He visited medical projects, hospitals and clinics, and interviewed patients and staff.
Working with practicing doctors, the epidemiologists interviewed patients to determine the frequency with which they experienced certain symptoms.
The disease center also interviewed patients in depth to see what their symptoms were and how they evolved.
Lazarus's colleague, Frances Cohen, interviewed patients about to undergo elective surgery, such as for gall bladder problems.
On the first day of class, the students interviewed patients and families about their experiences with medical care.
Meanwhile, Dr. Siemionow worked with organ and tissue recovery organizations for help in finding a donor and interviewed patients who contacted the Cleveland Clinic seeking a face transplant.
In another study, recently submitted for publication, Wade interviewed patients about the hallucinations and delusions they experienced while in intensive care.
He argues that the documentary team interviewed patients who "owe their lives directly, or indirectly, to the work of my research team" and yet weren't featured at all.
Jerry Rostad, the public affairs officer for the center, said there was no record that Mr. Blair had visited or interviewed patients there.
We interviewed patients registered for treatment during July December 2000 in government health facilities of two tuberculosis units of south India.
High rate of adherence was reported, but 42% of interviewed patients admitted that they had occasionally postponed a dose and 58% had discontinued therapy mainly for forgetfulness.
