In this episode, Rima, Marshall, and Amogh chat with Dr. Gary Schwartz, a medical oncologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Schwartz sheds some light on the safety and efficacy of the available COVID-19 vaccines as it relates to patients with cancer on chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy. 

Rima Mercado, MD is the Director of the Medical Specialties Unit and a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center . Marshall Ward, MD is the Associate Section Chief of Hospital Medicine and a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Amogh Karnik, MD is a chief medical resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. 

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In this episode, Amogh, Jose, Marshall, and Rima talk with Dr. Sally Kraft, the Vice President of Population Health at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health. They talk about D-H's experience thus far vaccinating frontline healthcare workers, and what the ongoing rollout of vaccines to the public will look like in the coming weeks.  

Amogh Karnik, MD is a Chief Medical Resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Jose Mercado, MD is a staff hospitalist and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Marshall Ward, MD is a staff hospitalist and Associate Section Chief of Hospital Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Rima Mercado is a staff hospitalist and the director of the Medical Specialties Unit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. 

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In this episode, Amogh, Marshall, and Rima check in with Dr. Deborah Ornstein, the director of the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. They discuss why COVID-19 seems to be associated with increased risk of blood clots and strategies for preventing clots in patients. 

Amogh Karnik, MD is a chief medical resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Marshall Ward, MD is Associate Section Chief of Hospital Medicine and a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Rima Mercado, MD is unit director of the Medical Specialties Unit and is also a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. 

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In this episode, Amogh, Mahathi, Jose, and Beth chat with Graham Atkins, MD, a Pulmonary/Critical Care specialist at DHMC. Dr. Atkins discusses how COVID-19 infection impacts the lungs and talks about the different types of therapies and approaches that can be used for patients with hypoxemia. Here's the article by Raoof et al. that Dr. Atkins referenced during the discussion.  

Amogh Karnik, MD is a chief medical resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Mahathi Komaragiri, MD is a staff hospitalist at DH-H. Jose Mercado, MD is a staff hospitalist at DH-H and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at DHMC. Beth Souther, MD is a staff hospitalist at DH-H and section chief of Hospital Medicine at DHMC. 

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In this mini-episode, Marshall Ward, Mahathi Komaragiri, and Rima Mercado chat with Erin Reigh, an Allergy/Immunology specialist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock to get her perspectives on the vaccine and the risk of allergic reactions as we see our initial wave of vaccine distributed around the country. 

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As we inch closer to multiple vaccines for COVID-19, Jose Mercado MD, Mahathi Komaragiri MD, and Amogh Karnik MD speak with Dr. Michael Calderwood, Infectious Disease physician and Associate Chief Quality Officer at DHMC about vaccine safety and efficacy, logistics around distribution, and the ongoing need for precautions in the coming months. 

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In this episode, Amogh Karnik, MD, Mahathi Komaragiri, MD, and Jose Mercado, MD confer with David de Gijsel, MD,  an Infectious Disease specialist at DHMC. We discuss the utility of remdesivir, the data behind using steroids, and new treatments on the horizon for treatment of both inpatients and outpatients with COVID-19.  For more information about DH-H's recommendations for diagnostics and management, check out the internal COVID-19 provider resources page here. 

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Hi there! The Cure is a podcast based out of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, and we're hoping to use this medium to provide updates about COVID-19.  We have a team of a few internists, will be joined by various guests from all over the DH-H system. Jose Mercado, MD is a Hospitalist at DH-H and the Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at DHMC.   Mahathi Komaragiri, MD and Marshall Ward, MD are both Hospitalists at DH-H.  Amogh Karnik, MD is a Chief Medical Resident at DHMC. 

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