Oncology Overdrive

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Anna Rathkopf about the mental and physical toll of cancer treatment and survivorship, using photography to connect with patients and caregivers and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Rathkopf 0:20 •    The interview 1:23 •    How did you get into storytelling through photography around your cancer...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with ASH president, Belinda Avalos, MD, about the importance of DEI practices in medicine, leading molecular medicine developments and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Avalos 0:18 •    The interview 1:18 •    How did you know you know you wanted to be a hematologist and how did you end up in this spac...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Opyl co-founder Damon Rasheed about using machine learning to better predict clinical trial outcomes, handling ethical concerns surrounding AI in health care and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Rasheed 0:20 •    The interview 0:58 •    How did you end up in the AI-powered medicine and clinical t...

In this special crossover episode of Oncology Overdrive, we bring you Healio coverage from the ASH Annual Meeting and Exhibition, as well as Healio's top headlines from the meeting. Gwen L. Nichols, MD, reviews a panel discussion on how hematologists and oncologists can best address patients' concerns as AI's role in medicine invariably expands. :24 Thomas G. Knight, MD, addresses financial toxici...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with David Gandara, MD, about how ctDNA and CAR-T cell therapies are transforming precision medicine, the importance of patient reported outcomes and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Gandara 0:19 •    The interview 1:02 •    Can you tell me a little more about what you are working on now? 1:25 •    Ho...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Michel van Harten, MD, about creating better information systems for physicians and patients, how shared decision-making can improve drug development and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About van Harten 0:20 •    The interview 1:00 •    What was your journey to becoming a physician and beyond to where...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Melody Harris about the evolution of precision medicine, what physicians and companies can do to help patients better understand precision oncology and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Harris 0:20 •    The interview 1:11 •    Tell us about how you ended up in this niche role. 1:32 •    How did yo...

In this special crossover episode of Oncology Overdrive, we bring you Healio coverage from the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, as well as Healio's top headlines from the meeting. With insights from Benjamin P. Levy, MD, and top headlines from the conference, Meeting Mic is your on-the-go source for highlights, pearls, and perspectives across all specialties. Benjamin P. Levy, MD, discusses k...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Alice Chen, MD, about the impact of misinformation and disinformation during elections, the health care issues on the 2024 ballot and more. Content warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics surrounding women's health and reproductive rights. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Chen 0:32 •    The in...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Amita Patnaik, MD, FRCPC,   about providing patient access to breakthrough drug developments, bringing early phase cancer trials to physicians and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Patnaik 0:21 •    The interview 1:23 •    How did you decide to become an oncologist, and how did you end up co-found...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Annmarie Ison about developing safe and accurate software, how software can improve health care disparities and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Ison 0:25 •    The interview 1:10 •    Tell me about how you got into this space […] Can you explain what software development is?   1:34 •    What is E...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Brian Fiske about bringing biotech business ideas to fruition, antibody drug conjugate developments and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 •    About Fiske 0:21 •    The interview 1:45 •    How did you get to where you are today, and how did you become interested in this specific area of health care?   2:06 •...

On this special edition episode, Shikha Jain, MD, with Physicianary's Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Mend the Gap's Dagny Zhu, MD, discuss the evolution of empowering yourself and others and advocacy with a panel of guests.  •    Intro 1:01 •    What does it mean to empower women in medicine, and what are the ways that we can really empower others to achieve the things that they may not see for themselve...

In this special 100th episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with her father, Krishna Jain, MD, about work-life balance pertaining to private practice, improving a fragmented health care system and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:18 •    About Krishna Jain 1:27 •    The interview 2:27 •    How did you end up in the United States? What was your journey to becom...

In this special throwback episode, Shikha Jain, MD, talks with Olympic champion Kikkan "Kikkanimal" Randall, about how her positive attitude and athlete mentality have helped her navigate a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, valuable advice for both oncologists and patients and more. •    Intro 1:44 •    About Randall 1:58 •    The interview 3:22 •    Tell us a bit about you. Who are you? How...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Shyam Natarajan, PhD, about machine learning in cancer research and testing, using technological innovation to address disparities in health care trials and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:17 •    About Natarajan 1:22 •    The interview 2:10 •    How did you get into the medical technology space?   2:29 •    ...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Komal Jhaveri, MD, about breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment, where the field is evolving with anti-body drug conjugates and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:17 •    About Jhaveri 1:21 •    The interview 1:41 •    How did you get into this highly specialized field? […] How did you become a breast oncologi...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with David Cosgrove, MD, about implementing real-world utilization of clinical trials, the importance of diversity in clinical trials and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:17 •    About Cosgrove 1:26 •    The interview 2:54 •    How did you make your way from Ireland to Portland, Oregon?  3:18 •    As a fellow GI on...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with MOLLI Surgical co-founder and CEO, Ananth Ravi, about inventing surgical technology to provide better patient care, addressing inequities in surgical tool access and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:15 •    About Ravi 1:27 •    The interview 2:10 •    Tell me about how entered this field and how you ended up f...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Cyclacel CEO, Spiro Rombotis, MPH, about developing techniques and therapies for drug development, how technology has affected these advancements and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:15 •    About Rombotis 1:23 •    The interview 2:21     •    Can you tell us about how you ended up in the biotech and pharma sp...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jennifer Michaelson, PhD, about how to seek out opportunities in the health care industry, making space for diversity in biotech innovation and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:15 •    About Michaelson 1:21 •    The interview 2:30     •    Can you tell us about how you ended up in the biotech executive space?...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Sean Bohen, MD, about how cancer therapies are changing how oncology can be discussed, shifting from clinical to industry work and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Bohen 1:04 •    The interview 1:30     •    Tell us about your journey. How did you become an oncologist, and how did you make the tra...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jonathan D. Licht, MD, about becoming and training qualified leaders in the field, challenges facing health care leaders and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Licht 1:16 •    The interview 3:17     •    Can you tell us about your journey into hematology-oncology and how you ended up where you are t...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Aparna Parikh, MD, about cancer and GI malignancies in the global health space, circulating tumor DNA in the field of oncology and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Parikh 1:07 •    The interview 2:08     •    What was your path into medicine, cancer care and GI oncology? 2:35 •    Tell us about wh...

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Barnaby Balmforth, PhD, about the evolution of genomics in cancer care, the impact of personalized care tools and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Balmforth 1:12 •    The interview 3:01     •    How did you get to where you are today? What drove you to become a leader in this space? 3:45 •    What...