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RENEGADE MD
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Susan Partovi’s colleagues call her “The Skid Row Doctor.” She’s a leading expert on street medicine who has treated hundreds of the most underserved patients in Los Angeles — substance users, and people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness. On this episode of SoCal Voices, Dr. Partovi opens up about her unique approach to providing healthcare to some of southern California’s most vulnerable people. Hear Dr. Partovi describe why she pursued medicine as a career, the circumstances that led her to focus on street medicine, and the decision to document some of her experiences with patients in her new book, Renegade MD: A Doctor’s Stories from the Streets (available January 30, 2024).
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