Dr. Joseph Ladapo: What Florida Got Right About The Pandemic w/ Dr. Kelly Victory – Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Joseph Ladapo recently began his second term as Surgeon General of the state of Florida. But his impressive credentials (including an MD from Harvard Med and a PhD in Health Policy) simply aren't enough for corporate media, which has attacked him relentlessly since his administration's public departures from the CDC's pandemic response. ••「 CALL IN & LINKS」•• Dr. Ladapo returns with Dr. Kelly Victory to discuss why Florida handled COVID differently from most of the world, the constant attacks against his medical policies by nonmedical nonexperts in the media, and his astonishing life story as a former Navy SEAL.

Dr. Ladapo previously joined the show on Dec 7, 2022

ABOUT DR. JOSEPH LADAPO

Dr. Joseph Ladapo is the Surgeon General of Florida and professor at University of Florida College of Medicine. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ladapo worked as an associate professor of general internal medicine and a health policy researcher at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and children.

Follow Dr. Ladapo's official Florida government account at

Read his book "Transcend FearA Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health" at

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