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LAY PRESS INTERVIEWS OR PUBLICATIONS

• Live Radio Interview. Gary Flowers' Radio Show. Richmond Rejoice Radio WREJ-AM 990. The flu, RSV and COVID-19. February 7, 2023.
• Print Editorial: Respiratory Illnesses are Surging-Again. February 5, 2023, Richmond Times Dispatch. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-respiratory-illnesses-are-surging-again/article_11f9f0ee-a30a-11ed-8763-3fe95e592842.html
• Print Interview. 4 issues infectious disease experts are focused on as fewer enter their profession. Becker’s Hospital Review. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/4-issues-infectious-disease-experts-are-focused-on-as-fewer-enter-their-profession.html. January 31, 2023.
• Television Interview. Protect yourself from the flu this fall and winter. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/protect-yourself-from-the-flu-this-fall-and-winter
• Podcast: Infection Prevention in Conversation. Contact Precautions and multidrug resistant microorganisms. October 11, 2022. https://shows.acast.com/infection-prevention-in-conversation/episodes/contact-precautions
• Podcast: iHeart. Vacunas De COVID & Estudio De Cirugia Bariatrica. October 1, 2022. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-estamos-contigo-69475742/episode/vacunas-de-covid-estudio-de-102707257/
• Television Interview. El Progreso Hispano News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5zWSrl2Ic3o. June 15, 2022.
• Television Interview. Bienvenidos a America, La Red Hispana. June 21, 2022
• Television Interview. Mega TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bI-YWIfAhkI&t=605s. June 22, 2022.
• Television Interview. Univision’s Casos y Cosas con Collins. June 28, 2022.
• Television Interview. Telemundo 40 McAllen. June 21, 2022.
• Radio Interview. KIQI 1010 AM. June 25, 2022.
• Radio Interview. KPDW-LP. June 25, 2022.
• Podcast: iHeart. Vacunas COVID-19 Y La Salud Mental De Latinos. July 27, 2022. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-estamos-contigo-69475742/episode/vacunas-contra-covid-19-y-la-salud-99782688/
• Television Interview. Doctors see rise in COVID cases as the BA.5 variant spreads. NBC12, Richmond, VA. https://www.nbc12.com/2022/07/20/doctors-see-rise-covid-cases-ba5-variant-spreads/. July 20, 2022.
• Television Interview (Spanish Language) EVTV Miami. COVID-19 Vaccination in Children. June 24, 2022.
• Podcast. Dirty Drinks Podcast-University of Nebraska Medical Center, Mentorship, Leadership and Research Writing. June 16, 2022.
• Television Interview. Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield reach ‘high’ levels of COVID-19 transmission. NBC12, Richmond, VA. https://www.nbc12.com/2022/06/07/richmond-henrico-chesterfield-reach-high-levels-covid-19-transmission/. June 7, 2022.
• Television Interview. Experts urge caution as COVID numbers rise in Virginia. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/experts-urge-caution-as-covid-numbers-rise-in-virginia. May 30, 2022.
• Podcast Infection Control Matters: Revisiting Contact Precautions. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5ewx5-121883, May 23, 2022.
• Podcast: VHHA Patients Come First Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/user-51117823/vhha-patients-come-first-podcast-dr-gonzalo-bearman. April 18, 2022.
• Newspaper Editorial: The lesson’s we’ve learned from COVID-19. Richmond Times Dispatch. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/gonzalo-bearman-column-two-years-into-the-pandemic-the-lessons-weve-learned-from-covid-19/article_8b0d8cda-89a1-5dbf-98f6-e384ab213a1e.html March 5, 2022.
• Podcast Infection Control Matters. Virtual Infection Prevention in Low and Middle Income Countries. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/infection-control-matters/id1560741724?i=1000552619325. March 1, 2022.
• Print Interview. Most residents can stop wearing masks under new CDC guidance. Richmond Times Dispatch. https://richmond.com/news/local/most-richmond-area-residents-can-stop-wearing-masks-under-new-cdc-guidance/article_9d3bfe0f-b3d2-508d-b9ca-db8fa1923214.html. February 25, 2022.
• Television Interview. The Doctor is In. Masks for Ongoing COVID-19 Protection. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/vcu-sheds-light-on-masks-for-protection-against-covid-19 February 17, 2022.
