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NEJM Interviews
Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
Episodes
NEJM InterviewsWhat Earlier Epidemics Teach Us about Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Allan M. Brandt is the Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the…
NEJM InterviewsEfficacy of Current Covid-19 Vaccines against Variant Viruses
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Jane Zhu on the growth of private-equity investment in medical practices.
Dr. Jane Zhu is an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Suchita Rastogi on undertaking medical training as a student with a chronic illness.
Dr. Suchita Rastogi is a medical student at the Stanford University School of Medicine who also has a doctorate in microbiology and immunology. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsThe Implications of Changes in the Structural Biology of SARS-CoV-2
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jonathan Abraham is a structural biologist in the Department…
NEJM InterviewsA New SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine and a New Look at Treatment
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Gary Gibbons on progress in understanding, preventing, and treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Gary Gibbons is the director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on the work that health care organizations will need to take on to ensure effective delivery of Covid-19 vaccines.
Dr. Thomas Lee is a cardiologist and primary care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the chief medical officer of Press Ganey, as well as a member…
NEJM InterviewsThe Real-World Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccination
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Perri Klass on vaccinating children against Covid-19, including lessons from measles vaccination campaigns.
Perri Klass is a professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the…
NEJM InterviewsViral Variants and Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jeremy J. Farrar is the Director of Wellcome. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsDoes Vaccination Mean the End of Masking and Social Distancing?
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. William Feldman on a new federal price-transparency rule and legal challenges to efforts to increase access to pricing information.
Dr. William Feldman is a physician and researcher in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 and the States — A Conversation with Ralph Northam
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Ralph Northam is the Governor of Virginia. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Julie Gerberding on the past half-century of vaccine development and policy.
Dr. Julie Gerberding is chief patient officer and executive vice president at Merck. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of…
NEJM InterviewsA Covid-19 Conversation with Anthony Fauci
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Anthony Fauci is the U.S. Chief Medical Advisor and Director…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Incze on building multidisciplinary care teams for endocarditis and reducing stigma related to substance use.
Dr. Michael Incze is a primary care physician and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Utah. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
NEJM InterviewsAn International Look at Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Krista Nottage is a Bahamian surgeon and former New England…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Pardis Sabeti on the importance of testing during an epidemic and why testing approaches in the United States have fallen short.
Dr. Pardis Sabeti is an institute member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and a professor at Harvard University and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 in South Africa and a New SARS-CoV-2 Variant
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Salim Abdool Karim is a clinical infectious disease…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Corey Davis on the recent federal settlement with Purdue Pharma over its actions to increase prescriptions of its opioid medications.
Corey Davis is the deputy director of the Network for Public Health Law’s Southeastern Region Office. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Charles Rotimi on advances in human molecular genetics and genomics.
Dr. Charles Rotimi is the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Institutes of Health. Stephen Morrissey, the…
NEJM InterviewsPlanning for the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Rollout
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Thomas Lee is a cardiologist and primary care physician at…
NEJM InterviewsA Look at Covid-19 Prevention and Care in 2020
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Paula Chatterjee on the role of safety-net hospitals and the challenges associated with defining these facilities.
Dr. Paula Chatterjee is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Raphael Rush on consent and the gift that patients give when they allow trainees to learn on their bodies.
Dr. Raphael Rush is a rheumatologist at Toronto Grace Health Centre. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 Vaccine Fundamentals
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Daphna Stroumsa on transgender rights, including coverage of gender-affirming health care.
Dr. Daphna Stroumsa is a clinical lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Jay Hoofnagle on the discovery of hepatitis C and progress in preventing and treating chronic infection.
Dr. Jay Hoofnagle is director of the Liver Disease Research Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey…
NEJM InterviewsSARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Vulnerable Populations
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Joshua Barocas is an infectious disease specialist at Boston…
NEJM InterviewsCaring for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika on U.S. and global strategies for addressing obesity and related health threats.
Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika is a research professor at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Sonja Rasmussen on guidance related to pursuing or delaying pregnancy during a public health emergency.
Dr. Sonja Rasmussen is a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine and College of Public…
NEJM InterviewsNew Studies of Covid-19 Transmission
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 in Europe and New Information on Vaccines
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Charlotte Haug is an international correspondent for the…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Rourke on practicing primary care over the Internet during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr. Elizabeth Rourke is an internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of…
NEJM InterviewsAn Update from Operation Warp Speed
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Janet Woodcock is the director of the Center for Drug…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Holly Taylor on the ethical issues involved in conducting Covid-19 vaccine research in correctional facilities.
Dr. Holly Taylor is a research bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Linda McCauley on historical and current concerns related to the health of U.S. veterans.
Dr. Linda McCauley is dean of the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing…
NEJM InterviewsWhat the U.S. Response to Covid-19 Looks Like Today
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsA New Monoclonal Antibody for Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Jason Schwartz on processes for determining the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine candidates and for distributing vaccines.
Jason Schwartz is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on health reform and the 2020 elections.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsTocilizumab and Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Drs. Sherry Glied and Mark Pauly on what U.S. health policy could look like in the coming years under a Biden or a Trump administration.
Dr. Sherry Glied is dean of the New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Dr. Mark Pauly is a professor of health care management at the…
NEJM InterviewsVaccinology and Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 and the President
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Chernew on the role of markets in improving the efficiency of health care delivery.
Dr. Michael Chernew is a professor of health care policy and the director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab at Harvard Medical School. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsCovid-19 Testing and the Individual Physician
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Linda Fried on advances in research on aging and ongoing efforts to provide older Americans with high-quality prevention and care.
Dr. Linda Fried is the dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of…
NEJM InterviewsEight Months of Action and Inaction against Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on empathy, transparency, and global disease outbreaks
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Lisa Rosenbaum, the interviewer, is a national correspondent…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew Fiedler on disagreement about the role of government in health insurance and health care in the United States.
Dr. Matthew Fiedler is a fellow at the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on considerations regarding the consent process for procedures performed by medical students and residents.
Dr. Michael Greene is a member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Editor at the Journal. Stephen…
NEJM InterviewsOperation Warp Speed and Covid-19 Therapeutics
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsGuidelines for Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Michele Evans on the role that public policies have played in exacerbating health inequities in the United States.
Dr. Michele Evans is a senior investigator and the deputy scientific director at the National Institute on Aging and a member of the Journal's Editorial Board…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schilsky on milestones in the prevention and treatment of cancer in the United States.
Dr. Richard Schilsky is the chief medical officer and executive vice president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and a member of the Journal’s…
NEJM InterviewsUnderstanding Antibody Testing in Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive…
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth McGlynn on why efforts to improve health care quality have often been unsuccessful and where we can go from here
Dr. Elizabeth McGlynn is vice president at Kaiser Permanente Research and executive director of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Effectiveness and Safety…