Oncology Overdrive

In this podcast by Healio, host Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, covers modern day health care in an ever-evolving world. Through interviews with experts, Jain explores hot topics in oncology and beyond.

Addressing Social and Cultural Health Care Issues with Reproductive Health Hotline 12/30/2025

Addressing Social and Cultural Health Care Issues with Reproductive Health Hotline 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 led you to becoming an OB-GYN and an advocate for reproductive justice? 3:25 · Jennifer, tell us about your journey and how you ended up becoming the principal investigator for the Reproductive Health Hotline. 8:53 · Can you tell us what the Reproductive Health Hotline is, why it was created and what is its mission? 16:22 · How are you managing the growing politicization of reproductive health in the US, and how are you protecting the people who call into this hotline? 24:04 · Discussion on the hotline providing national support and information. 30:17 · Jain, Vanjani and Karlin on the rising importance of resources like hotlines in health care. 34:14 · Do you feel like this is a book for physicians, patients, caregivers or everyone? 11:47 · If someone could only listen to the last couple of minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 36:48 · How to contact Karlin and Vanjani 38:05 · Thanks for listening Rachna Vanjani, MD, is a board certified OBGYN and reproductive justice advocate whose work focuses on equity, health care of incarcerated people, all trimester abortion care & access, and holistic medicine. Jennifer Karlin, MD, is an associate professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Karlin and Vanjani can be reached via email at , or at . Call the Reproductive Health Hotline at 1-844-ReproHH (1-844-737-7644) and follow them on . Disclosures: Jain, Karlin and Vanjani report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/39564755

Advancements in Breast Cancer, Lifestyle Medicine and A Preview of SABCS with Amy Comander, MD 11/26/2025

Advancements in Breast Cancer, Lifestyle Medicine and A Preview of SABCS with Amy Comander, MD 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 where you are today? 4:34 • Jain and Comander on the shifting mindset toward holistic patient care. 6:36 • Jain and Comander on the importance of lifestyle interventions in cancer care. 7:50 • Jain and Comander discuss optimizing survivorship. 9:04 • Tell us more about your latest book, PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond […] What are you most excited about sharing from this book? 9:50 • Do you feel like this is a book for physicians, patients, caregivers or everyone? 11:47 • Is there anything related to lifestyle medicine, or breast oncology in general, that you are looking forward to hearing about at this year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium? 14:38 • What are your thoughts on ESMO’s latest press release regarding mRNA COVID vaccines and improved response to immunotherapy? 17:29 • Jain and Comander on specific lifestyle interventions to improve quality and quantity of life, as well as “guilty pleasures”. 20:23 • How do you train for all the marathons you run, and when do you find the time to train regularly? 21:43 • What are the things that you are looking forward to seeing in the breast cancer space over the next decade in cancer care? 25:24 • If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 27:37 • How to contact Comander 28:45 • Thanks for listening 29:42 Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP, is a breast oncologist and medical director of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in Waltham, director of the lifestyle medicine program at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. You can get a copy of her new book, PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer, . We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Comander can be reached on Instagram , or via email . References • • PAVING the Path to Wellness. Published 2021. Accessed November 11, 2026 Disclosures: Jain and Comander report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/39180985

Cancer Treatment Innovations with Jason Williams, MD and Nathan Goodyear, MD 11/20/2025

Cancer Treatment Innovations with Jason Williams, MD and Nathan Goodyear, MD 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 founding the Williams Cancer Institute? 5:28 • Nathan, as an OB-GYN and lifestyle physician, what was your path to this space and at Williams Cancer Institute? 14:22 • How do you both navigate being creative in the current climate of misinformation from a patient and physician standpoint? 20:17 • Jason, what are the benefits and challenges of practicing in other countries versus in the United States? 26:05 • Discussion on patient education through scientific evidence and innovation. 31:00 • If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 33:37 • How to contact Goodyear & Williams 35:42 • Thanks for listening 36:11 Jason Williams, MD, DABR, is a medical doctor, board-certified radiologist and image-guided cancer specialist. As a leader in immunotherapy, he performed the world's first ablation procedure combined with intra-tumoral immunotherapy injections. Dr. Williams serves as the Director of Interventional Oncology and Immunotherapy at the , which he founded to advance innovative cancer treatments. Nathan Goodyear, MD, MD(H), is an integrative medicine physician, board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and a leader in wellness and cancer prevention. He specializes in functional and regenerative medicine, focusing on healing and teaching the body to restore itself. Dr. Goodyear works at the Williams Cancer Institute, pioneering innovative cancer care with a holistic approach. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Goodyear and Williams can be reached at . Disclosures: Jain, Goodyear and Williams report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/39093665

