In this episode, Priya U. Kumthekar, MD, discusses her entry into the field of neuro-oncology, her insight into translational medicine and its applications outside of medicine, and more. Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :14 About Kumthekar :28 The interview 1:51 How did you become a neuro-oncologist? 1:57 What do you think is so great about being able to translate what we're able do at work to how we live at home? 5:29 The importance of transparency at home 9:20 What do ...
Aug 09, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode, Carol L. Brown, MD, discusses her role as chief health equity officer at MSKCC, her thoughts on the future of structural inequities, strategies to diversify clinical trials, and more. Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :13 About Brown :19 The interview 3:00 Can you tell us a little bit about your path? 3:10 Are equity officer positions helping institutions, or are they there as window dressing? 6:46 Are you optimistic with where we're going? Do you think w...
Jul 23, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this episode, Julie Rubinstein, MBA, discusses her journey into the cancer space, the importance of personalized medicine and how her father's cancer diagnosis played a role in her career. Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :13 About Rubinstein :19 The interview 1:53 Can you tell us a little bit about your journey into this space? 2:04 So, they were in Seattle, and you were in New York … way before this pandemic happened were you working virtually that many years ago? 1...
Jul 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode, Stephanie Graff, MD, FACP, shares the details of her new role at Lifespan Cancer Institute at Brown University, how social media has impacted her career and the importance of fostering relationships with patients. Intro :13 About Graff :18 The interview 2:09 How did you end up in medicine and oncology? 2:32 How did this opportunity come about, and how did you make the decision? 6:47 How do you advise folks regarding career transitions or first jobs out of training? 16:45 How do ...
Jun 10, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 36
In this episode, Edward S. Kim, MD, MBA, discusses his path to oncology, how he views disruption in health care, and the ways he's innovating to help both patients and providers. Intro :13 About Kim :22 The interview 2:03 How did you end up in medicine and oncology? 2:20 What do you think it means to have disruptive or innovative health care strategies? 15:24 Oncology care provides the opportunity for disruptive innovation 21:10 How do you decide which risks to take? 25:59 Taking risks can help ...
Jun 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this episode, VK Gadi, MD, PhD, discusses his path to oncology, the importance of positively disrupting the health care system and how innovation can change the traditional model of health care. Intro :13 About Gadi :29 The interview 2:00 What was your journey to where you are now? How did you get here? 2:31 What led to the transition from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to the University of Illinois? 3:53 How was it moving across the country in the middle of a global pandemic? 5:31 Do you have ...
Apr 29, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode, psychiatrist Michael F. Myers, MD, discusses the use of couples therapy in households comprised of single- and dual-physician families, the rate of depression among members of the medical field, and more. Intro :13 About Myers :18 The interview 1:27 How did you get into the field of psychiatry? How did you end up in a space with such a specialized area of expertise? 1:44 Have you noticed there's a big difference in those different family dynamics between families with single-phy...
Mar 29, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode, Shikha Jain, MD, goes from being the interviewer to interviewee as she discusses her path to medicine, the importance of good mentorship, and how social media could shape the future of medicine. Intro :13 About Jain :33 The interview 2:16 How did you get to where you are today? Did you always know you wanted to be a physician? 2:23 You work tirelessly to promote the advancement in women in medicine … can you tell us a bit about why this cause is so important to you? 7:42 Who wer...
Mar 16, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode, Angela Rasmussen, PhD, discusses her path to becoming a virologist, her insights on risk mitigation strategies, and what's next in her career. Intro :13 About Rasmussen :16 The interview 1:06 Can you tell us a little bit about how you became a virologist? 1:18 Did you ever imagine that you would be in the eye of the storm, so to speak, in a public health crisis like the one we're facing now? 2:53 Can you kind of walk us through, from when this whole pandemic started, to now, how...
Mar 02, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode, infectious disease expert Jasmine Marcelin, MD, FACP, shares her journey into the field, and we discuss the need to address racial disparities in health care and how to approach vaccine hesitancy in minority communities. Intro :15 About Marcelin :35 The interview 2:44 How did you end up in Nebraska doing infectious disease? 3:37 Did you ever imagine you would be navigating through a pandemic? 9:19 What has the pandemic really been like? 11:50 Do you think more people are becomin...
Feb 04, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 30
