Our guest:

Elana Oberstein, M.D. - Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology 


On our panel:

Theresa Shumard, Education Manager - sleepapnea.orgGilles Frydman, Chief Strategy Officer - sleepapnea.org

Our host:

Justine Amdur, Program Coordinator - sleepapnea.org.


In today's show we are joined by Elana Oberstein, M.D. a board-certified internist, specializing in rheumatology. We will be discussing the COVID-19 virus and it's impact on patients who may already be immuno-compromised.

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Theme Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod

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