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Ticktective
by Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Ticktective podcast, a Bay Area Lyme Foundation program, investigates the latest scientific knowledge and advances in Lyme and tick-borne diseases, and offers insightful discussion with researchers, physicians, patients, and thought leaders in the field. Learn more at bayarealyme.org.
Episodes
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Richard Horowitz, MD: Ending Chronic Illness
Dr. Richard Horowitz is a board-certified internist, bestselling author, and medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center. Over 42 years, he has treated more than 13,000 Lyme and tick-borne disease patients and advised HHS, the New York State Department of Health, and agencies...
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Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM, PhD: Bartonella, PANS & Autism: The Infection Connection
Dr. Edward B. Breitschwerdt is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also an adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and a Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine…
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Liz Horn: The Lyme Disease Biobank That Could Change Everything
Liz Horn, PhD, MBI, serves as Principal Investigator of Lyme Disease Biobank, a resource that provides much-needed blood, urine, and tissue samples to researchers studying Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. She has spent more than 2 decades working with non-profit organizations to…
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Dr Somer DelSignore: Congenital Lyme, PANS/PANDAS & Hope for Families
Dr. Somer Delsignore, DNP, is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in complex chronic illness in children. Her clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and management of immune dysfunction using a root-cause approach. She developed the…
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Meet David Walsey: Our New Executive Director
David Walsey joined Bay Area Lyme Foundation as Executive Director in 2025. He is a strategic biotech leader with 25 years of experience advancing corporate objectives through strategy, communications, financing, and investor initiatives for public companies. Most recently, David served as Senior...
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Amy Offutt, MD: Lyme, Integrative Medicine, & True Healing
Dr. Offutt is the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Health and Yoga which she co-founded with her husband, Brad, in 2007, located in Marble Falls, Texas. Her first seven years of practice were focused on rural family medicine and obstetrics after which she transitioned to...
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Dr. Casey Kelley: From Lyme & Mold to Optimum Health
Dr. Casey Kelley, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician and one of the first to earn certification in integrative medicine. Founder and medical director of Case Integrative Health in Chicago, she specializes in functional medicine to address root causes of chronic conditions like…
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Dr. Jyotsna Shah: Inside IGeneX's Game-Changing Lyme Test
Dr. Jyotsna Shah is an immunologist and molecular biologist with over 40 years of experience in diagnostic tools for tick-borne diseases. She holds a Ph.D. in diagnostic immunology from the University of Nairobi and conducted postdoctoral work at Harvard University. Shah joined IGeneX in 1997,...
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Mikki Tal, PhD: Chronic Infections, Fertility, & Immunity: MIT Immunoengineer Makes Groundbreaking Lyme Discoveries
Mikki Tal, PhD, is a Principal Scientist at MIT's Department of Biological Engineering and Associate Scientific Director of the MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. She leads the Tal Research Group, focusing on host-pathogen interactions, immune responses to infections like Lyme disease, and…
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Dr. Joe Burrascano: A Masterclass on Tick-Borne Illness
Dr. Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., a pioneer in the field of Lyme, began his practice in East Hampton, NY, in 1981, where he identified and detailed the clinical aspects of Lyme in a high-prevalence area. Renowned for his groundbreaking diagnostic and treatment guidelines since 1984, he has advised…
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Dr Jill Crista: The Lyme-Mold Connection: An Incredible Guide to Healing
Dr. Jill Crista is a pioneering naturopathic doctor, best-selling author, devoted educator, and creative innovator. Her superpower is to make complex medical concepts simple and digestible for the average person. Dr. Jill focuses on conditions that cause injury to the brain and nervous system,...
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Dr. Scott Commins: Alpha Gal Chronicles: A Guide to Tick-Induced Meat Allergies
Dr. Scott Commins is an esteemed allergist and immunologist known for his pioneering research on alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites. With a medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and fellowship training at the University of Michigan, he has...
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Dr Neil Nathan: When You're Not Getting Better: Bestselling Author & Chronic Illness Expert Has Answers!
Dr. Neil Nathan is a renowned physician and bestselling author specializing in the treatment of chronic illness, particularly those related to environmental toxins, vector-borne infections, and complex systemic disorders. With decades of experience in clinical practice, he focuses on…
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Pathogens & Persistence: The Chronic Disease Drivers
Steven E. Phillips, MD is a Yale-trained, expert on zoonotic infections and coauthor of the book CHRONIC. He specializes in treating medicine's most complex cases, which include Lyme & other vector-borne disease and long COVID. Additionally, he has served as an expert for the states of CT, NY…
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The Toxic Truth: Mold, Lyme, and Helping Gwyneth Paltrow Get Well
Michael is an air quality expert, author, and founder of HomeCleanse, a go-to source for information, services, and products to create healthier living through cleaner indoor air. A specialist in working with people who are immunocompromised or have acute and sustained reactions to mold exposure,...
