#516 Lyme Disease Primer featuring Dr. Sophie Woolston

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Education, Health & Fitness, Higher Education, Medicine, Science

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Stop getting TICK’ed off by Lyme

Master Lyme disease — from recognizing erythema migrans and avoiding unnecessary testing to managing disseminated Lyme and post-exposure prophylaxis. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies you can use in the clinic. We’re joined by Dr. Sophie Woolston MD, infectious diseases expert and clinician-educator. (MaineHealth)

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Intro
Case 1
Lyme Basics
Stages of Lyme
Lyme Testing and Interpretation
Coinfection
Lyme Treatment
Tick Prevention and Removal
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Outro

Credits

Written and Produced by: Beth Gasperlin MD
Show Notes, Infographics, and Cover Art by: Zoya Surani
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Beth Gasperlin MD
Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Sophie Woolston MD

Disclosures

Dr. Woolston reports no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, before we get to the show, I wanted to remind you to check out our Patreon at patreon.
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0:18.6	You know, Paul, my landlord, my landlord told me that he needs to come talk to me about how high my heating bill is.
0:28.2	Okay.
0:29.4	So I told him my door is always open.
0:33.4	I like that one.
0:34.6	It's a good joke for the winter, you know.
0:36.5	Sure.
0:37.1	We're in the thick of it. I was, is there something about ticks? I didn't even look for one, Beth. I'm not, you know. It's for the best. Yeah. The Curbsiders podcast is for entertainment, education, and information purposes only. And the topics discussed should not be used solely to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases or conditions. For the more of the views and statements expressed on this podcast are solely those of the host and should not be interpreted to reflect official policy or position of any entity. Aside from possibly cash like more a hospital and affiliate outreach programs, if indeed there are any. In fact, there are none. Pretty much we aren't responsible if you screw up. You should always do your own homework and let's know. Whenever back to the curbsiders.
1:16.8	I'm Dr. Matthew Frank Guido, here with my great friend in America's primary care physician,
1:21.4	Dr. Paul Nelson Williams.
1:23.5	Hey, Paul.
1:24.4	Hey, Matt.
1:25.1	How are you?
1:26.4	I'm doing well, Paul.
1:44.8	Lyme, this is an episode. I feel like we're long overdue for another Lyme disease episode. We had a great guest, Dr. Sophie Wolston. And we'll tell you about her in a second. But Paul, why are we here? What do we do? What are we doing, Paul? We're approaching 10 years now. What are we doing? Are we we approaching i thought 10 years is never good year i guess we're at 10 years now yeah yeah now 10 years
1:48.9	is buying this we're getting old is what we're doing matt but in the meantime we are the internal
1:53.0	medicine podcast we use expert interviews to bring you clinical pearls and practice changing knowledge
1:56.4	and as you mentioned we have a great episode with Dr. Sophie Olsten telling us all about evaluating
2:02.6	and managing Lyme disease.
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