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 today?  3:58 •    How have you found the time and ability to balance and succeed in the research, clinical, translational and leadership ..read more

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 what you do in the global health space and what your thoughts are on colon cancer and GI malignancies in the global health space. 8:07 •   ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Christina Gomez, MD, about the power of patients’ voices, finding joy in physicians work-life balance and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Gomez 1:09 •    The interview 1:45 •    How did you get to where you are today as a GI oncologist? 2:02 •    Have you seen an increase in young people with GI malignancies, and do you have any thoughts as to why we are seeing this change? 5:23 •    Where did the inspiration for your book, Stopped i ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with George Sledge, MD, about patient feedback benefiting leadership decision-making, the future of precision medicine in oncology and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Sledge 1:03 •    The interview 2:59 •    How did you become an oncologist? 3:24 •    Tell us about your journey into leadership in oncology. 5:27 •    Did you continue to see patients while leading organizations?  7:48 •    Jain and Sledge on learning from con ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jan Kitajewski, PhD, about blending community need with scientific advancement, his role as the director of a cancer care center and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Kitajewski 1:08 •    The interview 2:59 •    Tell me about how you started and your pathway to this position. 3:26 •    You have a very diverse background in various fields of medicine. Was there something that drew you to lead a cancer center? 6:15 •    What are your tho ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Avital O’Glasser, MD, about the challenges facing non-traditional scholarship, amplifying diverse voices in medicine and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About O’Glasser 1:15 •    The interview 2:36 •    Jain and O’Glasser on their friendship and how they met. 2:52 •    What is non-traditional scholarship, and why is it so difficult for academics to adopt to these practices? 5:16 •    Jain and O’Glasser on the added value of non-traditional ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with St. Jude’s Steven Gottschalk, MD, and Paulina Velasquez, MD, about the evolution of bone marrow transplant and cell therapy, increasing accessibility to CAR T-cell therapy and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Gottschalk 1:12 •    About Velasquez 1:57 •    The interview 2:23 •    About Gottschalk’s journey and how he ended up in this space. 2:56 •    About Velasquez’s journey and how she ended up in this space. 4:16 •    Gott ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, about Geneoscopy’s non-invasive screening and early detection technology, helping improve patient compliance for gastrointestinal health and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Barnell 1:07 •    The interview 2:05 •    Tell me about how you got into this space and co-founded your unique company. 2:30 •    How did you find the time to co-find a company on top of completing your PhD program? 4:24 •    Barnell on sta ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Laura Petrillo, MD, about navigating patients through changes and goals in palliative care, understanding patients living with and surviving advanced cancer and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Petrillo 1:03 •    The interview 1:40 •    How did you find yourself in medicine, specifically in palliative care and geriatrics? 2:04 •    How has the evolution of cancer care and technology impacted the way you engage and deliver palliative care? 6:46 ..read more

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Kerry Reynolds, MD, about immunotherapy-related adverse events, creating educational resources on immunotherapy management and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Reynolds 1:06 •    The interview 2:45 •    Tell me about how your journey led you to this field of immunotherapy-related adverse events? 3:12 •    Jain and Reynolds on how immunotherapy has changed how we talk about cancer care. 5:41 •    How did you start the Severe Immunother ..read more