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Toxic Load: Healing from Tick-borne Disease, Long Covid, Mold, & Bad Food
Jill Carnahan, MD, is a functional medicine doctor with a huge media presence, board-certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the Medical Director of Flatiron Functional Medicine, a sought-after practice with a broad range of clinical services. As a survivor of…
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Processed Food, Nutrition, Modern Medicine, and Chronic Disease
David Perlmutter, MD, FACN is a board-certified neurologist, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and five-time New York Times bestselling author. He is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of nutritional influences in neurological disorders. He serves as a member of the...
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Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, Voted TIME100 Most Influential Person in Health, Discusses the Battle Against Infectious Disease
Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D., is a Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in Canada and her postdoctoral training from the...
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Rapamycin, The Dog Aging Project: What Animals Can Teach Us About Aging Better
Dr. Matt Kaeberlein is the Chief Executive Officer at Optispan, Inc., Affiliate Professor of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington, and Co-Director of the Dog Aging Project. Dr. Kaeberlein's research interests are focused on understanding the biological mechanisms of aging in order...
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Brain Bugs: A Neurologist Discusses Lyme, PANS, & PANDAS
Dr. Elena Frid is a Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist specializing in Infection Induced Autoimmune Disorders. With clinical interests in Autoimmune Neurology, she sees patients with complex cases of Lyme disease + co-infections, PANS/PANDAS, and Autoimmune conditions resulting in various...
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Long Covid: What We Have Learned About Chronic Illness from the Front Lines
David Putrino is a physical therapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He develops innovative...
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Mother's Against Lyme: Congenital Lyme disease
Isabel Rose is a writer, performer and activist. She has addressed audiences large and small urging understanding of, and support for, both congenital Lyme disease and rights for transgender children and their families. Rose is working on a memoir chronicling her lifelong battle against Lyme...
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The Chronic Illness Puzzle: Mold, Metals, Toxins, Infections
Dr. Todd Maderis is the Founder and Medical Director of Marin Natural Medicine Clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in treating tickborne infections, chronic viral infections, mold illness, and other conditions associated with complex chronic illnesses such as mast cell activation...
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Stealth Invader: Unveiling Lyme's Hidden Past
Kris Newby is an award-winning medical science writer and the senior producer of the Lyme disease documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, which was a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her book BITTEN: The Secret History of Biological Weapons and Lyme Disease has won three international book awards for journalism and...
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From Harvard MD to MS Patient: Wisdom from Both Sides
Annie Brewster is an Assistant Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, a writer and a storyteller. She is also a patient, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. In response to the disconnection she experienced in...
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Infectious Minds: Unraveling the Link Between Infections & Psychiatric Disorders
Dr. Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA is a leading expert in the relationship between microbes and mental illness. He's a graduate of Rutgers College and the George Washington University School of Medicine and board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry. He is a...
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Biosafety Is Key to Our Future: the Truth About Germs, Lab Leaks, & Information Warfare
Raina MacIntyre (MBBS Hons 1, M App Epid, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM) is Head of the Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW & author of DARK WINTER. She has over 450 peer-reviewed publications, has received many awards including the Sir Henry Wellcome Medal from the Association of Military Surgeons…
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Ticktective: Healthy Nutrition Is Crucial for Those with Lyme Disease and Chronic Health Conditions
Lindsay Christensen is the author of the book, "The Lyme Disease 30-Day Meal Plan: Healthy Recipes and Lifestyle Tips to Ease Symptoms". She provides nutrition consulting services at the California Center for Functional Medicine and her private practice, Ascent to Health.
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On the Front Lines of Lyme Treatment: a Conversation with Pioneer Kenneth Liegner, MD
Dana Parish interviews Dr. Kenneth Liegner, a Board Certified Internist practicing in Pawling, New York. He has been on the front lines of treating chronic Lyme and related infections since 1988. He has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is the author of In the Crucible of Chronic...
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All About Kids with Lyme, PANS, Mold Illness
Charlotte Mao, MD, is a pediatric infectious diseases physician with special focus on Lyme disease and associated infections. She received her medical degree at Harvard Medical School and did her pediatric and infectious disease training at Boston Children's Hospital.
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The Misunderstood Infection That Is Wreaking Havoc
Dr. Edward B. Breitschwerdt is the Melanie S. Steele professor of medicine and infectious diseases at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also an adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and Diplomate, American College of Veterinary…
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From Long Covid to Long Lyme: Persistent Infections Drive Chronic Illness
Microbiologist Amy Proal, PhD, serves as President/CEO of PolyBio Research Foundation and Chief Scientific Officer of the Long Covid Research Initiative (LCRI). Her work examines the molecular mechanisms by which viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens dysregulate human gene expression, immunity,...
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A "Professional Persuader" Shares His Bold Discoveries as a Journalist, Author, and Lyme Patient Advocate
Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, political analyst and author, shares his findings on the state of Lyme research, public perception, and his personal experience with tick-borne infections. Previously he was a senior editor of The Atlantic. He is the film critic for National Review, and he...
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Ticktective: A Straight-Forward Explanation of the Complications with Lyme Diagnostics and a Potential New Direct Detection Test
Dr. Brandon Jutras is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Tech whose recent diagnostic project on Borrelia's peptidoglycans was selected for a Bay Area Lyme Foundation 2021 Emerging Leader Award. With over 25 peer reviewed publications in many of science's top...
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Why Classic Medicine Does Not Work for Complex Chronic Illness Such as Alzheimer's Disease and Tick-borne Disease
Dale Bredesen, MD is the author of the New York Times' bestseller, "The End of Alzheimer's" as well as "The First Survivors of Alzheimer's". He has held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD. Dr. Bredesen directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute...
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The Complex Science & Politics of Chronic Diseases: Autoimmune, Tick-Borne, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia & More
Steven Phillips, MD is a Yale-trained physician and co-author of the book, "Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic". He has treated over 20,000 patients from over 20 countries. Dr. Phillips is well-published in peer-reviewed medical literature such as the Lancet and has been…
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Insights on Illness with Meghan O' Rourke, editor of the Yale Review, and author of "The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness"
Meghan O' Rourke is the editor of the Yale Review as well as the author of articles in Scientific American, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, Slate and many poetry publications. She is the author of several books including her newly released book, "The Invisible…
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A Broader Definition of Health through Ancestral Learning, Diet and Better Understanding of the Human Body
Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac., is a renowned expert, leading clinician, and top educator in the fields of functional medicine and ancestral health. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, "The Paleo Cure" as well as the book, "Unconventional Medicine". Chris is the co-founder and...
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Functional Medicine and How it Can Help Lyme Patients, Long Covid Patients, and Firefighters
Sunjya Schweig, MD is the president and co-founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area. One of his Johns Hopkins studies on herbal medicines for Lyme disease was in the top 1% of viewed articles on Frontiers in Medicine. He explains the basics for...
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What To Do If You Find a Tick
Dan Wolff (Tick Man Dan), the founder and president of TickEase tweezers, discusses his invention, what to do when you find a tick, ecology of ticks, and how Tony Fauci ended up at his bar mitzvah.
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Tick-borne Diseases, PANS/PANDAS and Resulting Pediatric Anxiety and Eating Disorders
Daniel Kinderlehrer, MD is the author of "Recovery From Lyme Disease: The Integrative Medicine Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness". He is also the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. Dr. Kinderlehrer attended Tufts Medical School and…
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Gratitude of a Celebrity, Business Woman, Author, Wife and Mom
Ally Hilfiger, film producer, fashion designer, businesswoman, reality TV star, daughter of fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger, and author of the book "Bite Me" shares her personal experience with tick-borne diseases and her path to healing.
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Our Most Recent Tick Ecology Studies and What We've Discovered
Dan Salkeld, PhD, Bay Area Lyme Scientific Advisory Board member, discusses the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme and other emerging tick-borne pathogens such as Borrelia miyamotoi.
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The Wearable Project: How Can Wearables Be Used in Diagnosing and Studying Lyme Disease?
Guest host, Wendy Adams, Bay Area Lyme grant director, interviews Dr. Michael Snyder, Stanford W. Ascherman Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Stanford University. Dr. Snyder is a major participant in the ENCODE project, the public...
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Mental Health Support for Persistent Lyme Disease patients and Covid Longhauler patients
Kerry Lang, a mental health therapist, shares how seeking wellness groups and having a positive attitude are so important to supporting the immune system and mental health. She discusses the Covid/Lyme overlap and how these two populations need to work together to inform each other.
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The Mysterious History of Tick-borne Diseases and How We Can Stem the Epidemic
Kris Newby discusses her Lyme history, her extensive research into tick-borne diseases in the USA and where we find ourselves today in this new pandemic world.
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How to Diagnose if Lyme Disease is Affecting the Heart and How to Best Treat It
Dr. Baranchuk, Professor of Medicine at Queen's University in the Division of Cardiology in Ontario Canada, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electrocardiology, Vice-President of the International Society of Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology and Secretary of the Inter-American Society of...
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First Female US Air Force Thunderbird Pilot and Her Fiercest Battle Yet
Col. Nicole Malachowski, first female Thunderbird pilot, National Women's Hall of Famer, Former Deputy Director for US Air Force Readiness and Training for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Bay Area Lyme Foundation Ambassador shares her challenging...
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Proof of Persistent Lyme
Monica Embers, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Tulane National Primate Research Center and Bay Area Lyme Scientific Advisory Board member discusses xenodiagnosis, Borrelia persistence, and her ongoing research in non-human primates.
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Proof of Persistent Lyme
Monica Embers, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Tulane National Primate Research Center and Bay Area Lyme Scientific Advisory Board member discusses xenodiagnosis, Borrelia persistence, and her ongoing research in non-human primates.
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Ticktective podcast, a Bay Area Lyme Foundation program, investigates the latest scientific knowledge and advances in Lyme and tick-borne diseases, and offers insightful discussion with researchers, physicians, patients, and thought leaders in the field. Learn more at bayarealyme.org.
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