• Television Interview. The Doctor is In: COVID 19 and the Benefits of Booster Vaccination, CBS 6, Richmond, VA. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/vcu-health-explains-the-protection-benefits-of-the-booster-shot. January 20, 2022.
• Television Interview. The Doctor is In: COVID 19 Vaccination. CBS 6, Richmond VA. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/vcu-health-sheds-light-on-the-omicron-variant. January 7, 2022.
• Newspaper Editorial. Broadband expansion can connect Virginians to specialty care. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/sangeeta-sastry-rebecca-mullin-and-gonzalo-bearman-column-broadband-expansion-can-connect-virginians-to-better/article_7f08994e-dc35-5456-95e1-e7c2464dfffe.html. Richmond Times Dispatch. January 7, 2021.
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology: Meet the Editors Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/user-788310625 . December 22, 2021.
• Newspaper Editorial: From Pandemic to Endemic and What to Expect in the Coming Months. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/gonzalo-bearman-michelle-doll-and-richard-p-wenzel-column-from-pandemic-to-endemic-and-what/article_bc1309dd-bca8-5628-9362-86ee426f730c.html. Richmond Times Dispatch. November 27, 2021.
• Podcast: COVID 19 and Healthcare Professional Fatigue and Burnout. https://soundcloud.com/user-788310625/covid-19-healthcare-professional-fatigue-and-burnout?in=user-788310625/sets/the-rapid-response-podcast , October 14, 2021.
• Print Interview: COVID 19 Delta Variant, Should We Be Concerned? https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/covid-19/delta-variant-should-people-in-virginia-be-concerned July 15, 2021.
• Television Interview. The Doctor Is In: COVID 19 Vaccination. CBS 6, Richmond Va. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/vcu-health-on-covid-19-vaccination-side-effects July 1, 2021
• Print interview. Colgate University. https://gocolgateraiders.com/news/2021/6/28/mens-soccer-bearman-93-reached-pinnacle-of-success-in-soccer-career.aspx June 29, 2021
• Radio Interview. The Source. COVID-19 Pandemic in Virginia. 91.3 WVST Virginia, June 15, 2021.
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. VA List Restrictions Ahead of Memorial Day. May 29, 2021(https://richmond.com/news/local/as-va-lifts-restrictions-ahead-of-memorial-day-weekend-epidemiologists-warn-the-pandemic-isnt-over/article_6467cde0-2701-50a2-845e-00768da90933.html
• Newspaper Editorial. COVID-19: Maintaining Preparedness. Richmond Times Dispatch. April 3, 2021. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/gonzalo-bearman-and-rebecca-vokes-column-covid-19-infection-prevention-and-public-health-maintaining-present/article_471d0eb7-efe3-5cb6-864c-d8bdb34aba5b.html
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. Socially distant egg hunts, Family Easter at Maymont & no Easter on Parade: How Richmond-area families are celebrating Easter this year. March 26, 2021. https://richmond.com/entertainment/socially-distant-egg-hunts-family-easter-at-maymont-no-easter-on-parade-how-richmond-area/article_c3cf9245-a510-5654-8593-f48fd8f29d97.html
• Television Interview. CBS 6 Richmond. Virginia Health Leaders Hopeful for Astra Zeneca Vaccine. March 22, 2021. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/health-leaders-hopeful-for-astrazeneca-vaccine
• Radio Interview. Virginia Public Radio. Mild Flu Season Amidst Pandemic. March 22, 2021. https://www.wvtf.org/post/mild-flu-season-amid-pandemic#stream/0
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 Richmond. When will Virginia reach herd immunity from COVID-19? Dr. Avula says end of May earliest. March 12, 2021. https://www.wric.com/news/when-will-virginia-reach-herd-immunity-from-covid-19-dr-avula-says-end-of-may-earliest/
• Television Interview. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. CDC relaxes masks recommendations, but some Virginians say they’ll remain vigilant. March 9, 2021. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/cdc-relaxes-mask-recommendations-for-those-fully-vaccinated
• Television Interview. NBC 12, Richmond, VA. VCU infectious disease expert says US could achieve herd immunity by summer. February 24, 2021. https://www.nbc12.com/2021/02/25/vcu-infectious-disease-expert-says-us-could-achieve-herd-immunity-by-summer/
• Television Interview. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. COVID 19 Vaccines, The Doctor is In. January 29, 2021. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/vcu-health-share-updates-on-vaccines-for-covid-19
• Print Interview. Richmond Magazine. The Wait, COVID19 Vaccines. https://richmondmagazine.com/life-style/health/the-wait/.January 29, 2021
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 Richmond. Top VCU doctor says consider wearing two masks. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/top-vcu-doctor-says-consider-wearing-two-masks/ . January 25, 2021.
