About this Conversation
Before becoming an internist, Lisa Sanders, MD, FACP, was a journalist. Lisa explores why an unexpected encounter with a physician saving a man’s life prompted her to pursue a career in medicine, her continuing role as a writer & teacher, and how she hopes to inspire the next generation of internists with host, Kelly Thomas, PhD, in this TEDMED Conversation.
Related resources:
-The mystery of Long COVID is just the beginning. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/artic…
-The New York Times: Diagnosis. https://www.nytimes.com/by/lisa-sande…
-Yale New Haven Health: The Long COVID Program. https://www.ynhhs.org/patient-care/lo…
-Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries. https://www.amazon.com/Diagnosis-Solv…
-The Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers’ Workshop. https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-me…
About Lisa Sanders
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About Lisa
Dr. Lisa Sanders is a board-certified internist and an Emmy award-winning producer for CBS News. She is widely known for her popular New York Times Magazine column, “Diagnosis”, where she writes about the challenging process of solving medical mysteries. She is known for her ability to explain complex medical science in a way that is easy for a general audience to understand. Her column was the inspiration for the popular TV show “House, M.D.,” for which she also served as a consultant. Her work was also adapted into the Netflix documentary series “Diagnosis”. In the series, Lisa follows eight patients with puzzling symptoms, using a method she pioneered: crowdsourcing. By sharing the patients’ stories in the New York Times, she invites readers—including doctors, medical students, and other experts—to offer their insights, which helps lead the patients toward a final diagnosis. This approach harnesses the “wisdom of the crowd” to solve medical puzzles that have stumped traditional doctors.
