday life. 6. Cedric Rutland, MD. With 73,500 follow- ers on Instagram, Dr. Rutland is a board-cer- tified pulmonary, critical care, and internal medicine physician and owner of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Rutland Medical Group. He uses his platform to post healthcare videos that explain different concepts in the medical field. 7. Austin Chiang, MD. With 70,900 follow- ers on Instagram, Dr. Chiang of Philadel- phia-based Jefferson University Physicians uses his platform to provide patients with ac- curate health information online and is one of the biggest voices in gastroenterology. 8. Stella Clavecilla, DO. With 65,900 fol- lowers on TikTok, Dr. Stella is a board-certi- fied physician who gained her popularity on TikTok by posting health information while doing popular TikTok dances. Some of her videos include COVID-19 updates and high- lighting CDC guidelines. 9. Jake Taylor, MD. With more than 65,000 followers on Instagram, Dr. Taylor, chief urol- ogy resident at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, gained popularity by post- ing in scrubs around New York City. He also uses his platform to discuss topics like diabetic health and prostate cancer. 10. Andrea Tooley, MD. With nearly 50,000 followers on Instagram, Dr. Tooley of Roch- ester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, uses her platform to post about the day-to-day life of an oculoplastic and orbital surgeon. n RaDonda Vaught's conviction will have long-lasting effects on nursing, ANA says By Mackenzie Bean R aDonda Vaught's conviction for a fatal medical error has created a dangerous precedent that will have long-lasting effects on the nursing profession, the American Nurses Association and Tennessee Nurses Association said March 25. A jury convicted Ms. Vaught of criminally negligent homi- cide and abuse of an impaired adult for a fatal medica- tion error she made in December 2017 while working as a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. Vaught accidentally gave a 75-year-old patient vecuronium, a powerful paralyzer, instead of the routine sedative Versed after overriding an electronic dispensing cabinet. A jury deliberated for about four hours before reaching a verdict March 25. "We are deeply distressed by this verdict and the harmful ramifications of criminalizing the honest reporting of mis- takes," the nursing associations said. The groups argue there are more effective and just ways to examine medical errors, fix broken systems and take cor- rective action when mistakes happen. "The criminalization of medical errors is unnerving, and this verdict sets into motion a dangerous precedent," ANA and TNA said. "The non-intentional acts of individual nurs- es like RaDonda Vaught should not be criminalized to en- sure patient safety." In a statement to ABC affiliate WTVC, the Nashville District Attorney's Office said the verdict was not an indictment against the nursing profession or medical community. Prosecutors said the case did not involve a "'singular' or 'momentary' mistake," but rather a series of decisions made by Ms. Vaught "to ignore her nursing training" and fail to follow safety protocols. The jury, which included a practicing registered nurse and a former respiratory therapist, "felt this level of care was so far below the proper standard of a reasonable and prudent nurse that the verdict was justified," the statement read. n