• Print interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. Area families adapting to celebrate Thanksgiving suring pandemic. https://richmond.com/entertainment/pandemic-thanksgiving-how-richmonders-are-celebrating-the-holiday-this-year/article_6c646a47-2eec-581d-9986-6c8a61d79f36.html . November 15, 2020.
• Television Interview. CBS 6 Richmond. Coronavirus rising cases and new restrictions. https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/virginias-new-covid-19-restrictions-begin-as-cases-climb. November 15, 2020.
• Television Interview. CBS 6 Richmond. https://www.wtvr.com/on-air/virginia-this-morning/how-to-celebrate-the-holiday-season-safely-in-2020, October 26, 2020.
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. COVID-19 University Campuses in Virginia. https://richmond.com/news/local/education/why-virginia-colleges-have-reported-vastly-different-covid-case-counts/article_b9cba800-2467-5734-b196-bab26116a3ac.html.
• Print Interview. University at Buffalo School of Medicine. COVID 19, It Touches Us All. https://medicine.buffalo.edu/alumni/classnotes/covid-19--tell-us-your-story.html. September 15, 2020.
• Print Interview. USA TODAY. Going back to the gym? Here’s what you need to stay safe. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/07/17/how-stay-safe-gym-during-covid-19-pandemic/5457245002/. July 17, 2020.
• Print Interview. USA TODAY. Going back to the gym? Here’s what you need to stay safe. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/07/17/how-stay-safe-gym-during-covid-19-pandemic/5457245002/. July 17, 2020.
• Print Interview. USA TODAY. Face mask accessories are all over Instagram—but are they worth buying? https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/07/15/face-mask-accessories-where-buy-mask-chains-lanyards-extenders-and-more/5442613002/. July 15, 2020.
• Radio Interview. WFPL Kentucky. Kentucky Opens Bars As COVID Rates Increase Around The U.S. https://wfpl.org/kentucky-opens-bars-as-covid-rates-increase-around-the-u-s/. June 29, 2020.
• Newspaper Editorial: CDC Needs to Take a More Assertive Role in COVID-19 Fight. The Virginian-Pilot. https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/columns/vp-ed-column-bearman-wenzel-0626-20200626-cj6jgqqdrzfotmxuvbbmfjtpxu-story.html. June 26, 2020
• Radio Interview. K95. FOCUS RICHMOND: COVID-19 UPDATES FROM VCU HEALTH. https://www.k95country.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. April 30, 2020.
• Radio Interview. Classic Rock 96.5. FOCUS RICHMOND: COVID-19 UPDATES FROM VCU HEALTH. https://www.classicrock965.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. April 30, 2020.
• Radio Interview. 103.7 Play. https://www.1037play.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. April 30, 2020.
• Print Interview: AARP. New Rules for Safer Summer Cookouts. https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/coronavirus-summer-cookouts.html. June 16, 2020.
• Television Interview: Coronavirus Amidst Protesters. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/will-protests-lead-to-covid-19-spike-infectious-disease-specialist-weighs-in/. June 9, 2020.
• Print Interview. Health Experts Are Making College Work Out Guide Post. Richmond Times Dispatch. June 10, 2020.
• Print interview. Are Pools Safe During COVID-19. Richmond Times Dispatch. https://www.richmond.com/news/local/some-richmond-area-swimming-pools-open-for-lap-swimming-are-pools-safe-during-covid-19/article_012f5df3-d07b-552a-9bad-df78c00046c5.html May 29, 2020.
• Television Interview. Doctor: Medical research clearly shows masks help slow coronavirus. https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/doctor-medical-research-clearly-shows-masks-help-slow-coronavirus. May 26, 2020.
