Edmonton doctor canoes to work: ‘My commute is the best part of my day’ “Twitter for me was a place to run up to the edge of the cliff and just scream.
And then one day, the echoes started to talk back,” he said.Between the three doctors, they have over 31,000 followers on Twitter; a number that surprises even them.“In a way it almost feels like a weird form of celebrity that I never really thought would happen for an infectious diseases physician,” Saxinger said.“I don’t think I’m that interesting,” Markland said.To Markland’s surprise, he’s even been re-tweeted by actress Alyssa MilanoThe three of them see the work they’re doing online as one of the pillars of medical education — advocacy for both their patients and the healthcare.