Lymphedema in Cancer Care with Maureen McBeth 10/30/2025

Lymphedema in Cancer Care with Maureen McBeth 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 lymphedema cases, including studies on lymphatic imaging. 5:25 • Do you feel like there have been advancements in the lymphedema space that can improve our understanding of it? 9:43 • Have stigmas around lymphedema evolved over the years? 12:31 • McBeth on the educational materials available to physicians surrounding cancer-related lymphedema and prospective surveillance. 15:15 • Tell us about ImpediMed and its purpose. 17:06 • How do you incorporate these technologies into the current dialogue about more holistic care? 21:27 • Jain and McBeth on exercise oncology and its impact on overall survival. 24:22 • In ten years, what would you envision as the future of lymphedema and exercise oncology? 29:01 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 32:31 • How to contact McBeth 33:33 • Thanks for listening 34:20 Maureen McBeth, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA, is a licensed physical therapist and certified lymphedema therapist with over 25 years of experience in oncology rehabilitation, clinical education, and patient advocacy. She currently serves as senior medical affairs liaison at . We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . McBeth can be reached via email . Learn more about ImpediMed at , or follow them on or Instagram . References • • • Disclosures: Jain and McBeth report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/38825185

Humans at the Center of Health Care with Shakira Grant, MBBS 09/25/2025

Humans at the Center of Health Care with Shakira Grant, MBBS 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 different health care organizations? 8:05 • How does CROSS address concerns about AI? 10:33 • Do you think AI could widen our disparities if it’s taking its prompts from biases in humans? 13:31 • How do we educate people about fixing the challenges presented by AI so that we can use this data more accurately? 16:38 • Where do you see this going? […] What would you view as success in the next ten years? 18:22 • How are you managing the current political climate with this type of work? 21:31 • What do you plan to do next in your own career? 27:42 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 29:25 • How to contact Grant 30:23 • Thanks for listening 31:28 Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, MSCR, is a physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare executive who works at the intersection of clinical medicine, health policy, and artificial intelligence. She is the founder of , a company dedicated to providing end-to-end solutions that ease the adoption of AI in healthcare. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Grant can be reached on or via email . Disclosures: Jain and Grant report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/38352560

The Value of Precision Medicine with James Hamrick, MD and Sanjeev Kumar 09/11/2025

The Value of Precision Medicine with James Hamrick, MD and Sanjeev Kumar 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 • Sanjeev, how did your mother’s experience unfold, and how did you incorporate your personal knowledge help advocate and navigate throughout the situation? 12:00 • Hamrick and Kumar on the importance of patient advocacy. 17:44 • Jain, Hamrick and Kumar on the impact precision oncology can have on personalized cancer care. 23:57 • How do we make current innovations available to everyone? How can we help advocate for patients in rural areas? 28:33 • Hamrick on how precision oncology helps support decision-making for physicians and community oncologists. 35:13 • Jain, Hamrick and Kumar on the art and practice of medicine. 40:57 • If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 41:53 • How to contact Kumar 44:13 • How to contact Hamrick 44:34 • Thanks for listening 45:14 James Hamrick, MD, MPH, is the chairman of the Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ (Caris POA) at Caris Life Sciences. Sanjeev Kumar is chairman and CEO of the Gallbladder Cancer Foundation, and is a biotech manufacturing leader with a background in immunology from UC Berkeley. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Kumar can be reached via email at , or at the website. Hamrick can be reached at the website. Disclosures: Jain and Kumar report no relevant financial disclosures. Hamrick reports being an employee of Caris Life Sciences and an advisor to Community Oncology Partners LLC. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/38156075

Healio’s 2025 Disruptive Innovators Awards Reception, Presented at ASCO 08/28/2025