• Radio Interview. K95. What you can do to keep yourself safe right now. https://www.k95country.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. May 7, 2020.
• Radio Interview. Classic Rock 96.5. What you can do to keep yourself safe right now. https://www.classicrock965.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. May 7, 2020.
• Radio Interview. 103.7 Play. What you can do to keep yourself safe right now. https://www.1037play.com/2020/04/30/focus-richmond-covid-19-updates-from-vcu-health/. May 7, 2020.
• Radio Interview. RadioIQ. Does COVID-19 attack the heart as well as the lungs?. Does COVID-19 attack the heart as well as the lungs?. May 6, 2020.
• Television Interview. VCU Infectious Disease Specialist weighs in on Remdesivir, COVID-19 treatment drug. VCU infectious disease specialist weighs in on remdesivir, COVID-19 treatment drug. WRIC 8. Richmond, VA. May 5, 2020.
• Radio Interview. Radio IQ. How often do COVID-19 patients need to be hospitalized?. https://www.wvtf.org/post/how-often-do-covid-19-patients-need-be-hospitalized#stream/0. May 4, 2020.
• Television Interview. Could antibody testing help illuminate COVID-19 exposure?. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/vcu-infectious-disease-specialist-weighs-in-on-fight-against-covid-19/. CBS 6. Richmond, VA. May 4, 2020.
• Radio Interview. Radio IQ. Is checking for a fever a fool-proof way to screen for COVID-19?. https://www.wvtf.org/post/checking-fever-fool-proof-way-screen-covid-19#stream/0. May 1, 2020.
• Radio Interview. WFPL Kentucky. COVID-19 Benchmarks for re-opening the state of Kentucky. https://wfpl.org/kentucky-may-not-be-meeting-its-own-benchmarks-for-reopening/. May 1, 2020.
• Radio Interview. RadioIQ. If COVID-19 came from an animal source, are more like it possible? https://www.wvtf.org/post/if-covid-19-came-animal-source-are-more-it-possible#stream/0. April 28, 2020.
• Television Interview. VCU infectious disease specialist weighs in on fight against COVID-19. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/vcu-infectious-disease-specialist-weighs-in-on-fight-against-covid-19/. WRIC 8. Richmond, VA. April 28, 2020.
• Radio Interview. RadioIQ. Does nutrition play a role in protecting against COVID-19? https://www.wvtf.org/post/does-nutrition-play-role-protecting-against-covid-19#stream/0. April 27, 2020.
• Radio Interview. NPR All Things Considered. Masks 101: How to Wear, Remove and Disinfect Masks. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/27/846514557/masks-101-how-to-wear-remove-and-disinfect-masks-safely. April 27, 2020.
• Live Webinar: COVID-19 y El Personal de la Salud. Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI).https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2596&v=ezoVYZgzf04&feature=emb_logo. April 23, 2020.
• Television Interview. Recovered from COVID-19. VCU Health Needs Plasma. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/have-you-recovered-from-covid-19-donate-your-plasma-to-save-lives/. WRIC 8. Richmond, VA. April 22, 2020.
• Print Interview. Good Housekeeping magazine. Here’s How To Wear a Facemask Properly According to Medical Experts. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a32193198/how-to-wear-a-face-mask-properly/. April 22, 2020
• Radio Interview. RadioIQ. How does diabetes impact COVID-19? https://www.wvtf.org/post/how-does-diabetes-impact-covid-19. April 20, 2020.
• Radio Interview. RadioIQ. Why is there so much variation in the severity of COVID-19 infections? https://www.wvtf.org/post/why-there-so-much-variation-severity-covid-19-infections. April 21, 2020.
• Television Interview: What Happens After COVID-19 Peaks in Virginia? https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/what-happens-after-covid-19-peaks-in-virginia . CBS 6 News, Richmond, VA. April 9, 2020
• VCU Media Podcast Webinar. Questions and Answers for the COVID 19 exposed Healthcare Worker. https://youtu.be/Xme4byWARJE. April 2, 2020.
• Television Interview. Limiting the Spread of COVID 19. CBS 6 News Richmond. https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/vcu-virus-doc-were-in-the-early-phases-almost-just-beginning-in-virginia. April 1, 2020.
