Most physicians were taught only a paragraph about Lyme disease — and almost nothing about chronic tick-borne illness. Dr. Susan Marra has spent 27 years proving that the real story is far bigger. In this episode of Doctors Making a Difference, she breaks down why so many patients with strange, multisystem symptoms are actually living with chronic Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, and other co-infections… and why standard testing misses almost all of it. Dr. Marra has treated more than 9,000 patients, trained under leaders like Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, and survived Lyme herself — including losing vision in her right eye for six months. This is the medical education doctors should have received. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Welcome to Doctors Making a Difference 01:01 — Meet Dr. Susan Marra: Psychology background & early career 02:55 — Discovering a Wave of Strange Symptoms 04:02 — The First Clues: Migratory Pain, Brain Fog, GI Issues 05:45 — Connecting with Early Lyme Experts 07:02 — Dr. Marra Gets Lyme Herself 08:14 — Losing Vision and the Road to Recovery 10:01 — Why Standard Lyme Tests Fail 11:40 — Understanding Co-Infections: Babesia, Bartonella & More 13:21 — Modern Diagnostics: PCR, FISH & Specialty Labs 15:00 — Why Insurance Often Won’t Cover Testing 16:42 — The Cost Barrier in Tick-Borne Illness 18:03 — Why “Just Lyme” Rarely Exists Anymore 19:25 — Navigating Controversy in Tick-Borne Medicine 21:14 — How Patients Find Her Expertise 23:03 — Advances in Treatment Over 27 Years 24:55 — Methylene Blue, Dapsone & Emerging Therapies 26:30 — Botanical Medicine vs. Antibiotics 28:18 — How Tick-Borne Illness Alters Genetics & Immunity 30:02 — Research: Hygromycin A, Dapsone Trials & More 32:01 — The Biggest Concerns: Transfusion & Congenital Transmission 34:12 — What Physicians Must Recognize in Their Patients 36:20 — How to Assess Risk & Choose the Right Tests 38:00 — Dr. Marra’s Website & Resources for Physicians 39:20 — Closing Thoughts from Dr. Crane LINKS Dr. Susan Marra’s Website: https://drsusanmarra.com Doctors Making a Difference: https://doctorsmakingadifference.com Lyme disease, chronic Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, tick-borne illness, co-infections, specialty lab testing, IGeneX, FISH testing, PCR diagnostics, chronic infection, neurologic Lyme, naturopathic medicine, persistent symptoms