Volunteering at the Epicenter of COVID-19

Published: May 21, 2020, 12:06 p.m.

Ethan Weiss (@ethanjweiss), MD, associate professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California at San Francisco, tells his story of volunteering to treat patients in NYC during the COVID-19 outbreak, including expectations of the work he was to do in advance of volunteering, adjusting to a new hospital environment, deciding to chronicle the volunteering experience and subsequent work, and the viral Twitter picture he posted on a crowded plane as he flew home. Dr Weiss’ bio can be viewed at https://profiles.ucsf.edu/ethan.weiss