Danvers Doctor Answers Call To Volunteer, Fight Coronavirus In NY Hospital

DANVERS, MA — A doctor from Danvers is doing whatever he can to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Demetri Rizos is typically a doctor in Newburyport treating patients with kidney problems, but for the past month, he has been in New York.

When Rizos got a call for help from old medical school friends, he immediately signed up to volunteer at North Central Bronx Hospital.

“I said I would be happy to. I’d be happy to. I had the good fortune to serve in the Navy as a Navy physician and I felt as if this was like almost being deployed,” said Rizos. “I’ve never been on the front lines on a battlefield but this has very much been a medical disaster.”

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