Dr. Ryan Thomas is a family physician and Clinical Associate at UHN’s Elisabeth Raab Neurofibromatosis Clinic. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto Department of Family & Community Medicine.
In medical school, students routinely examine one another to practice clinical skills before applying them in real-world settings. So, when a classmate noticed small lumps in my neck, I made sure to get it checked, thinking there must be something wrong. However, the examination and imaging did not reveal anything concerning and I moved on.