• Radio MD / VCU Health Podcast. Flattening the epidemic curve and COVID 19. https://radiomd.com/vcuhealth/item/41989-covid-19-why-and-how-we-should-flatten-the-curv. March 31, 2020.
• Television Interview: Telemundo Universo. Coronavirus. https://trib.al/O0dypoT. March 27,2020
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch. Coronavirus Preparedness. https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/virginia-braces-for-a-possible-coronavirus-outbreak/article_6acdc8d4-9bdf-53cc-98d9-9b756a9d3371.html. March 1, 2020.
• Print interview: Virginia Mercury. Coronavirus. https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/virginia-braces-for-a-possible-coronavirus-outbreak/article_6acdc8d4-9bdf-53cc-98d9-9b756a9d3371.html. February 28, 2020.
• Television Interview. WRIC 8, Richmond, VA. Coronavirus. https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/expert-suggests-healthy-lifestyle-over-stockpiling-face-masks-during-coronavirus-outbreak/. February 27,2020.
• Radio Interview. VPM NPR Virginia. https://vpm.org/news/articles/10726/vcu-infectious-disease-specialist-says-hospital-workers-are-safe-from-virus. February 18, 2020.
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 News. Central Virginia patients test negative for coronavirus. https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/virginia-department-of-health-investigating-3-potential-cases-of-coronavirus/. January 26, 2020.
• Television Interview. WTVR CBS 6 News. Richmond festival canceled over coronavirus fear: ‘The Risk is too great’. https://wtvr.com/2020/01/27/richmond-festival-canceled-over-coronavirus-fear-the-risk-is-too-great/. January 27, 2020.
• Print Interview: Yuck: Docs’ White Coats Rarely See the Washing Machine. MedPage Today. January 10, 2020. https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncontrol/84307?xid=fb_o&trw=no
  (https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncontrol/84307?xid=fb_o&trw=no)
• Newspaper Editorial: Non-medical Exemption of Vaccination Poses a Looming Threat to Virginia. Richmond Times Dispatch. January 6, 2020. https://www.richmond.com/opinion/columnists/pamela-bailey-and-gonzalo-bearman-column-non-medical-exemption-of/article_5214785a-f319-5c9c-8d2a-30cd2dc80f0e.html
  (https://www.richmond.com/opinion/columnists/pamela-bailey-and-gonzalo-bearman-column-non-medical-exemption-of/article_5214785a-f319-5c9c-8d2a-30cd2dc80f0e.html)
• Podcast Interview: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Outbreak Response Week. September 19, 2019. https://soundcloud.com/user-788310625/outbreak-prevention-current-challenges-future-threats/s-E4QU0
  (https://soundcloud.com/user-788310625/outbreak-prevention-current-challenges-future-threats/s-E4QU0)
• Newspaper Editorial: New Threats to Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections. Richmond Times Dispatch. August 13, 2019. https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/gonzalo-bearman-and-richard-p-wenzel-column-new-threats-to/article_43e4bf40-62f0-570b-82f9-6f84832fdad9.html
  (https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/gonzalo-bearman-and-richard-p-wenzel-column-new-threats-to/article_43e4bf40-62f0-570b-82f9-6f84832fdad9.html)
• Radio Interview: Legionellosis. WRVA News Radio 1140 AM, Richmond, VA. August 13, 2019.
• Live Twitter Chat Discussant: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Annual Meeting Recap. April 29, 2019
• Print Interview. Healio Medical News. Prevalence of Hospital Acquired Infections in the United States. https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/practice-management/news/in-the-journals/%7B6577fef1-6a32-496b-a13f-a0868bb3bdcd%7D/prevalence-of-health-care-associated-infections-falls-to-32-in-us October 31, 2018.
