Dr. Raphael Stricker on Chronic Lyme, Morgellons & the Fight for Better Care

Raphael Stricker, MD was interviewed about Morgellons on “What the Morgs” podcast with host, Britt Girvan. In this podcast he discusses the misconceptions about Morgellons and the barriers that keep Morgellons patients misdiagnosed and desperate for medical care.

Trained at Columbia University in New York, Dr. Stricker is a Medical Doctor with a specialty in Internal Medicine. He has additional training in Hematology, Oncology, Immunology and Immunotherapy. With over 30 years experience, Dr Stricker is Medical Director of Union Square Medical Associates in San Francisco, CA where he treats Morgellons and other tick-borne illnesses. Link to his website: https://usmamed.com/

Dr. Stricker is a pioneer in the Lyme/Morgellons community as evidenced by his over 200 publications on these topics in the medical literature. He is a past president of ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Disease Society) and was among the first to take Morgellons symptoms seriously and evaluate and treat the underlying infections. He was also the first to publish on Morgellons and has continued researching Morgellons for over 20 years. Dr. Stricker and his colleague Melissa Fesler, DNP are among clinicians with the most experience in treating Morgellons patients and the most interest in furthering scientific research to better understand Morgellons disease.

We love Dr. Stricker for his many contributions to the medical literature, his vast knowledge of the literature, his extensive vocabulary, his amazing sense of humor, and of course his commitment to Morgellons Disease Research. When it comes to treatment of Morgellons and other tick-born illnesses, Dr. Stricker is a man with a plan.