Join Monterey Bay Parent Magazine and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula on Nov. 5 from 6-7 p.m. for a free Facebook question and answer session. Martha L. Blum, MD, Ph.D. will be answering your questions about the flu shot, flu prevention, and treatment. The special Q & A session will be held in our Facebook group.
You will be able to post your question in real-time for Dr. Blum to answer and the conversation will remain in the group for those who can't attend the live session.
If you'd prefer to have us post a question for you, please click here to email your question.
Martha Lewis Blum, MD, Ph.D., is board certified in infectious diseases and internal medicine. She received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 2002 and completed her residency and fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center. She has a doctorate in medical virology from Rockefeller University. She was an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCLA from 2007-14 when she joined Montage Medical Group. She has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health and published research articles on many viral infections, including HIV, HTLV, SARS, and Hepatitis B and C viruses. She is the medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and is dedicated to promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics in our community. She specializes in general infectious diseases and travel medicine.’