  (https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/practice-management/news/in-the-journals/%7B6577fef1-6a32-496b-a13f-a0868bb3bdcd%7D/prevalence-of-health-care-associated-infections-falls-to-32-in-us)
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 News. Xofluza- New Influenza Treatment. https://www.wavy.com/news/new-flu-medicine-approved_20181025214633/1550076232. October 25, 2018. (https://www.wavy.com/news/new-flu-medicine-approved_20181025214633/1550076232)
• VCU Health Facebook Live Chat. Pandemic: Richmond. https://www.facebook.com/vcuhealth/videos/10155320198386529/. August 1, 2018.(https://www.facebook.com/vcuhealth/videos/10155320198386529/)
• Radio Interview. WCVE NPR, Richmond, VA. Reported Flu Cases Continue in All Areas of Virginia. http://ideastations.org/radio/news/reported-flu-cases-continue-all-areas-virginia February 6, 2018 (http://ideastations.org/radio/news/reported-flu-cases-continue-all-areas-virginia)
• Print Interview. CBS 6 Richmond. VCU Doctor’s 2 Tips to Prevent Influenza. http://wtvr.com/2018/01/14/flu-widespread-in-u-s/. January 14, 2018.
  (http://wtvr.com/2018/01/14/flu-widespread-in-u-s/)
• Print Interview. Modern Health Care. Duration of Contact Precautions. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180111/NEWS/180119962. January 11, 2018.
  (http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180111/NEWS/180119962)
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 News. Antibacterial Resistance. November 16, 2017. (http://wric.com/2017/11/15/hospitals-healthcare-providers-warn-of-antibiotic-resistant-diseases/)
• Print Interview. Motherly. https://www.mother.ly/life/got-sick-kids-5-overlooked-ways-to-stay-healthy-mama#close. October 2, 2017.
  (https://www.mother.ly/life/got-sick-kids-5-overlooked-ways-to-stay-healthy-mama#close)
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. West Nile Virus Found in Richmond and Henrico Mosquitoes. http://www.richmond.com/life/health/west-nile-virus-found-in-richmond-and-henrico-mosquitoes/article_51cc164f-c1ba-538d-ba74-9aec4704f417.html. August 8, 2017.
  (http://www.richmond.com/life/health/article_23583efd-96ca-52fd-b2f7-67e1cc4bd296.html)
• Video Appearance: American Hospital Association- National Hospital Week. https://youtu.be/vieRjvvCwn8. April 2017. (https://youtu.be/vieRjvvCwn8)
• Web Interview: Contagion. http://www.contagionlive.com/videos/how-aggressive-should-clostridium-difficile-prevention-strategies-be. April 12, 2017. (http://www.contagionlive.com/videos/how-aggressive-should-clostridium-difficile-prevention-strategies-be)
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. Virginia Flu Level “Widespread,” Officials Say. http://www.richmond.com/life/health/article_23583efd-96ca-52fd-b2f7-67e1cc4bd296.html. January 4, 2017.
  (http://www.richmond.com/life/health/article_23583efd-96ca-52fd-b2f7-67e1cc4bd296.html)
• Web Interview: Zika Facebook Live Chat. https://www.facebook.com/VCUMedical/videos/10153605977281529/. August 3, 2016. (https://www.facebook.com/VCUMedical/videos/10153605977281529/)
• Web Interview: Contagion. http://www.contagionlive.com/videos/can-therapy-animals-in-the-healthcare-setting-infect-humans. July 18, 2016. (http://m.nbc12.com/nbc12/db_345738/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=Ancn1RHl)
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. VCU students assist with public health efforts in Honduras. http://www.richmond.com/life/health/article_50c6ae89-2430-5f58-a3a3-c1d76bf6bc75.html. July 17, 2016.
• Print Interview. National Journal. Congress’s Zika Impasse Shocks Public Health Experts. https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/638727?mref=recommended-2. July 11, 2016.
• Radio Interview. Virginia Public Radio. http://wvtf.org/post/senator-tim-kaine-leads-virginia-awareness-campaign-zika-virus. July 5, 2016.
