Observations and Commentary on Medicine and Current Events
What about burnout? what causes burnout? how often do physicians truly experience burnout and how bad can it get? Dr. Laurie Gordon, a psychiatrist practicing in New York with much interest in burnout discusses all of these issues. we need the healthcare force healthy so that we all can take care of patients. You’ll enjoy … Read more
In this episode, I interview Mark Wolfinger, a leukemia survivor, who discusses some of the issues and concerns of navigating the cancer treatment landscape as a patient in today’s health care system. The patient journey is not always easy and it has many hurdles; Mark takes us through his journey and shares his views honestly … Read more
What in the world is next-generation sequencing (NGS) that we keep hearing about? does it lead to any controversies in oncology care? While some clinicians advocate NGS for all patients and all tumors, others, like Dr West, may contest this approach. Dr. Jack West who is at the City of Hope (he was at Swedish … Read more
So much hype about medical errors and how often US patients die in hospitals because of medical errors. Dr. Mazer and I discuss the issue and how false information can lead to improper patient care. If patients truly believed the numbers proposed about frequency of medical errors, would they even seek medical care? To separate … Read more
Advances in oncology have been instrumental in improving outcomes of patients with cancer. CART cellular therapies have arguably changed the way we care for hematologic malignancies forever, but the logistics of administering CART have challenged how applicable this therapy could be to all eligible patients. I sit down with the amazing Dr. Navneet Majhail, Director … Read more
What is shared-decision making? How much can patients grasp when making decisions and how much is a decision left to the doctor? The balance between shared-decision making and medical paternalism is not an easy one to resolve. I deliberate with Dr. Michel Accad on the origins and current use of “shared decision-making” between clinicians and … Read more
What a treat to speak with a legend: Jerome Kassirer, MD, who held the position of editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, arguably the most prestigious medical journal in the world. We discussed his views on how social media and digital dissemination are impacting research and peer review. We discussed his path and … Read more
It all started here. This was my first podcast episode. The sound was not perfect, but my guest was. In my inaugural episode, I invited Saurabh Jha, MD, an opinionated and vocal radiologist practicing at the University of Pennsylvania, to break down artificial intelligence in the world of health care, with specific attention to its … Read more