Dr. Erika Hamilton of Sarah Cannon Research Institute chats with Drs. West & Aggarwal about how clinical trials & medical practice have changed after COVID-19, how the field of breast cancer has evolved, & how social media has created a global

Dr. Leora Horn, on New Challenges in Industry After Academia, and the Effort to Balance Career and Family | BTJ-027

Nov 9th, 2021 32m 17s

Dr. Leora Horn, having recently moved from academic medicine to AstraZeneca, talks with hosts Charu Aggarwal & Jack West about the decision to change roles, her efforts to balance work & family, & how to cultivate opportunities for junior facul

Dr. MJ Markham, on Addressing Gender Bias, Educating on COVID, and Social Media for Physicians and Journals | BTJ-026

Oct 26th, 2021 39m 17s

Dr. MJ Markham, Chief of Heme-Onc at Univ of Florida, chats with Drs. Charu Aggarwal and Jack West about the intersection of gynecologic & medical oncology, COVID-19 blogging, gender bias, and social media dissemination of new results in cancer

Dr. Jyoti Patel, on Career Transitions and Cancer Education | BTJ-025

Oct 12th, 2021 44m 30s

Dr. Jyoti Patel from Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University joins Drs. Charu Aggarwal & Jack West to reflect on how to decide when to change institutions, & the evolving methods of providing cancer education, including directly to patient

Dr. Aaron Goodman, on Novel Platforms for Medical Education & Reaching a Global Community via Twitter Polls | BTJ-024

Sep 28th, 2021 53m 6s

Dr. Aaron Goodman of UCSD speaks with hosts Jack West and Charu Aggarwal explaining the remarkable level of engagement he achieves in offering medical education on hematology via Twitter, especially his wildly successful polls.

Dr. Mikkael Sekeres, on the Adventures of a Midcareer Move and the Art of the Clinical Narrative | BTJ-023

Sep 21st, 2021 46m 48s

Dr. Mikkael Sekeres of Univ of Miami chats with Charu Aggarwal and Jack West about challenges and opportunities with his move from Cleveland to Miami, his commitment to writing for a broad audience, & challenges for MDs & patients in the wake o

Dr. Patrick Forde, on the Practical Benefits and Clinical Promise of Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pathology Assessment in Early NSCLC | BTJ-022

Aug 31st, 2021 41m 5s

Hosts Jack West & Charu Aggarwal speak with immunotherapy expert Dr. Patrick Forde about unique advantages of the pre-operative platform for systemic therapy, especially immunotherapy, in early stage cancer & pathologic response assessment from

Dr. Matthew Katz, on Communicating Effectively to the Lay Public, and Social Media Focused on Bringing it Back to the Patient | BTJ-021

Aug 10th, 2021 43m 12s

Dr. Matthew Katz, radiation oncologist in Lowell, MA, speaks with Drs. Jack West & Charu Aggarwal about the evolution of social media in medicine, challenges of different platforms, & striving to communicate effectively with & educate broad pop

Dr. Larry Shulman, on Telemedicine at Home and Abroad, Physician Burnout, and Global Oncology | BTJ-020

Jul 27th, 2021 41m 51s

Dr. Larry Shulman of University of Pennsylvania meets with hosts Charu Aggarwal & Jack West to discuss the promise & challenges of telemedicine in the US & internationally, physician burnout, & the critical value of building programs for global

Dr. Shikha Jain, on the Women in Medicine Summit and Post-Pandemic Medical Education & Practice | BTJ-019

Jul 13th, 2021 45m 6s

Dr. Shikha Jain of the University of Illinois & Chair of the Women in Medicine Summit joins Charu Aggarwal & Jack West to discuss sexism & harassment, as well as education & medical practice options for women (and men) after the COVID-19 pandem

Dr. Vince Miller, on the Weighty Decision of a Move to Industry, the Barriers to Molecular Marker Testing, and Disrupting the Pricing of Cancer Therapies | BTJ-018

Jun 29th, 2021 42m 55s

Hosts Jack West and Charu Aggarwal meet with Dr. Vince Miller to discuss the process of deciding to move from academia to industry, the evolution of molecular marker testing, and the potential for EQRx to break the impasse of escalating cancer

Dr. Pamela Kunz, on Professional Advancement as a Woman, & Changing Cultures that Enable Sexual Harassment | BTJ-017

Jun 15th, 2021 36m 49s

Dr. Pamela Kunz of Yale Cancer Center speaks with Drs. Charu Aggaral & Jack West about the headwinds of being a woman advancing in academic medicine, as well as a recent shocking story of sexual harassment & the systematic shortfalls that enabl

Dr. Chadi Nabhan, on the Transition Between Academia and Industry, and the Appeal of Different Social Media Platforms to Discuss Timely Issues in Medicine | BTJ-016

Jun 1st, 2021 45m 5s

Hosts Jack West & Charu Aggarwal chat with Chadi Nabhan, oncologist & host of Healthcare Unfiltered, about the balance of medical talent between academia & industry, as well as the advantages of different social media platforms for thoughtful d

Dr. Petros Grivas, on Adapting to Digital Education and Remote Mentorship Opportunities | BTJ-015

May 18th, 2021 41m 9s

Drs. Charu Aggarwal & Jack West host dynamic GU oncology specialist Dr. Petros Grivas as they discuss how research, mentorship, and teaching have adapted to digital platforms in the wake of the pandemic.

