Dr. Sahil Parikh shares his journey to a career in Interventional Cardiology at Columbia University. He sheds light on the relationship between diabetes and the risk of complications from COVID-19 and the burden of illness and death from COVID-19 being disproportionately prevalent on racial and ethnic groups.
Dr. Parikh is an Interventional Cardiologist focused on patient-care research and teaching around the manifestations of atherosclerosis through the circulation. He has a large outpatient and inpatient practice and performs complex procedures in a population comprised of approximately 50% diabetic patients. He's passionate about advocacy for patients with vascular disease and teaching the next generation. As an engineer, he aspires to help develop new technologies to improve care for his patients.
"So the most seriously affected patients, over a third of them are diabetics and these were patients in the intensive care unit and the you know, the numbers are sobering. Over half the patients who make it to the ICU, are either still in the ICU or have died."
In this episode you will learn:
About Dr. Sahil Parikh and his lifework in Interventional Cardiology
The relationship between diabetes and complications from COVID-19
The future impact of COVID-19 from a statistical perspective
The impact of COVID-19 on minority groups
Are hospitals becoming a source of coronavirus infection?
Keynotes:
[1:55] Dr. Parikh talks about his journey towards a career in Interventional Cardiology
[4:00] Possible complications from COVID-19 in high-risk patients (including diabetes)
[10:30] Talking statistical data and the future of COVID-19
[13:58] Minority groups and how they are affected by COVID-19
[18:00] Discussing the actual risks of visiting the hospitals during COVID-19
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