Preserving the Academic Mission with Sonali Smith, MD (Recorded LIVE at ASCO 2025)
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, recorded live at the 2025 ASCO annual meeting, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Sonali Smith, MD, about the power of mentorship and advocacy, preserving the academic mission of research within health care systems and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Smith 1:56 • The interview 3:14 • What was your journey to get to where you are now in your career? 3:38 • How do you incorporate your advocacy work into patient care, and how do you advise other...
info_outline
Scientific Investment in Precision Oncology with Sadie Dobrozsi, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Sadie Dobrozsi, MD, about the power of information in personalized oncology care, understanding the impacts of genetic testing and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Dobrozsi 1:39 • The interview 2:03 • What was your path to this field of pediatric oncology, and how did you decide to focus on genetic testing? 2:33 • Can you talk about what it means to use genomics to optimize therapy and tailor precision medicine, and...
info_outline
Cultural Adaptability in Global Oncology with Abiola Ibraheem, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Abiola Ibraheem, MD, about the role culture plays in improving global oncology, launching the Best of ASCO in Africa and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Ibraheem 1:42 • The interview 3:02 • How did you get where you are today? 3:28 • Can you tell me more about and your role within the organization? 5:41 • What are some challenges you have encountered in doing this work, both locally and...
info_outline
Equitable Representation in Clinical Trials with Nadine Spring, PhD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Nadine Spring, PhD, about the importance of DEI in clinical care, driving positive social change forward and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 • About Spring 0:20 • The interview 1:00 • Tell me about the journey that got you to where you are today? 1:18 • Can you tell me more about and your role there? 5:11 • Why does diversity and equitable representation in clinical trials and care matter? 6:23 • ...
info_outline
Finding fulfillment in medicine: Physician side gigs and exploring new avenues, with Navin Goyal, MD (Crossover with Physicianary)
Oncology Overdrive
In this special crossover episode with Physicianary, guest Navin Goyal, MD, and Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, discuss side gigs in the health care space, encourage physicians to explore their fields of interest and talk about his book, Physician Underdog. • Intro 0:28 • Navin Goyal, MD 0:35 • You have done a lot to help Medicaid patients with your venture capital group, OFFOR Health. Can you tell us about that? 1:25 • What was the driver of your venture capital group? Was it access to care? 3:21 • Tell us...
info_outline
Pioneering Changes in Patient Advocacy with Kimberly Richardson
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Kimberly Richardson about driving changes in patient advocacy efforts, the importance of including DEI in cancer research and clinical trials and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 • About Richardson 0:20 • The interview 1:15 • How did you get to where you are today as such a leader and advocate? 1:56 • Did you feel welcomed into this space when you started doing your advocacy work, or did you feel like it was an uphill battle?...
info_outline
Survivorship and Visual Storytelling with Anna Rathkopf
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 diagnosis and your caregiver experience? 1:46 • How did you navigate questions and challenges surrounding fertility during the...
info_outline
Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD
Oncology Overdrive
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 space doing the work you’re doing now? 1:47 • Jain and Avalos on the innovations and patient relationships in the field of HemOnc...
info_outline
The Role of Machine Learning in Clinical Trials with Damon Rasheed
Oncology Overdrive
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 trials? 1:48 • What is Opyl, and what is TrialKey? 3:54 • Is TrialKey predominantly based in Australia or is it...
info_outline
Highlights from ASH 2024 (Meeting Mic Re-Release)
Oncology Overdrive
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 toxicity for people with blood cancer. 6:29 Charles S. Abrams, MD, discusses results of the HIBISCUS trial and its implications for vaso-occlusive events. 16:30 Read the full coverage here: ...
info_outlineIn 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 founding a company that invents surgical instruments. 2:42
• How did you end up moving from Zambia to Canada? 5:02
• Tell me more about MOLLI Surgical. How is this precision surgery unique from what is already out there? 6:47
• What is your background to help you go from ideation to implementation, and how did you take the steps to make your ideas a reality? 10:31
• How do you address rural and global disparities when it comes to accessing these technologies? 16:12
• In an ideal world, where would you see this technology being utilized, and are there any other technologies that you think will revolutionize this type of care? 19:32
• What else excites you about this space? […] How did you find going from the academic space into this role in the business/corporate space? 22:19
• Jain and Ravi on work-life balance. 25:51
• What’s next for you in the next three to five years? 29:26
• If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 30:15
• How to contact Ravi 30:42
• Thanks for listening 31:39
Ananth Ravi is president, CEO and co-founder of MOLLI Surgical.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Ravi can be reached at www.mollisurgical.com or via email [email protected].
Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Ravi reports he is president, CEO and co-founder of MOLLI Surgical.