Media
I speak with journalists and producers about emergency medicine, public health, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, and disorders of gut-brain interaction. For interview requests: rick@belly-md.com.
Television and radio
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PoliticKING with Larry King
The battle on the COVID-19 front line
April 2020. Returned in August 2020 for an assessment of the nation’s coronavirus testing.
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MSNBC, CNN
Delaware’s COVID-19 response
2020–2021, as Chief Physician, Delaware Division of Public Health
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WRDE, WMDT
Regional coverage of statewide testing operations
2020
Podcasts
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EMN Live
Co-host
The podcast of Emergency Medicine News, 2017–2021
- EM Over Easy Episode 103: Emergency medicine and public health
- Cannabis School, iHeartRadio What is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?
Press coverage
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U.S. News & World Report
Chicken Plants – and the Food Supply – Take Center Stage in Delaware’s COVID-19 Fight
May 2020, on the poultry plant outbreak response
- Business Insider COVID-era coverage
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EMS World
Five Questions With: Rick Pescatore, DO, on COVID-19 Testing
June 2020
Press materials
Short bio
Rick Pescatore, D.O. is a board-certified emergency physician, the Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine News, and the founder and CEO of BellyMD, a gut-brain health company in Philadelphia.
One-paragraph bio
Rick Pescatore, D.O. is a board-certified emergency physician, the Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine News, and the founder and CEO of BellyMD, a gut-brain health company in Philadelphia. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served in the Navy’s nuclear submarine community before training in emergency medicine at Cooper University Hospital, where he was chief resident. He served as Chief Physician of the Delaware Division of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, has authored thirty-three peer-reviewed publications and procedural chapters of the Merck Manual, and was named to EMRA’s 45 Under 45 in emergency medicine. He continues to practice in community emergency departments in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Headshot
A print-resolution headshot is available for editorial use. Please credit courtesy of Rick Pescatore.
