David Witt MD Archives

Early mitigation efforts helping to slow COVID-19 spread in the West, David Witt, MD, tells Healthline

April 21, 2020

David Witt, MD, an infectious disease leader with The Permanente Medical Group and a regional health care epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, told Healthline that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have proved effective in California and other western states.

David Witt, MD, explains the difference between ‘quarantine’ and ‘isolation’

March 30, 2020

In an interview with U.S. News and World Report, the Permanente infectious disease specialist explains how "isolation" is a better description of the state of affairs for most Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wall Street Journal quotes TPMG’s David Witt, MD, on mask shortage due to coronavirus

February 6, 2020

David Witt, MD, an infectious disease physician with The Permanente Medical Group, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal today on strains in the global medical-mask market due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus.