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129. Preparing for the Next Pandemic & Travel Medicine | Jonathan Baktari, MD

129. Preparing for the Next Pandemic & Travel Medicine | Jonathan Baktari, MD

FromMedicine Redefined


129. Preparing for the Next Pandemic & Travel Medicine | Jonathan Baktari, MD

FromMedicine Redefined

ratings:
Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Jonathan Baktari is the CEO of eNational Testing, e7 Health, & US Drug Test Centers. He brings over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and entrepreneurial experience. . 
Dr. Baktari graduated magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve before continuing on to medical school at Ohio State University) and after graduation (he became a triple board-certified physician with specialties in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, completing his residency at Northwestern University and fellowships at UCLA).
 
Starting with private practice, he took on leadership roles at major Las Vegas hospitals. (AS the medical director for an ICU…or chief of internal medicine at Desert Springs Hospital, and system medical director for utilization management for six Valley Health Systems.) He also taught medicine at the University of Hawaii and Touro University, and spent time working on the insurance side, serving as medical director of the Culinary Health Fund and as Anthem’s medical director for the State of Nevada.
 
In this episode, we start by discussing

Digital health - what it is and why it’s exciting
Travel Medicine
Vaccinations
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Science communication and the scientific method



Resources mentioned in the show:
Dr. Baktari's website
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Released:
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