Sarcoidosis Treatment Landscape & Diagnostic Hurdles with Dr. Mehdi Mirsaeidi

Apr 25, 2022, 04:00 AM

The Director of the ILD and Sarcoidosis Program at the Jacksonville College of Medicine joins Dr. Al Rizzo during Sarcoidosis Awareness Month to review the challenges and research surrounding the rare inflammatory disease.

Episode highlights
  • 0:16 The history of sarcoidosis
  • 1:54 Introducing Mehdi Mirsaeidi, MD, MPH
  • 2:54 Understanding inflammatory process in sarcoidosis
  • 5:01 How advanced sarcoidosis presents in clinics
  • 8:34 Anti-inflammatories for sarcoidosis
  • 12:10 The role of lung transplantation
  • 14:27 COVID-19 complications among patients
  • 16:42 The sarcoidosis specialty care team
  • 18:13 Clinical research endeavors
  • 19:36 Outro
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