The Open Forum Infectious Diseases Podcast

The Open Forum Infectious Diseases Podcast


An interview with Dr. Philip Cheng

June 28, 2018

In this episode, OFID Editor Paul Sax, MD, interviews Philip Cheng, MD, a urology resident denied disability insurance after taking an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Here he shares how he first heard of and started taking PrEP, the time and steps he took to capture media attention, and how he’s adjusting to his newly found role combating discriminatory insurance practices.