“Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic”: A Talk by Matt McCarthy, MD

The Division of Medical Humanities (Department of Medicine) and the Division of Medical Ethics (Department of Population Health) at NYU Langone Health present:

THE LERNER LECTURE

“Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic”
Matt McCarthy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 5:00-6:00pm
WHERE: NYU Langone Health, 550 First Avenue, NYC, Alumni Hall B

Refreshments to follow. For questions, contact: [email protected]

RSVP Requested: https://tinyurl.com/Lerner-Lecture-2019

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MATT MCCARTHY is the author of two national bestsellers, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly and Odd Man Out. His third book, Superbugs, was released in May and has been published in fourteen countries and translated into seven languages. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell and a staff physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he serves on the Ethics Committee. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Slate, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He reviews nonfiction for USA Today and is editor-in-chief of Current Fungal Infection Reports.
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The Lerner Lecture series was established in honor of the career of Phillip I. Lerner, MD, a humanistic infectious diseases physician who practiced from 1960-2000. We would like to thank Sam Miller and Ronnie Lerner for their generous funding of this lecture series.











When: Tue., Oct. 15, 2019 at 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: NYU (Other)
Washington Square Area
212-998-1212
Price: Free
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The Division of Medical Humanities (Department of Medicine) and the Division of Medical Ethics (Department of Population Health) at NYU Langone Health present:

THE LERNER LECTURE

“Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic”
Matt McCarthy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 5:00-6:00pm
WHERE: NYU Langone Health, 550 First Avenue, NYC, Alumni Hall B

Refreshments to follow. For questions, contact: [email protected]

RSVP Requested: https://tinyurl.com/Lerner-Lecture-2019

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MATT MCCARTHY is the author of two national bestsellers, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly and Odd Man Out. His third book, Superbugs, was released in May and has been published in fourteen countries and translated into seven languages. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell and a staff physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he serves on the Ethics Committee. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Slate, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He reviews nonfiction for USA Today and is editor-in-chief of Current Fungal Infection Reports.
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The Lerner Lecture series was established in honor of the career of Phillip I. Lerner, MD, a humanistic infectious diseases physician who practiced from 1960-2000. We would like to thank Sam Miller and Ronnie Lerner for their generous funding of this lecture series.

Buy tickets/get more info now