#53: The Long and Short of Long COVID with Dr. Alba Azola
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On this episode, we’re talking to physiatrist expert Dr. Alba Azola about long COVID (or PASC). How common is it, what are the symptoms, and how can we treat it? She tells us all this and more to help you protect yourself and your loved ones.
Dr. Alba Azola, MD is a rehabilitation physician and the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Post-Acute COVID-19 Team (PACT), in collaboration with the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. PACT is a multidisciplinary clinic that offers comprehensive outpatient care and rehabilitation services for patients with post-COVID conditions, and it was established in April of 2020. Dr. Azola's expertise includes neurorehabilitation, management of autonomic dysfunction, rehabilitation for swallowing disorders, and post-COVID rehabilitation, and she’s one of a small group of physicians in the U.S. who are at the forefront of post-COVID research and treatment.
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