Annie Luetkemeyer, MD, professor of infectious diseases at UCSF, is an expert on the treatment of viral infections. Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, interviewed her about the evidence behind potential treatments for COVID-19 (including chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and others), as well as how to assess new and existing drugs in a pandemic.
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