Healio’s 2025 Disruptive Innovators Awards Reception, Presented at ASCO 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 • Morgan Collier presents the Woman Disruptor of the Year Award. 7:38 • Betty S. Pace, MD, accepts the Woman Disruptor of the Year Award. 9:19 • The Social Media Influencer Award, presented by Eleonora Teplinsky, MD. 11:53 • Amani Jambhekar, MD, also known as @ajvictorymd on Instagram and TikTok, accepts the Social Media Influencer Award. 13:13 • Brenda M. Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, presents the Advanced Practice Trailblazer Award. 14:40 • Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, delivers her acceptance speech for the Advanced Practice Trailblazer Award. 16:19 • Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH, presents the Patient Voice Award. 18:44 • Founder Kimberly Richardson, MA, accepts the Patient Voice Award for the Black Cancer Collaborative. 20:44 • Healio’s chief content officer, Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, presents the NextGen Disruptor Award to Nazli Dizman, MD. 22:22 • The Clinical Innovation Award goes to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for their at-home symptom reporting, led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc. 24:18 • Hope S. Rugo, MD, wins the Lifetime Disruptor Award. 26:48 • The Industry Breakthrough Award goes to from Bristol Myers Squibb. 30:57 • On behalf of Bristol Myers Squibb, Amy Corrao, MSN, NP-C, accepts the Industry Breakthrough Award. 32:33 • Thanks to all of the winners, nominees and sponsors! 35:39 • Thanks for listening. 36:21 We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Read the full coverage from Healio’s Disruptive Innovators . /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/37999605

Patient Advocacy Through Journalism with Mika Stambaugh 08/14/2025

Understanding the Physician's Value with Elisabeth Potter, MD 07/10/2025

Understanding the Physician's Value with Elisabeth Potter, MD 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 think you wanted to practice in the same field as him? 4:10 • Can you tell us about what happened that led you to post your recent viral video? 6:11 • Have you noticed an increase in insurance obstacles lately, or has it always been this way? 8:45 • When you talk to insurance companies, do you feel like you speak with someone who is qualified to understand these claims? 10:06 • Other than hiring people to deal with insurance claims, how can we work towards actually driving change in this space? 12:11 • Jain and Potter on the value of physicians knowing their worth and the cost of their care/procedures. 16:03 • Jain and Potter on the importance of physician autonomy. 23:21 • Potter and Jain on the changing national dialogue. 28:48 • When it comes to direct care models, how would patients be able to get second opinions? 33:53 • Are you optimistic that we will be able to realistically drive change? 35:37 • What do you suggest physicians, patients and advocates do to raise their voices and be heard? 35:56 • If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 40:14 • How to contact Potter 40:41 • Thanks for listening 41:38 Elisabeth Potter, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon offering a variety of plastic surgery, ranging from breast reconstruction to breast and body cosmetic procedures. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Potter can be reached on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Disclosures: Jain and Potter report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/37359710

Openness to Innovation with Don Dizon, MD 06/26/2025

Openness to Innovation with Don Dizon, MD 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 on finding balance when providing patients with information. 9:03 • Jain and Dizon on federal funding challenges facing oncology advancements. 10:17 • Can you tell us more about transitioning to your new role at Tufts? 12:50 • Jain and Dizon on the growing amount of career shifts in medicine. 17:22 • How do we move forward with these new guardrails up from corporatization? 18:34 • Jain and Dizon on how the age of social media has changed the perception, training and demands of doctors. 24:56 • Dizon and Jain on the power of being able to admit “I don’t know.” 28:22 • What are some tips that you have for new attendings and people just starting in their careers? 33:54 • Dizon and Jain on the importance of humanizing patients during their care. 38:34 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 44:17 • How to contact Dizon 44:57 • Thanks for listening 45:51 Don Dizon, MD, is a professor of medicine at Tufts University and is the system chief of hematology and oncology for Tufts Medicine. He is also the editor in chief of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the flagship journal of the American Cancer Society as well as the vice-chair of membership and accrual at the SWOG Cancer Research Network. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Dizon can be reached on Tiktok , Instagram and . Disclosures: Jain and Dizon report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/37160900

Preserving the Academic Mission with Sonali Smith, MD (Recorded LIVE at ASCO 2025) 06/12/2025

