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Dr. Shirley Press is a board certified, pediatric emergency medicine physician, author and lottery winner. Dr. Press has written over 20 published articles & chapters in medical journals and books. In her memoir, Pressing My Luck, Dr. Press shares personal life experiences as well as the challenges and self-discoveries prompted by her Florida lottery windfall.

As the former director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Jackson Memorial Hospital and former Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Dr. Press has 30+ years of experience treating children with acute medical conditions and evaluating victims of child abuse. Despite her lottery windfall, Dr. Press continues to work in the ...more

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Change is good I tell myself. So while my first website launched in January, 2013 was fine, I felt it needed a face lift. My new website is now more streamlined and easier to read mainly because there is less to read. Why? I, along with many others, have noticed that attention spans are declining. I think of Moore’s Law which, in a simplified version, states that overall processing power for compu Read more of this blog post »

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	Pressing My Luck: A Doctor's Lottery Journey 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vet Receptionist Coloring Book: A Funny Veterinary Receptionist Gift to Relax 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars