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Episode Synopsis
For 25 years, Lisa I. Iezzoni’s research has focused on improving the lived experiences, healthcare quality, and health equity of adults with disability, particularly mobility disability. It’s only recently, though, that research she conducted revealed the depths of medical inequity for people with disabilities. In this conversation, our hosts ask Iezzoni about her life’s work—and the difficulties in making healthcare more accessible.
This episode was recorded on November 16, 2022.
Released on September 21, 2023.
Episode Transcript
Guest
Lisa I. Iezzoni is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, based at the Health Policy Research Center and the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Related Content
Lisa I. Iezzoni: Fellowship Biography
Lisa I. Iezzoni: Radcliffe Fellow’s Presentation
These Doctors Admit They Don’t Want Patients with Disabilities, (New York Times, 10/19/22)
Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial lead at Harvard Radcliffe Institute (HRI), where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Jeff Hayash is a freelance sound engineer and recordist.
Marcus Knoke is a multimedia intern at HRI, a Harvard College student, and the general manager of Harvard Radio Broadcasting.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
This episode was recorded on November 16, 2022.
Released on September 21, 2023.
Episode Transcript
Guest
Lisa I. Iezzoni is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, based at the Health Policy Research Center and the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Related Content
Lisa I. Iezzoni: Fellowship Biography
Lisa I. Iezzoni: Radcliffe Fellow’s Presentation
These Doctors Admit They Don’t Want Patients with Disabilities, (New York Times, 10/19/22)
Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial lead at Harvard Radcliffe Institute (HRI), where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Jeff Hayash is a freelance sound engineer and recordist.
Marcus Knoke is a multimedia intern at HRI, a Harvard College student, and the general manager of Harvard Radio Broadcasting.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
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