Dr. Steve Vogl, on Keeping Focused on the Endpoints and Issues that Truly Matter in Cancer Care | BTJ-014

May 4th, 2021 43m 44s

Dr. Steve Vogl of "Vogl, New York" fame joins hosts Charu Aggarwal & Jack West as they discuss the priorities of patients and general oncologists in practice as new developments are presented, and how telemedicine was adopted in NYC during the

Dr. Samyukta Mullangi, on Paths to Improving on the Current Dysfunctional System of State-Based Medical Licensing to Work with Current Practice Needs | BTJ-013

Apr 20th, 2021 36m 3s

Hosts Jack West and Charu Aggarwal discuss with Dr. Samyukta Mullangi of Memorial Sloan-Kettering the limitations of the current state-based medical licensing requirements and several potential paths to adapt to telemedicine & current practice

Drs. David Palma and Puneeth Iyengar: Defining the Oligometastatic State and Refining the Role of Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Cancer | BTJ-012

Apr 6th, 2021 50m 41s

Hosts Jack West and Charu Aggarwal speak with radiation oncology experts David Palma of the London Health Sciences Centre and Puneeth Iyengar of University of Texas-Southwestern about the functional definition and treatment of oligometastatic c

Drs. Jerad Gardner & Sanjay Mukhopadyay, on Strengthening a Global Community Around Digital Education | BTJ-011

Mar 23rd, 2021 50m 29s

Drs. Aggarwal & West welcome Drs. Jerad Gardner from Geisenger Medical Labs & Sanjay Mukhopadyay from Cleveland Clinic as they discuss different platforms for education, from textbooks to Instagram, for medical education & a community around it

Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, on the Transition of Academic Publishing to Digital Platforms, the Goals of Physicians on Social Media, and the Successful Use of Telemedicine at Mayo Clinic | BTJ-010

Mar 9th, 2021 41m 37s

Drs. Aggarwal and West welcome Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, Professor of Medicine and multiple myeloma from Mayo Clinic, as they discuss global oncology, academic publishing in a digital world, and advances in telemedicine in the wake of the COVID-19

Drs. Susan Love and Stephanie Graff on Advocacy, Patient Education and Outreach for Breast Cancer Research | BTJ-009

Feb 23rd, 2021 46m 47s

Drs. Susan Love and Stephanie Graff join Drs. Aggarwal and West as they discuss the origins of the Love Foundation, Love Research Army, advocacy and the role of patient outreach to increase clinical trial access.

Dr. Toni Choueiri, on the Value of Social Media, Remote Mentoring, and Balancing Professional Focus with Personal Convictions | BTJ-008

Feb 9th, 2021 46m 52s

Co-hosts Charu Aggarwal and Jack West are joined by Dr. Toni Choueiri to discuss the role of twitter for education, mentorship and a platform for sharing credible information.

Dr. Julie Gralow, on Integrating Advocacy and Global Oncology with Cancer Care Leadership | BTJ-007

Jan 26th, 2021 47m 22s

Drs. Aggarwal and West host Dr. Julie Gralow, Director of the Breast Cancer Program and incoming CMO of ASCO to discuss balancing efforts in advocacy, global oncology, and addressing disparities in access with academic pursuits and clinical res

Dr. Don Dizon on Social Media and Equity in Oncology | BTJ-006

Jan 12th, 2021 38m 54s

Co-hosts Charu Aggarwal and Jack West are joined by Dr. Don Dizon to discuss the role social media plays in oncology, clinical trial enrollment and branding.

Dr. Nora Disis, on the Evolution of Academic Publishing and New Patterns of Sharing Information | BTJ-005

Dec 29th, 2020 41m 43s

Drs. West and Aggarwal host Dr. Nora Disis of Univ of Washington, Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Oncology as they discuss how academic publishing is evolving and challenges and opportunities for distributing medical research in a broader digital world

Dr. Jamie Von Roenn and Christopher Merlan, on ASCO’s Virtual Annual Meeting and the future of Digital Education | BTJ-004

Dec 15th, 2020 43m 44s

Co-hosts Charu Aggarwal and Jack West are joined by Dr. Jamie Von Roenn and Christopher Merlan to discuss the landscape of virtual meetings, digital engagements and future of oncology meetings beyond the pandemic.