Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the times of COVID

Hector Bonilla, MD, gives an overview of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), its symptoms, and talks about the relationship to long COVID.

Presenter: Hector Fabio Bonilla, MD, is a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford Medicine. His experience treating HIV/HCV, combined with his interest in inflammatory response, is the driving force behind his desire to understand ME/CFS. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bonilla has been an investigator in several outpatient clinical trials and long-term post-COVID follow-up studies. Dr. Bonilla is currently the co-director of the Stanford Health Care Long COVID clinic. The clinic follows over 800 patients with post-COVID symptoms and participates in several Long COVID studies. He is a member of several subcommittees of the RECOVER, created by NIH to study the long-term effects of COVID-19. His patients are his inspiration, and he is committed to continuing research to seek answers to their health challenges.