Observations and Commentary on Medicine and Current Events
I sit down with Alison Bateman-House, PhD, MPH, MA, from NYU, to discuss the details of the “Right To Try Act” a year after it was signed into law. Was it a good idea? Do patients stand to benefit? What led to this initiative and how does this help clinical trial enrollment, if at all? … Read more
Best selling author, researcher, scientist, and world-renowned physician Siddhartha Mukherjee joins me to discuss his career path, what led him to write the inspiring book “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,” and how his writing impacted his practice and vice versa. This was the MOST-LISTENED to episode in 2019; so you have … Read more
At the 2019 AUA meeting, I moderated a good-natured debate on PSA screening, open vs robotic surgery, and health supplements with two prominent urologic oncologists: Scott Eggener, MD, University of Chicago, and Ben Davies, MD, University of Pittsburgh. Not only will you learn if you listen, but I promise that you will chuckle.
What happens when an oncologist who dedicated his life to treating cancer is diagnosed with cancer himself? How does this diagnosis shape his life and how he cares for patients? In this heart-to-heart conversation, I had the honor of hosting the amazing David Steensma, MD, who opened up to me as we discuss the human … Read more
I interview Linda Girgis, MD, a family medicine doctor in New Jersey to discuss a few of the important points of contention for primary care physicians today, including anti-vaccine campaigns, medical exams for certification, and EMR inefficiencies. We need to understand what primary care doctors go through so that we improve on our entire healthcare … Read more
I made my rounds at the Summit on National and Global Cancer Health Disparities, interviewing guests such as Clifford Hudis, Otis Brawley, Edith Mitchell, and Ken Anderson. It was a great meeting and I loved interacting with everyone who had similar interest of mitigating healthcare disparities for all patients, especially those with cancer.
So much was going on in the media when Alex Trebek, host and producer of the show Jeopardy, was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. The media started having the usual mixed messages and I wanted to clarify all aspects of pancreatic cancer to listeners. I had the privilege to host Dr. Anirban Maitra of MD Anderson … Read more
Elaine Schattner, MD, MA, a breast cancer survivor, patient advocate, and former oncologist, breaks down the role of patient advocates in the ever-changing oncology treatment landscape. It is the advocates’ responsibility to educate patients about their treatment options through bias-free therapy information, she argues. We had a great candid conversation during this podcast episode. Let … Read more