Infectious Diseases

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG

Guest: Robert Owens Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS

Guest: Toni E. Keaton, MD, MPH

Dr. Hector Chapa explores barriers in community health with Dr. Robert Carpenter, Director of Wellness at Texas A&M University College of Medicine, and Dr. Toni Keaton, Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD

Guest: Freddy Caldera, DO

Many IBD patients have received their COVID-19 vaccine, but many others still have reservations due to the abundance of myths and misconceptions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines. That’s why Dr. Neil Nandi welcomes Dr. Freddy Caldera to discuss these common fears and challenges as well as some of the very best answers to address the concerns of our immunosuppressed IBD patients.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD

Guest: David T. Rubin, MD

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted patients with IBD? Dr. Neil Nandi is here to answer our COVID-19 questions for our IBD patients with Dr. David Rubin, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Host: Neilanjan Nandi, MD

Guest: David T. Rubin, MD

With more data emerging on COVID-19 vaccines every day, what do our patients with inflammatory bowel disease need to know about the vaccine currently available? Dr. Neil Nandi will be discussing these updates and how we can keep our patients safe with Dr. David Rubin, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Guest: Colin T. Swales, MD

How can we help the two to four million Americans who are living with hepatitis C? Joining Dr. Peter Buch to answer this question and share treatment strategies for various case scenarios is hepatologist Dr. Colin Swales, Assistant Medical Director of Transplant Services at Harvard Hospital.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Challenges that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic have forced practices to adapt. How has patient care changed? Dr. Jennifer Shu discusses what the pandemic has been like for her and the challenges she’s faced.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

An important component of protecting our patients from the COVID-19 pandemic is taking care of their mental health. With that in mind, Dr. Jennifer Shu provides tips for keeping your young patients safe during the winter, and as they go back to school during the pandemic.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Guest: Andres Nieto, MD

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the effectiveness of telemedicine, but will this approach still be utilized after the pandemic ends? Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Andres Nieto, Assistant Professor at Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, to discuss the role of telemedicine and its future

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Dalilah Restrepo, MD

A locum tenens opportunity brought a physician to New Zealand, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic gave her the opportunity to stay. Dr. Dalilah Restrepo, a former infectious disease specialist at the AHF Healthcare Center, discusses her locum tenens experience and discusses how New Zealand has responded to the pandemic.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Guest: Ping Zhang, PhD, FAMIA

The pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, but a new deep learning computer model may have discovered ten potential treatment options to combat COVID-19. Dr. Charles Turck sits down with Dr. Ping Zhang, who leads the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab and a faculty member at the Translational Data Analytics Institute at The Ohio State University, to discuss his team's findings.

Published March 29, 2021