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Insight into COVID-19

April 6, 2020
  • Alumni

Alumni share how the virus impacts their work

In a short amount of time, the coronavirus has upended every facet of life in the U.S. and beyond. As the world copes with a growing number of COVID-19 cases, many Wheaton alumni with careers in public health and medicine are working to mitigate the impact and save lives. Here are some professional perspectives on the pandemic from:

  • Zaheer Faizi ’10, Medical doctor, second-year general surgery resident, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pa.
  • Atsuyoshi “Atsu” Ishizumi ’12, ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Rachel Mitrovich ’04, Global health practitioner, pharmaceutical industry
  • Chris Paquet ’03, Assistant commissioner in the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, New York City Health Department
  • Julia Corey ’19, Contact tracer, Partners in Health
  • Seth Lotterman ’99, Emergency physician, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn.

 

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Laura Pedulli
magazine@wheatoncollege.edu

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