Demetre Daskalakis: Great HIV Care Is a Form of Resistance

Demetre Daskalakis, M.D., M.P.H., has returned to his roots: He's the new chief medical officer in town at Callen-Lorde, a widely respected, LGBTQ-centric HIV and health care institution in New York City. He joins the podcast to discuss the extent to which HIV has been a "North Star" throughout the unexpected twists and turns of his medical career, as well as the role he sees for U.S. HIV clinicians amidst so much professional and political uncertainty. ¶ Read the transcript on TheBodyPro (every click helps!): https://www.thebodypro.com/podcast/hiv/future-hiv-care-demetre-daskalakis-april-2026 ¶ The host and executive producer of this podcast is Myles Helfand; our senior production manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our senior producer is Lizzie Warren; and our audio editor is Kim Buikema. Special thanks this month to Lauren Hunter for her assistance with pre-interview research and prep.