Preserving the Academic Mission with Sonali Smith, MD (Recorded LIVE at ASCO 2025) 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 physicians on their advocacy journeys? 12:09 • Jain and Smith on how the politicization of health care has resulted in the rise of and demand for public physician advocacy. 13:32 • Jain and Smith on the impacts of today’s climate on clinical research work. 18:24 • Can you speak about your ELAM capstone project discussing how to preserve academics? 25:11 • Are there any lymphoma studies presented at ASCO this year that have excited you or interested/educated you? 31:54 • Jain and Smith on how ASCO underlines the importance of international collaboration in oncology research. 36:46 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 39:47 • How to contact Smith 40:27 • Thanks for listening 41:03 Sonali M. Smith, MD, is the Elwood V. Jensen professor of medicine, section chief of hematology/oncology, co-leader of the cancer service line, and co-director of the lymphoma program at the University of Chicago in the department of medicine. She is a clinical investigator in lymphoma and a clinical expert in Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Smith can be reached on or via email . Disclosures: Jain and Smith report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/36969245

Scientific Investment in Precision Oncology with Sadie Dobrozsi, MD 05/29/2025

Scientific Investment in Precision Oncology with Sadie Dobrozsi, MD 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 how you implement that in your work? 7:58 • Why is it so important to continue focusing on funding precision medicine as an advancement in cancer care? 10:34 • Can you talk about your work with BRCA research and how treatment and surgeries have evolved with our understanding of it? 14:30 • Jain and Dobrozsi on the importance of shared decision-making in oncology, and how genomics plays a role in that ongoing conversation. 20:18 • How do we navigate difficult conversations with increasingly younger patient populations, and why are we having these conversations more now than ever before? 23:55 • When it comes to genetic testing, how much knowledge is “good knowledge”? 27:05 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 34:31 • How to contact Dobrozsi 35:12 • Thanks for listening 35:39 Sadie Dobrozsi, MD, is a board-certified pediatric oncologist, a nationally recognized leader in complex care delivery, and the medical director of genetic testing and oncology imaging at , a leading specialty and primary care management company. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Dobrozsi can be reached on or via email . Disclosures: Jain and Dobrozsi report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/36769050

Cultural Adaptability in Global Oncology with Abiola Ibraheem, MD 05/15/2025

Cultural Adaptability in Global Oncology with Abiola Ibraheem, MD 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 internationally? 7:33 • How have you navigated the nuances of global oncology in other countries? 9:51 • Did you get any pushback when you decided to create these global relationships and inroads? How did you navigate receiving different perspectives on your work? 12:10 • What are you hoping to achieve with these efforts in global oncology? 16:28 • Where did the idea for a come from, and what do you hope to achieve with the event? 17:41 • Jain and Ibraheem on the importance of providing other countries with tools to implement and drive global change. 22:54 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 27:29 • How to contact Ibraheem 28:09 • Thanks for listening 29:07 Abiola Ibraheem, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her journey in medicine began in Nigeria, where she earned her MBBS degree from Olabisi Onabanjo University. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Morehouse School of Medicine, focusing on racial health care disparities. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Ibraheem can be reached via email at . Learn more about , as well as how to sign up for in-person or virtual attendance, happening June 27 & 28 in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Disclosures: Jain and Ibraheem report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/36580630

Equitable Representation in Clinical Trials with Nadine Spring, PhD 04/24/2025

Equitable Representation in Clinical Trials with Nadine Spring, PhD 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 • What is , and what do you hope to achieve with the work you are doing through this organization? 8:28 • Do you think that current funding challenges will impact these initiatives over the next few years? 11:37 • Do you feel like you will have to re-imagine or modify how you describe the work you are doing to help people understand its impact? 12:11 • How do you suggest clinicians and institution leaders get involved in raising awareness and increasing diversity in clinical trials? 12:48 • What do you say to people who are doing this work and are getting frustrated or burnt out? How do you keep them motivated? 16:37 • What keeps you motivated to continue this work? 17:56 • When you talk to people about clinical trials, how do you address patients’ mistrust or fear of the unknown? 19:04 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 23:58 • How to contact Spring 25:15 • Thanks for listening 25:59 Nadine Spring, PhD, has spent her career fighting for more inclusive and diverse representation in clinical research. She is a recognized leader in advancing health equity, particularly through her work at , which advocates for the inclusion of underserved populations in clinical trials. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Spring can be reached at or via email . Disclosures: Jain and Spring report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/36292640

Finding fulfillment in medicine: Physician side gigs and exploring new avenues, with Navin Goyal, MD (Crossover with Physicianary) 03/27/2025

