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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Potter can be reached on Instagram @drelisabethpotter, TikTok @drelisabethpotter and YouTube @DrElisabethPotterMD.

Disclosures: Jain and Potter report no relevant financial disclosures.

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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Dizon can be reached on Tiktok @drdonsdizon, Instagram @drdonsdizon and LinkedIn.

Disclosures: Jain and Dizon report no relevant financial disclosures.

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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Smith can be reached on LinkedIn or via email smsmith@bsd.uchicago.edu.

Disclosures: Jain and Smith report no relevant financial disclosures.

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 Evolent, a leading specialty and primary care management company.

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. Dobrozsi can be reached on LinkedIn or via email sdobrozsi@evolent.com.

Disclosures: Jain and Dobrozsi report no relevant financial disclosures.

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 Aortic Africa 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 Best of ASCO Africa 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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Ibraheem can be reached via email at abiolai@uic.edu.

Learn more about Best of ASCO Africa, 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.

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 Adtalem Global Education and your role there? 5:11
• Why does diversity and equitable representation in clinical trials and care matter? 6:23
• What is SpringWell360, 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 SpringWell360, 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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Spring can be reached at www.springwell360.com or via email nadine@springwell360.com.

Disclosures: Jain and Spring report no relevant financial disclosures.

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, Physician Underdog. 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, Physician Underdog.

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. Follow Dr. Bhargava on X @hansabhargavaMD and on Instagram @doctorhansaMD. Follow Goyal on Instagram @navin.g.md, X @Navin_MD, Facebook and LinkedIn and visit his website: navingoyalmd.com.

Disclosures: Bhargava and Goyal report no relevant financial disclosures.

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 Black Cancer Collaborative, 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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Richardson can be found on Bluesky under Black Cancer Collaborative and on LinkedIn.

Disclosures: Jain and Richardson report no relevant financial disclosures.