Dr. Joan Naidorf is a board-certified emergency physician trained at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia. She practiced for nearly thirty years in the busy emergency departments of Northern Virginia. In 2022, she published Changing How We Think about Difficult Patients: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals (American Association for Physician Leadership.) In her spare time, Dr. Naidorf enjoys reading, traveling, playing tennis, and walking with Dolly, the miniature poodle.