"The Pitt": Behind the Scenes with Jacob Lentz, MD

Update: 2025-09-11

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Few medical dramas have resonated as deeply with physicians as HBO's The Pitt. Emergency physician Dr. Jacob Lentz, a medical consultant on the series, takes us behind the scenes of the critically acclaimed show and explains how - and why - The Pitt gets ER medicine so right.

Credit: Audio clips from The Pitt courtesy of HBO Max.

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"The Pitt": Behind the Scenes with Jacob Lentz, MD

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"The Pitt": Behind the Scenes with Jacob Lentz, MD

"The Pitt": Behind the Scenes with Jacob Lentz, MD