When a young man's painful lesions leave doctors puzzled, pathologist Camille Ortiz, MD, discovers the source lurking in an innocent everyday habit.
Cast:
Narrator/Sage Whitlock: Elizabeth V. McLeod, MD, MS, FCAP
Dr. Daniel Frost: Charles T. Beavers, MD, FCAP
Dr. Camille Ortiz: C. Leilani Valdes, MD, MBA, FCAP
Lyle Booker: Adam Cloe, MD, PhD, BA, FCAP
Voiceover Intro/Outro: Robert Frick, MD, FCAP
Technical advisors: Jason V. Scapa, MD, FCAP, and Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, FCAP, with contributions from Elizabeth V. McLeod, MD, MS, FCAP; Thomas J. Cooper Jr., MD, FCAP; Xiaoyin "Sara" Jiang, MD, FCAP; and Feifan Fred Chen, MD, FCAP
This episode of Case Encounters is inspired by a real-life pathology case submitted by Feifan Fred Chen, MD, FCAP, member of The College of American Pathologists.
To learn more about the work a pathologist does on your lab test, visit yourpathologist.org.
Case Encounters is a production of The College of American Pathologists, with creative direction from StudioNorth.
Executive Producer: Robert Johnson
Creative direction by StudioNorth
Produced and directed by Natalie Gregory
Editing, sound design, and original music by Jake Sorgen
Written by Paige Freeborn for StudioNorth
Special thanks to Justin Charlton-Perrin and Clemmie Lozano
Additional production support from Nefsi Williams, Isabelle Ritz, and Anabella Torres
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