Finding fulfillment in medicine: Physician side gigs and exploring new avenues, with Navin Goyal, MD (Crossover with Physicianary) 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 about your interest in health equity and access to care? What happened next. 6:28 • Tell us about your book, . Did the book come before, during or after your journey with your venture capital group? 7:55 • What is your advice to physicians and health care workers who feel burnt out and unfulfilled in their career path? 11:54 • Bhargava and Goyal discuss change and adapting to changes in career paths. 14:57 • Bhargava and Goyal discuss the difference between careers in health care and other professions that are likely to pursue new avenues. 16:42 • There are plenty of physicians out there looking for side gigs. What is your advice to physicians and health care workers who want to explore other avenues and side gigs? 19:29 • How do you do it all? 22:10 • Thanks 24:42 Navin Goyal, MD, is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, physician and author—driven by his passion for human-centered leadership. He is the co-founder and managing partner at LOUD Capital, specializing in early-stage investments in healthcare and technology startups. Goyal is also co-founder of OFFOR Health, a venture-backed startup that provides mobile anesthesia services for pediatric patients on Medicaid, and Beyond Physician, an online learning management platform and job marketplace to enable physicians to learn new skills, get contract work and grow their thought leadership. His journey and insights are captured in his book, . We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Follow Dr. Bhargava on X and on Instagram . Follow Goyal on Instagram , X , and and visit his website: . Disclosures: Bhargava and Goyal report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/35885525

Pioneering Changes in Patient Advocacy with Kimberly Richardson 02/20/2025

Pioneering Changes in Patient Advocacy with Kimberly Richardson 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? 5:12 • Jain and Richardson on how physicians and patient advocates can come up with solutions that coincide with the transformation of what advocacy work has become. 8:23 • What are the different ways people can be patient advocates? 10:59 • Jain and Richardson on research advocacy and the power of the ripple effect when it comes to how this work impacts patients. 15:45 • Jain and Richardson on how physician and patients can collaborate to overcome institutional challenges with timing of visits and quality of care. 19:11 • Richardson and Jain on educating patients in underrepresented communities on research and policy changes that will lead to more diversity in clinical trials. 24:21 • If you could look back one year from now, what do you hope your research grant accomplishes? 30:00 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 32:00 • How to contact Richardson 32:33 • Thanks for listening 33:27 Kimberly Richardson is a survivor of ovarian cancer and early stage, triple positive breast cancer. Kimberly has founded the , a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization that creates partnerships between Black cancer patients and the medical and scientific communities on issues of health equity, patient inclusion and clinical trials participation. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Richardson can be found on Bluesky under Black Cancer Collaborative and on . Disclosures: Jain and Richardson report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/35363155

Survivorship and Visual Storytelling with Anna Rathkopf 02/06/2025

Survivorship and Visual Storytelling with Anna Rathkopf 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 first five years of your diagnosis? 4:07 • On top of everything else going on in your life at the time, how did your decision to document your treatment become part of your plan? Why was it so important for you to do in that moment? 7:50 • Did photography help you feel like you had some control in your life? 10:45 • Overall, how did this impact your mental health along with your physical health? 11:17 • What were you doing from a photojournalistic standpoint prior to your diagnosis? How did that prepare you for this next step in what you have created? 14:46 • How did your partner’s caregiving responsibilities incorporate into your photography? 16:48 • Jain and Rathkopf on the sacrifices caregivers make. 19:53 • If you had to give advice to someone going through the initial time after cancer diagnosis, caregiver or patient, what would you say you would do the same or differently? 21:29 • What do you suggest loved ones do or say to help patients and caregivers? 24:49 • What was the transition into survivorship like for you after the first five years? How did that change your mentality? 27:24 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 33:34 • How to contact Rathkopf 34:20 • Thanks for listening 35:22 Anna Rathkopf is an award-winning photographer whose work focuses on empathy, health, and identity. She is the author of , a poignant exploration of the realities of cancer under 50. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Rathkopf can be found on Instagram . Purchase on Amazon or on the website . For more from the Rathkopfs: Check out photos and from their installation at exhibition at Montefiore Einstein through April 18, 2025. Disclosures: Jain and Rathkopf report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/35174700

Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD 01/23/2025

Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD 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 that drive physician interest. 3:25 • What drove your passion to get involved in DEI and equitable care in medicine? 5:08 • Jain and Avalos on diversity in clinical trials. 7:48 • Jain and Avalos on the importance of multidisciplinary approaches to patient care. 9:08 • What do you see as the biggest barriers to driving change in this space? How can we actually make changes that will result in real-world transformation? 10:11 • Tell me about the work that you do in the spaces of women in hematology and medicine. 11:25 • What types of things should we be doing to drive gender equity changes in medicine? 13:40 • Do you feel hopeful about where we are going with the changes being driven by societies like ASH? 15:24 • What else excites you about hematology and the innovation in the field now? 17:02 • What are the biggest transformations we are going to see in hematology over the next decade? 23:26 • Where will you be focusing your time moving forward? 27:53 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 29:16 • How to contact Avalos 30:15 • Thanks for listening 30:44 Belinda R. Avalos, MD, is the American Society of Hematology 2025 president, and is a professor of medicine and a senior advisor to the president of Atrium Health Levine Cancer. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Avalos can be reached by contacting ASH at . Disclosures: Jain and Avalos report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/34970195

The Role of Machine Learning in Clinical Trials with Damon Rasheed 12/30/2024

The Role of Machine Learning in Clinical Trials with Damon Rasheed 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 available outside of Australia as well? 5:34 • Can you explain how machine learning works in order to create these outcomes? 6:11 • How do you see people utilizing this tool in the future based on what you have already seen? 8:30 • How have others received this? What is the feedback you have gotten surrounding what people are excited and concerned about with this technology? 10:50 • Does this type of product take into account the issue of diversity in clinical trials? 13:41 • What’s next for expanding Opyl and TrialKey? 14:27 • What keeps you excited and motivated to continue working in this space? 15:28 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 19:35 • How to contact Rasheed 20:16 • Thanks for listening 20:54 Damon Rasheed is a serial entrepreneur recognized for his groundbreaking ventures and deep expertise in machine learning and big data. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Rasheed can be reached at or . Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Rasheed reports TrialKey is powered by Opyl Limited, which is a publicly listed company operating on the ASX. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/34655970

Highlights from ASH 2024 (Meeting Mic Re-Release) 12/19/2024

“Back to the Future”: Developments in Immunotherapy with David Gandara, MD 12/12/2024

“Back to the Future”: Developments in Immunotherapy with David Gandara, MD 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 • How did you get engaged with the community in Hawaii? 6:30 • What do you think is going to happen with ctDNA moving forward? 8:29 • Can you utilize ctDNA and minimal residual disease information to determine how long patients need to be on adjuvant therapy? 11:42 • How did you get into the ctDNA space? 15:06 • How do you see AI transforming health care beyond providing patients with more information and taking more ownership of their health? 18:28 • Can you tell us more about how a second opinion clinic works? How did this type of clinic develop and become part of what you do? 23:17 • What are some of your predictions as to what will happen in oncology care over the next ten to twenty years? 29:00 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 37:30 • How to contact Gandara 38:47 • Thanks for listening 39:10 David Gandara, MD, is a clinician-scientist and lung cancer specialist internationally recognized for his expertise in thoracic cancers, cancer drug development and biomarker development. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Dr. Gandara can be reached via email . Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Gandara reports institutional research grants from Astex, Amgen and Genentech; institutional consulting for AstraZenica, Exact Sciences, Genentech, Guardant Health, IO Biotech and Oncohost; consulting for Adagene, Henlius USA, Foundation Medicine and Sanofi; serves on the advisory board of Abbvie, Janssen, Merck, Mirati, Regeneron and Revolution Medicine. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/34363955

Enhancing Clinical Trial Enrollment with Michel van Harten, MD 11/27/2024

Enhancing Clinical Trial Enrollment with Michel van Harten, MD 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 you are now? 1:24 • How did you learn the necessary skills to be an exceptional leader in this space? 2:51 • How many years were you a practicing physician for? 3:53 • What does myTomorrows do, and what drew you to this type of work? 4:54 • Where is this service available? 7:19 • Jain and van Harten on the challenges patients face surrounding eligibility for clinical trials. 8:36 • Where do you see this going down the line? 10:05 • Has your company looked into how to these services can impact diversifying clinical trial enrollment? 12:04 • What are some challenges your company has faced? 13:50 • How quickly do you think growth will accelerate in this space? 15:26 • How will this work and resource have major impacts on drug development in a more accelerated way than in the past? 16:11 • From the patient-facing side, have you faced any challenges concerning patients’ willingness to be enrolled in clinical trials? 18:22 • What is next for you, and where do you see yourself in twenty years? 19:13 • Do you have any concerns about AI in health care? […] What should we be aware of when utilizing AI in this space? 19:45 • Jain and van Harten on the challenges and setbacks that come from outdated and inaccurate clinical trial databases. 21:35 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 23:50 • How to contact van Harten 24:28 • Thanks for listening 25:17 Michel van Harten, MD, is the CEO of myTomorrows. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Michel van Harten can be reached via email . Disclosures: Jain and van Harten report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/34178035