• Web Interview: American College of Physicians. https://www.acponline.org/membership/medical-students/impact/archive/april-2016/my-kind-of-medicine-gonzalo-bearman-md-mph-facp-fshea. March 24, 2016. (http://ideastations.org/radio/news/common-cold-more-common-time-year)
• Television Interview. CBS 6, Richmond, VA. November 23, 2015. How to beat the Cold and Flu this Season. (http://wtvr.com/2015/11/23/how-to-beat-the-cold-and-flu-this-season/)
• VCU Health Chat Live Twitter Discussion. Common Cold, Prevention and Treatment. November 24, 2015. (https://storify.com/vcuhealth/vcuhealth)
• Print Interview: Boston Globe. Doctors Debate Hanging Up the White Coat. November 18, 2015. (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/18/doctors-debate-hanging-white-coat/wRJxWpiRFtm4ehy8Q9pIEJ/story.html)
• Print Interview: VCU News. Common cold often the result of common mistakes. November 9, 2015. (https://news.vcu.edu/article/Common_cold_often_a_result_of_common_mistakes)
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch.  Area hospital deploy room-disinfecting robots. July 22, 2015. (http://www.richmond.com/business/article_3a745dc8-eb43-585d-8b76-4f5d233a622c.htm)
• VCU Health Chat Live Twitter Discussion- Lyme Disease. July 17, 2015. (http://www.vcuhealth.org/vcu-health-chat )
• Television Interview: NBC 29, Charlottesville, VA. May 13,2015. Governor McAuliffe Visits Unique Pathogens Unit at VCU. (http://www.nbc29.com/story/29056031/governor-mcauliffe-visits-unique-pathogen-unit-at-vcu )
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch. CDC Provides early estimate of flu vaccine effectiveness. January 15, 2015. (http://www.richmond.com/life/health/article_dc2755b0-8c88-5e51-a5e0-f6218f36b7fa.html)
• Television Interview: NBC 12, Richmond, VA. December 2, 2014. VCU is a Designated Ebola Treatment Center. (http://www.nbc12.com/story/27529869/vcu-ebola-treatment)
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch. UVA and VCU Ready to Respond to Ebola Patients, November 11, 2014.
• Television Interview: NBC 12 Richmond, VA. October 14, 2014. (http://www.nbc12.com/story/26785259/precautions-for-ebola-in-place-at-vcu)
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 Richmond, VA. October 14, 2014. (http://www.wric.com/global/Category.asp?c=190525&clipId=10689646&autostart=true)
• Radio Interview: WRVA AM 1140. Jimmy Barret Show- Ebola Preparedness in the Central Virginia Region. October 6, 2014.
• Print Interview. Richmond Times Dispatch. Region considers what if Ebola shows up here. October 5, 2014. (http://www.timesdispatch.com/entertainment-life/health/region-considers-what-if-ebola-shows-up-here/article_62e44c66-77fc-5b60-8aab-a26ddbb24da1.html)
• Television Interview: WTVR 6 Richmond, VA. October 4,2014. (http://wtvr.com/2014/10/02/ric-passengers-move-past-ebola-concerns/)
• Live Twitter Chat: Ebola and Enterovirus. WRIC 8 Richmond, VA. October 3, 2014. (https://twitter.com/8NEWS)
• Television Interview. WRIC 8 Richmond, VA. October 2, 2014. (http://www.wric.com/global/Category.asp?c=190525&clipId=10645577&autostart=true)
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch. Virus flare-up sickens local area children. September 9, 2014. (http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/virus-flare-up-sickens-richmond-area-children/article_5231522a-3792-11e4-b5fe-001a4bcf6878.html)
• Television Interview. NBC 12 Richmond, VA. VCU Medical Center on Ebola Threat. August 5, 2014 (http://www.nbc12.com/story/26207675/vcu-medical-center-on-ebola-threat-were-prepared)
• Print Interview: Medscape, Hang Up Your White Coat, What Not To Wear For Patient Care, April, 2014 (http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/attire)
• Print Interview: Becker’s Hospital Review, The Inconclusive Future of Healthcare’s Most Prominent Symbol, March 27, 2014 (http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/the-inconclusive-future-of-healthcare-s-most-prominent-symbol.html)
• Print Interview: JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Time to Hang Up the White Coat? Epidemiologists Suggests Ways to Prevent Clothing from Spreading Infection, February 26, 2014 (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1832533)
• Print Interview: NPR (National Public Radio), Stethoscopes Do As Much Dirty Work as Hands Spreading Germs, February 27,2014 (http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/27/283439909/stethoscopes-do-as-much-dirty-work-as-hands-in-spreading-germs)
• Print Interview: HealthCanal.com, VCU Researcher finds link to germs in lab coats, January 29, 2014 (http://www.healthcanal.com/infections/47045-vcu-researcher-finds-link-to-germs-in-lab-coats-and-other-seemingly-safe-hospital-uniforms.html)
• Print Interview: DoctorsLounge.com, Improving Infection Control Could Mean No More White Coats, January 29, 2014 (http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/44141)
• Print interview: News Daily, Healthcare Wardrobe Choices Can Contribute to Infection Control, January 29, 2014 (http://www.newsdaily.com/health/afef4e8427b79e1fc23b1d9d275a801e/healthcare-wardrobe-choices-can-contribute-to-infection-control)
• Print interview: VCU News, January 28, 2014 (http://news.vcu.edu/health/VCU_researcher_finds_link_to_germs_in_lab_coats_and_other_seemingly)
• Print Interview: The New York Times, Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat?, January 27, 2014 (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/goodbye-to-the-doctors-white-coat/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&)
• Print Interview: McKnight’s Longterm Care News, New Guidance of Healthcare Apparel, January 22, 2014 (http://www.mcknights.com/new-guidance-on-healthcare-apparel-aims-to-limit-infections/article/330345/)
• Radio Interview: The Sima Sara Show, Vancouver BC, January 21, 2014 (http://www.cknw.com/the-simi-sara-show/).
• Print Interview: USA Today. Doctors Dress Code, January 21, 2014 (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/21/doctor-dress-code-germs/4718253/).
• Print Interview: NBC News. Doctors Dress Code, January 20, 2014 (http://www.nbcnews.com/health/doctors-dress-code-aims-halt-nasty-germs-2D11959078).
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch, West Nile Virus Kills Virginia Resident, September 12, 2012.
• Television Interview: WRIC 8, Richmond Virginia. HIV Medication (Truvada) FDA Approved for Prevention of HIV I.fection, July 18,2012.
• Television Interview: Canal 3, Olanchito, Honduras: VCU Medical Relief Brigade, June 4, 2012.
• Radio Interview WCVE-FM: VCU Medical Center Study Confirms Value of Treated Scrubs, January 27, 2012.
• Print Interview: Medical Xpress, Study suggests use of antimicrobial scrubs may reduce bacterial burden on health care worker apparel, January 19, 2012.
• Print Interview: News Wise, Study Suggests Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacteria, January 19, 2012.
• Print Interview: Richmond Times Dispatch, VCU study says scrubs treated to resist MRSA less likely to be contaminated, January 19, 2012.
• Print Interview: Health Canal, VCU Study Suggests Use of Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacterial Burden on Health Care Worker Apparel, January 18, 2012.
• Radio Interview WRVA: Clostridium difficile infections, February 11, 2011.
• Radio Interview WRVA: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, November, 15, 2010.
• Print Interview: New York Times in Dr. Pauline Chen’s Doctor and Patient Column.
• Print Interview: CNN Money.com: Germ-killing Uniforms for Doctors, June 2, 2010.
• Radio Interview: Radio Catolica, Olanchito, Honduras: "VCU Medical Relief Trip to Honduras," June 10, 2010.
• Print Interview: Briefing In Infection Control: Universal Gloving, May 12, 2010.
• Television Interview: WTVR 6: Swine flu and Holiday Travel, November 24, 2009.
• Live Webchat: WTVR TV6: H1 N1 Influenza, November 2, 2009.
• Print Interview/Article: Hospital Epidemiologist. Richmond Times Dispatch Career column, October 28, 2009.
• Radio Interview: WRVA Radio: Richmond, Virginia - H1N1 influenza, September 2009.
• Radio Interview: WRVA: Microbes, bacteria in the beach sand, July, 29 2009.
• Television Interview: Canal 6, Olanchito, Honduras, VCU Honduras Medical Brigade, June 2009.
• Television Interview: WRIC TV8: Swine flu preparations, April 29, 2009.
• Print Interview: Medscape/Web MD - An Expert Interview With Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH on C.difficile infections
• Print Interview: Formulary magazine: Infection Control Interventions
• Print Interview: Drug Week, "Researchers Downplay MRSA Screening As Effective Infection Control Intervention," November 7, 2008.
• Print Interview: Biotech Week Magazine, "Researchers Downplay MRSA Screening As Effective Infection Control Intervention," November 3, 2008.
• Print Interview: ScienceDaily Online, "MRSA Screening Downplayed As Effective Infection Control Intervention," October 30, 2008.