The role of telemedicine in building trust: An evolution of the patient-surgeon relationship

Affiliations

• ¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, 1670 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
• ² University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, BDB 581, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
• ³ University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 3400 Spruce St # 4, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
• ⁴ David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Surgery, 10833 Le Conte Ave #72, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
• ⁵ University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, BDB 581, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. Electronic address: dchu@uabmc.edu.