The Data Behind Precision Medicine with Melody Harris 11/21/2024

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Health Care Advocacy During Elections with Alice Chen, MD 10/31/2024

Health Care Advocacy During Elections with Alice Chen, MD 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 interview 1:38 • How did you get into the public health and advocacy spaces? 1:58 • Have you seen an evolution in medical professionals becoming more involved in politics and advocacy? 5:08 • How has misinformation impacted politics, health care, policy and the election? 7:25 • As health care workers, how do we address misinformation to help our communities and patients? 10:51 • Do you feel that health care workers should use social media for this type of advocacy work? 15:26 • Is there more of a need for health care workers to be doing this work now than it was pre-social media? 18:14 • Jain and Chen on how discussions around politics have changed in the last decade. 26:05 • What are the major health care topics being discussed and impacted by this upcoming election? Why is health on the ballot? 28:33 • Jain and Chen on women’s health and why it matters in this election. 30:58 • What are health care workers doing to promote advocacy? 37:05 • If you could summarize this episode in one minute, what would you want listeners to take away? 45:36 • How to contact Chen 46:11 • Thanks for listening 46:53 Alice T. Chen, MD, is a mom, physician and national leader in public health, physician advocacy and community organizing. She serves as the co-chair of the board of directors of Health Care Without Harm. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Chen can be reached on X and on . Disclosures: Jain and Chen report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/33702792

Advocating for Patient Access with Amita Patnaik, MD, FRCPC 10/17/2024

Developing Products for Cancer Care with Annmarie Ison 10/03/2024

Entrepreneurship in Biotech with Brian Fiske 09/19/2024

Women in medicine roundtable, Part 2: On empowerment and advocacy 09/05/2024

Women in medicine roundtable, Part 2: On empowerment and advocacy 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 themselves? 2:39 • What are some ways in which you have empowered or hope to empower women in medicine? Are there tips or skills that have worked well? 5:43 • How have you been empowered by others, or have helped others find their voices? 8:38 • Do you agree that the conversation is changing toward a cultural shift in empowerment for women in health care? 13:53 • What are some challenges facing advocacy and empowerment? What do you do when your advocacy work is not being received or it is a struggle to speak up for someone? 18:40 • Emphasizing the importance of communication in advocacy work. 24:00 • Intro to Physicianary’s part 3 on physician burnout and work-life balance. 24:16 • Thanks for listening 25:00 Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP (NAM), is a Herbert T. Abelson professor of medicine, vice dean of education in the biological sciences division and dean for medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. She is a founding member of the 501c3 Women of Impact and advisor to the Women in Medicine Summit. Jennifer Bepple, MD, MMCi, is a double board-certified physician in urology and informatics. She is a member of the American Telemedicine Association, American Urologic Association and American Medical Informatics Association and holds a certification from the American Board of Telehealth and the American Board of AI in Medicine. Hansa Bhargava, MD, is Healio's chief clinical strategy and innovation officer. Listen to her Healio podcast, . Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, is a board-certified hematology and oncology physician. She is a tenured associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, the director of communication strategies in medicine and the associate director of oncology communication & digital innovation at the University of Illinois Cancer Center in Chicago. Mara Schenker, MD, FACS, FAOA, is an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital. She is double board certified in orthopedic surgery and clinical informatics. She serves as the chief of orthopedics and associate chief medical information officer. She is an associate professor of orthopedics at Emory University School of Medicine. She serves on multiple boards for medical and digital technology advisory and sits on major national committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AAMC, American College of Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Dagny Zhu, MD, is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon and medical director and partner at NVISION Eye Centers in Rowland Heights, CA. She can be reached on X . We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Disclosures: The hosts and guest report no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/32908237

Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad! 08/22/2024

Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad! 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 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 ? 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 . Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: and . Follow Dr. Jain on X: . Krishna Jain can be reached via email . Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. /episode/index/show/oncologyoverdrive/id/32690527

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