Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark Kortepeter

In his first hand account of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), physician and retired Army Colonel, Mark Kortepeter, MD pens the edge of you seat book, Inside the Hot Zone- A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare.

In this podcast, Dr Kortepeter talks about USAMRIID and some of it’s unique features and history, some riveting stories from the hot zone, Dr. Bruce Ivins and the “Six Chessman of Doom”.

Check out the book: Inside the Hot Zone- A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare

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