UAB’s Dr. Michael Saag has been a leading national voice throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing frequently on CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, and the Paul Finebaum Show, as well as in the pages of the Washington Post‘s OpEd section.
Join us as we hear reflections from Dr. Saag about what he’s learned during the pandemic, particularly from the perspective of his Jewish faith.
More about Dr. Saag: Dr. Saag is Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Microbiology and Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During his fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Dr. Saag conceived the concept of a comprehensive HIV outpatient clinic dedicated to the provision of comprehensive patient care in conjunction with the conduct of high-quality clinic trials, basic science, and clinical outcomes research. Over the last 35 years, the clinic has treated more than 12,000 patients and has become recognized as one of the best sites for clinical research and care in the United States. The winner of many prestigious awards, Dr. Saag has also published over 500 articles in peer reviewed journals and is the author of Positive: One Doctor’s Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System.