Dr. Michael Para tells us about his experiences working on the front lines of the HIV/AIDS pandemic when it first hit the USA. Dr. Para is a physician specializing in Infectious Diseases; a Professor Emeritus in Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics; and Co-Principal Investigator of the Infectious Disease Clinical Trials Unit at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. From him we learn about the initial set of cases, how the disease developed, how it affected patient care, and how treatment plans for this disease evolved into what they are today. Dr. Para gives a heartbreaking description of what the social implications were for those diagnosed with HIV, and his instrumental role as a doctor in providing hope when there was no cure is explored. We also learn about HIPAA and how that grew out of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.