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 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
• What is a timeline from start to finish to bringing an innovative idea to fruition? 6:01
• How long does it take to form an actual company from an idea? 11:20
• How do you figure out who you need on your team to move an idea forward? 15:11
• Tell us about your previous positions at biotech companies, and how did they help lead you into your current space? 20:22
• What excites you about your job? […] Why do you feel the drive and desire to do this type of work? 24:40
• Where do you see the work at Mythic Therapeutics doing in the next five to ten years for patient care? 26:27
• How can we work towards making sure this type of innovative work is available and accessible to patients? 29:20
• If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 31:16
• How to contact Fiske 32:12
• Thanks for listening 32:56
Brian Fiske is chief scientific officer and co-founder of Mythic Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of next-generation antibody-drug conjugate therapies for the treatment of a wide range of cancers.
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. Fiske can be reached via LinkedIn or the Mythic Therapeutics website.
Disclosures: Jain and Fiske report no relevant financial disclosures.