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Dr Robert T. Ball Jr joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Why Should Clinicians Care About Infectious Disease Existential Hazards?”
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Robert T. Ball Jr, MD, MPH is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Previously, he was on the faculty at the University of South Carolina’s School of Public Health and School of Medicine. A specialist in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and public health, he is credited with diagnosing South Carolina’s first cases of AIDS and Zika and, in his capacity as infectious diseases consultant for South Carolina’s Department of Health, served as medical director of 2 statewide pandemic influenza taskforces. He has also served as a regional medical director for South Carolina’s Department of Health and as a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Dr Ball has published 30 articles and 2 textbook chapters and is an oft-invited speaker, including on a panel at a 2022 international COVID conference. Over his career, he has received numerous state and national awards, including the 2020 ReadyCommunities Partnership National Service Award.
Recorded May 20, 2025.
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