![Sh2022 Putrino David](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b7b45702-da86-4c9b-ac7c-639100f936c7/SH2022_Putrino_David.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=602%2C565%2C2247%2C2248&w=290)
David Putrino
Nash Family Director, Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, Mount Sinai Health System
David Putrino is a the Nash Family Director of the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness and a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Putrino has been recognized globally as a leading expert in the assessment, treatment, and underlying pathophysiology of Long COVID. His team has managed the care of over 3,000 people with Long COVID and published multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers on the topic. In 2019, he was named "Global Australian of the Year" for his contributions to health care. (Mount Sinai is a 2024 Festival Underwriter)
Previously
![After Long COVID: A Musical Performance of Self-Discovery](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dad693ec-2fcb-4573-b809-f7df8fc64a4a/53807866760_aea9674c75_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C4651%2C2618&w=400)
World-renowned cellist Joshua Roman blends performance and storytelling to share his experience with long COVID and the life-altering limitations that nearly ended his career....
![Explainer: David Putrino on Long-COVID](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/af390a4e-d481-4329-9945-6e16f65bc684/52168861101_d80be98aaa_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C172%2C8256%2C4644&w=400)
Who is vulnerable, how bad does it get, how long does it last?