DOCTOR BRIAN GARIBALDI IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE BIO-CONTAINMEN UNIT HERE, WHO CAREER HAS SPANNED FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. ACCORDING TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS WESBITE, DOCTOR GARIBALDI WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DESIGNING THE BIO-CONTAMINATE UNIT AT THE HOSPITAL. HE HELPED FROM DESIGNING THE BUILDING TO THE STAFFING PLANS. HE’S A SPECIALIST IN HIGH INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND ALSO WORKED ON THE EBOLA VIRUS. NOW, HE’S BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MEDICAL TEAM, ASSISTING IN THE PRESIDENT’S COVID-19 TREATMENTS, AT WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTE TODAY, HE TALKED ABOUT JOINING THE TEAM OF DOCTORS WHILE GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE PRESIDENT’S RECOVERY. >> I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN REITERATE WHAT AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PRESIDENT, BUT TO BE PART OF SUCH A TALENTED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM HERE AT WALTER REED. THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY EVENING COMPLETED A SECOND DOSE OF REMDESIVIR HE’S TOLERATED THAT INFUSIO WELL, WE’VE BEEN MONITORING FOR ANY POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS. AND HE HAS HAD NONE THAT WE CAN TELL. >> AND JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, SAYING THE COMPANY IS QUOTE, COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MEDICAL EXPERTISE TO ASSI IN THE CARE OF THE PRESIDENT. LIVE IN EAST BALTIMORE, I’M TRE WARD, WBAL TV-11 NEWS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CRITICAL LOCAL ANGLE ON THE STORY. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CONDITION ON THE WBAL
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One of the doctors assisting the medical team treating President Donald Trump is a lead physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Where to get tested ||Dr. Brian Garibaldi is the director of the biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins. He has been practicing for nearly two decades.According to the Johns Hopkins website, Garibaldi" was instrumental in designing the biocontaminate unit at the hospital. He helped from designing the building to the staffing plans.He's a specialist in highly infectious diseases and also worked on the Ebola virus.Now, he has been working closely with the president's medical team, assisting in the president's COVID-19 treatments at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.He spoke Sunday about joining the team of doctors while giving an update on the president's recovery."I just wanted to again reiterate what an honor and a privilege it is to take care of the president, but to be part of such a talented and multidisciplinary team here at Walter Reed," Garibaldi said. "The president yesterday evening completed a second dose of Remdesivir. He has tolerated that infusion well. We've been monitoring for any potential side effects and he has had none that we can tell."Johns Hopkins Medicine released a statement Sunday, saying it is "committed to providing the highest level of medical expertise to assist in the care of the president."
BETHESDA, Md. — One of the doctors assisting the medical team treating President Donald Trump is a lead physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Where to get tested ||
Dr. Brian Garibaldi is the director of the biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins. He has been practicing for nearly two decades.
According to the Johns Hopkins website, Garibaldi" was instrumental in designing the biocontaminate unit at the hospital. He helped from designing the building to the staffing plans.
He's a specialist in highly infectious diseases and also worked on the Ebola virus.
Now, he has been working closely with the president's medical team, assisting in the president's COVID-19 treatments at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
He spoke Sunday about joining the team of doctors while giving an update on the president's recovery.
"I just wanted to again reiterate what an honor and a privilege it is to take care of the president, but to be part of such a talented and multidisciplinary team here at Walter Reed," Garibaldi said. "The president yesterday evening completed a second dose of Remdesivir. He has tolerated that infusion well. We've been monitoring for any potential side effects and he has had none that we can tell."
Johns Hopkins Medicine released a statement Sunday, saying it is "committed to providing the highest level of medical expertise to assist in the care of the president."
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