Breaking Barriers in HIV Care: Dr. Jean Anderson's Four-Decade Journey in Women's Health
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Breaking Barriers in HIV Care: Dr. Jean Anderson's Four-Decade Journey in Women's Health
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In this episode, Tanvi sits down with Dr. Jean Anderson, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Johns Hopkins, to explore her groundbreaking career in HIV and women's health. Dr. Anderson shares her journey from medical school in the 1970s, when AIDS hadn't even been identified, to founding one of the first HIV Women's Health Programs in the nation. She discusses the evolution of HIV treatment from a uniformly fatal diagnosis to a manageable chronic condition, the importance of seeing patients as whole people rather than just diagnoses, and why healthcare should always remain centered on humanity. Through powerful patient stories, including her friendship with Rose, a peer counselor who has worked in her program for decades, Dr. Anderson illustrates how compassion combined with medical advances can transform lives.