Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad!
Release Date: 08/22/2024
Addressing Social and Cultural Health Care Issues with Reproductive Health Hotline
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jennifer Karlin, MD, and Rachna Vanjani, MD, about being a resource to support health care providers, navigating the various policies surrounding sexual and reproductive health and more. · Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:02 · About Vanjani 1:18 · About Karlin 2:10 · The interview 3:13 · Rachna, can you tell us about what...
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Advancements in Breast Cancer, Lifestyle Medicine and A Preview of SABCS with Amy Comander, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Amy Comander, MD, about incorporating lifestyle medicine into cancer care, exciting advancements highlighted at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:02 • About Comander 1:16 • The interview 3:42 • How do you find time to do everything that you do? 4:06 • When you started on your path, did you see your journey taking you to breast cancer, lifestyle medicine and authorship? How did you get to...
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Cancer Treatment Innovations with Jason Williams, MD and Nathan Goodyear, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jason Williams, MD, and Nathan Goodyear, MD, about innovations in immunotherapy, the future of cancer care and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:02 • About Williams 1:12 • About Goodyear 1:56 • The interview 3:08 • Nathan, can you explain the concept of your medical philosophy, Docēre rāphè, and how you integrate it into your practice? 3:29 • Jason, how did you get to where you are today, and how did you end up...
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Lymphedema in Cancer Care with Maureen McBeth
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Maureen McBeth, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA, about understanding individualized patient experiences with lymphedema, the value of exercise oncology and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 • About McBeth 0:23 • The interview 0:52 • How did you end up in the lymphedema and cancer rehab space? 1:31 • Why is lymphedema such a big topic, especially in the breast cancer space? 3:20 • Jain and McBeth on the complexities of individual...
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Humans at the Center of Health Care with Shakira Grant, MBBS
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Shakira Grant, MBBS, about providing patients and physicians with the proper education on AI tools, focusing on marginalized communities and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 • About Grant 0:26 • The interview 2:07 • How did you get to where you are today? 2:38 • Tell me about how you got into the AI space […] What aspects interest you specifically? 4:19 • Can you take me step-by-step through how CROSS works with...
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The Value of Precision Medicine with James Hamrick, MD and Sanjeev Kumar
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with James Hamrick, MD, and Sanjeev Kumar about the value of biomarker testing and precision oncology, personal journeys with patient advocacy and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:05 • About Kumar 1:20 • About Hamrick 1:52 • The interview 2:30 • Sanjeev, can you tell us about how you got involved in oncology and immunology? 2:59 • James, how did you get into this space and start working with Caris Life Sciences? 7:15...
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Healio’s 2025 Disruptive Innovators Awards Reception, Presented at ASCO
Oncology Overdrive
In this special edition episode, recorded live at the ASCO Annual Meeting, hosts Shikha Jain, MD, and Edward Kim, MD, honor Healio’s 2025 Disruptive Innovators for their positive disruption in the field of hematology/oncology, and for pushing the status quo to improve clinical practice. • Welcome to the fourth annual Healio Disruptive Innovator Awards in hematology/oncology. 1:00 • VK Gadi, MD PhD, presents the Health Equity Award. 3:56 • The Health Equity Award winner, Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, makes a speech. 6:00 • ...
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Patient Advocacy Through Journalism with Mika Stambaugh
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Mika Stambaugh about bridging the patient and doctor information gap, her personal journey with patient advocacy and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Stambaugh 1:43 • The interview 4:00 • How did you get into media and PR? […] What Was your journey to get to this point in your career? 4:31 • Have you seen the evolution of people in health care speaking with the media? 6:57 • How do you remain...
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Understanding the Physician's Value with Elisabeth Potter, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Elisabeth Potter, MD, about physicians pushing back against insurance companies, bringing physicians back into positions of autonomy and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Potter 1:41 • The interview 2:04 • How did you decide to become a plastic surgeon? What was your path? 2:26 • How many years do you have to train for plastic surgery? 3:36 • What kind of physician is your father? […] Did you ever...
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Openness to Innovation with Don Dizon, MD
Oncology Overdrive
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Don Dizon, MD, about innovation throughout times of uncertainty in medicine, challenges currently facing physicians and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34 • About Dizon 1:44 • The interview 2:27 • How did you decide to become an oncologist and navigate a traditional academic career with many non-traditional “add-ons”? 3:01 • Jain and Dizon on the importance of providing humanity to physicians. 7:19 • Jain and Dizon...
info_outlineIn 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 becoming a world-renowned vascular surgeon? 2:44
• What was it like being a resident back then, especially as someone who came from abroad? 7:30
• After training, why didn’t you go back to India? 10:12
• Shikha Jain on how her father inspired her passion for research and mentorship. 13:19
• Why did you choose to go into private practice, and how did you build your practice and become a leader in this space? 15:18
• The Jains on the importance of being present for and supporting family. 19:16
• How did your entrepreneurial life start? 23:55
• What do your limb preservation centers do? 27:33
• What are some things that need to be done to improve our fragmented health care system? 29:45
• What led you found the South Asian American Vascular Society? 34:16
• How did you end up deciding to go to Kalamazoo, MI instead of going back to India? 39:11
• What are most proud of in your career? 41:28
• What do you want to share with the next generation of surgeons and physicians? 44:07
• The Jains on their relationship growing up and now. 45:44
• If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 47:48
• How to contact Jain 48:48
• Thanks for listening 50:43
Krishna Jain, MD, is a vascular surgeon who has been intimately involved in the growth of office based endovascular centers throughout the country since 2007.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Krishna Jain can be reached via email dockrishna1@gmail.com.
Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures.