The doctor was a tall but stooped man in his seventies, with a gray goatee and black horn-rimmed glasses.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Her doctor, Dr. Shervin Oskouei knew exactly what had to come next for Gray: total knee replacement.

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Two weeks later, Obie walked up to Julian where he was working on an old gray Royal on the front porch and told him that he had an appointment with the doctor on Wednesday.

NEWYORKER: Idols