Although not all of our contemporary romances feature doctors, we do have two infectious disease doctors as the leads in Sick of You and Cruising for You. At the time, neither of us had ever worked in medicine (but in yet another case of our lives imitating our art, Diana does now work in the medical field (in writing, of course)). So we had to do our research.
Enter Dr. Glaucomflecken. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Glauc (real name Will Flanary) hilariously covers many medical specialties and absurdities. Here’s how he treats infectious disease (pun intended):
(We really did learn from these videos! Extensive patient histories, obscure illnesses and antibacterial stewardship all made it into our books.)
But it seems like ID specialists are only the coolest while they’re inside the hospital: