Episodes

In the 26th episode of the OFID podcast, OFID Editor in Chief Paul Sax, MD, interviews medical cartoonist and Chief of Hospital Medicine at Mount Sinai West Hospital, Grace Farris, MD. The pair discuss how she found her passion in art and medicine, and the all-too-real issues she brings to life in her cartoons.

In the 26th episode of the OFID podcast, OFID Editor in Chief Paul Sax, MD, interviews medical cartoonist and Chief of Hospital Medicine at Mount Sinai West Hospital, Grace Farris, MD. The pair discuss how she found her passion in art and medicine, and the all-too-real issues she brings to life in her cartoons.

Paul Sax, MD – OFID Editor in Chief – and Raphael Landovitz, MD, are at it again. In the 25th episode of the OFID podcast, the pair engage in a lively debate of the top five research papers in HIV medicine, covering topics throughout the disease’s relatively short history. Dr. Landovitz is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angles School of Medicine.

Paul Sax, MD – OFID Editor in Chief – and Raphael Landovitz, MD, are at it again. In the 25th episode of the OFID podcast, the pair engage in a lively debate of the top five research papers in HIV medicine, covering topics throughout the disease’s relatively short history. Dr. Landovitz is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angles School of Medicine.

The 24th episode of the OFID podcast, hosted by OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, explores the motivations and histories of two brothers who both followed their father’s footsteps into medicine, but then forayed into infectious diseases and now jointly own a private practice in Memphis, TN.

The 24th episode of the OFID podcast, hosted by OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, explores the motivations and histories of two brothers who both followed their father’s footsteps into medicine, but then forayed into infectious diseases and now jointly own a private practice in Memphis, TN.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, invites colleague and friend Raphael Landovitz, MD, to debate the top five reasons one might choose infectious diseases as a medical specialty. The pair cover everything from being hit up for a consult at cocktail parties to having the distinct pleasure of removing parasites from terrified patients.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, invites colleague and friend Raphael Landovitz, MD, to debate the top five reasons one might choose infectious diseases as a medical specialty. The pair cover everything from being hit up for a consult at cocktail parties to having the distinct pleasure of removing parasites from terrified patients.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Eric Winer, MD, about his enduring battle with hemophilia. Diagnosed at 13 months old, he shares how early exposure to hospitals and doctors ignited his drive to become a physician, and how his subsequent diagnoses with HIV, hepatitis C, and numerous treatment complications did not deter his work resolve or his determination to have a family – and an extraordinarily productive career.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Eric Winer, MD, about his enduring battle with hemophilia. Diagnosed at 13 months old, he shares how early exposure to hospitals and doctors ignited his drive to become a physician, and how his subsequent diagnoses with HIV, hepatitis C, and numerous treatment complications did not deter his work resolve or his determination to have a family – and an extraordinarily productive career.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Susan Davis, PharmD, about the role pharmacists play in improving patient outcomes, why PharmDs may be underutilized in the clinical setting, and ID drugs. They also reference the recent OFID article "A Qualitative Study of the Real World Experiences of Infectious Diseases Fellows Regarding Antibiotic Stewardship."

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Susan Davis, PharmD, about the role pharmacists play in improving patient outcomes, why PharmDs may be underutilized in the clinical setting, and ID drugs. They also reference the recent OFID article "A Qualitative Study of the Real World Experiences of Infectious Diseases Fellows Regarding Antibiotic Stewardship."

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Philip Cheng, MD, a urology resident denied disability insurance after taking an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Here he shares how he first heard of and started taking PrEP, the time and steps he took to capture media attention, and how he’s adjusting to his newly found role combating discriminatory insurance practices.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Philip Cheng, MD, a urology resident denied disability insurance after taking an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Here he shares how he first heard of and started taking PrEP, the time and steps he took to capture media attention, and how he’s adjusting to his newly found role combating discriminatory insurance practices.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, and Raphael Landovitz, MD, face off in a game that mirrors a fantasy sports draft, where the players take turns picking their favorite ID drugs available as generics.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, and Raphael Landovitz, MD, face off in a game that mirrors a fantasy sports draft, where the players take turns picking their favorite ID drugs available as generics.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax interviews his friend Andy Borowitz about his brush with death when he faced a life-threatening infection. Dr. Sax walks the satirist through the harrowing yet somehow now hilarious tale, from symptoms and diagnosis to his surgeon’s bedside manner and eventual recovery.

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax interviews his friend Andy Borowitz about his brush with death when he faced a life-threatening infection. Dr. Sax walks the satirist through the harrowing yet somehow now hilarious tale, from symptoms and diagnosis to his surgeon’s bedside manner and eventual recovery.

In this installment of the OFID podcast series, Editor Paul Sax, MD, and Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH, face off once again in a game that mirrors a fantasy sports draft, taking turns picking ID diagnostic tests.

In this installment of the OFID podcast series, Editor Paul Sax, MD, and Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH, face off once again in a game that mirrors a fantasy sports draft, taking turns picking ID diagnostic tests.

In this installment of the OFID podcast series, Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Rajesh Panjabi, MD, MPH, about a healthcare model for the world’s most remote and impoverished. He describes key facets of successfully deploying community members as health workers, the transformative power of rapid testing on disease management in resource-poor settings, and how the Ebola outbreak of 2016 underscored the important role community members play in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

In this installment of the OFID podcast series, Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Rajesh Panjabi, MD, MPH, about a healthcare model for the world’s most remote and impoverished. He describes key facets of successfully deploying community members as health workers, the transformative power of rapid testing on disease management in resource-poor settings, and how the Ebola outbreak of 2016 underscored the important role community members play in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

In this fifteenth installment of the OFID podcast, Alysse Wurcel, MD, MS, shares her work in infectious complications of addiction with Editor Paul Sax, MD. She discusses her OFID article “Increasing Infectious Endocarditis Admissions Among Young People Who Inject Drugs,” as well as shares some of the challenges of coaching other health professionals when treating infection drug use and staying positive when entrenched in this often heavy work.

In this fifteenth installment of the OFID podcast, Alysse Wurcel, MD, MS, shares her work in infectious complications of addiction with Editor Paul Sax, MD. She discusses her OFID article “Increasing Infectious Endocarditis Admissions Among Young People Who Inject Drugs,” as well as shares some of the challenges of coaching other health professionals when treating infection drug use and staying positive when entrenched in this often heavy work.