Varen (Viren) Kolf
Pulmonary/critical care fellow (Mount Sinai/Elmhurst) participating as a featured clinical guest presenting and discussing latent TB pearls.
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Mar 28, 2018 • 27min
#12 Latent TB: 5 Pearls segment
Dr. Carly Kaplan-Shaw, pulmonologist and TB program director at Bellevue, gives an authoritative clinical recap. Dr. Rafael Revedon, an NYU IM resident, and Varen Kolf, pulmonary/critical care fellow, discuss who to screen for latent TB. They compare TST versus IGRA, review treatment regimens and shorter rifamycin options, and cover monitoring, hepatotoxicity, and important drug interactions.
