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The Beacon
Dr. Jack West reviews emerging new information and controversial topics in health care in general, cancer treatment in particular.
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Sarah Mojarad: Social Media Training in Science and Medicine
Host Dr. Jack West speaks with Sarah Mojarad, communications expert training scientists and medical students in how to integrate social media and buil...
Cancer Care in a Pandemic: Challenging the Status Quo
Dr. Jack West, medical oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center, considers how the risks & new medical landscape borne of COVID-19 is streamlining can...
Dr. Christian Rolfo: Living and Working in 3 Continents, Now Working on Early Therapeutics, Liquid Biopsies, & Global Oncology
Dr. Christian Rolfo, now at University of Maryland after training in Argentina, Italy, & other parts of Europe, speaks with Dr. West about his focus o...
Dr. Nate Pennell: Social Media, Virtual Learning, and Medical Mega-Conferences
Host Jack West speaks with Dr. Nate Pennell of Cleveland Clinic about his path into thoracic oncology, the role of social media, & uncertainty about l...
Drs. Jack West and Charu Aggarwal: New Data on Liquid Biopsies, Tumor Mutational Burden, and Choosing Optimal Systemic Therapy Today
Dr. Charu Aggarwal from University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center joins Dr. Jack West to discuss new data on plasma-based testing for tumor mu...
Dr. Jarushka Naidoo: South African TV Personality, Dublin Medical Trainee, Shakespearean Stage Actor, and Johns Hopkins Immunotherapy Toxicity Expert
Dr. Jarushka Naidoo, medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins, speaks with host Jack West about her path from childhood TV star in South Africa, to medical...
Dr. Jack West: Exploring and Explaining the Shortcomings in Molecular Testing and Execution of Targeted Therapy
Host Jack West reviews the gulf between the best evidence-based cancer care guidelines & performance in broad clinical practice, exploring contributin...
Dr. Alfredo Addeo: Lessons Learned from Practicing Oncology in Multiple European Countries
Dr. Alfredo Addeo, Sr Oncology Consultant at Geneva University Hospital, chats with Dr. Jack West about his path of growing up in Italy, moving to the...
Dr. Brandon Mahal: Rising from a Youth of Gang Culture and Dodging Bullets to Harvard Medical School and Beyond
Host Jack West traces the remarkable path of Dr. Brandon Mahal from disadvantaged childhood immersed in gang culture to UCLA, then Harvard Medical Sch...
Dr. Marina Garassino: Navigating a Path to Leadership in Thoracic Oncology Research and Education in Italy
Host Jack West chats with Dr. Marina Garassino, lung cancer specialist in Milan, about how she developed her interest in lung cancer and clinical rese...
Dr. Petros Grivas: The Journey from Greece to the US, and the Difficult Question of When to Move
Dr. Petros Grivas, genitourinary (GU) cancer expert at the Univ of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, describes his path from Greece to the US,...
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford (Pt 2): Integrating Parenthood with the Transition to Young Attending Building a Clinical and Research Focus
Host Dr. Jack West chats with Dr. Nina Niu Sanford, radiation oncologist at UT-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, about her efforts to weave h...
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford (Pt 1): The Cultural and Educational Journey from Beijing to Boston to Dallas
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford, radiation oncologist at UT-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, speaks with host Jack West about moving from China in chil...
Dr. Stacy Gray (Pt 2): Overcoming Hurdles in Broader Use of Molecular Testing in Oncology
Host Dr. Jack West chats with Dr. Stacy Gray, expert in molecular testing patterns and attitudes, about current hurdles in broad adoption of comprehen...
Dr. Stacy Gray (Pt 1): Career Path and an Early Interest in Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing
Dr. Stacy Gray from City of Hope Cancer Center speaks to host Jack West about the evolution of her career focus on adoption of and attitudes about mol...
Dr. Sanjay Popat (Pt 2): Precision Medicine and Therapy in a Nationalized, Regulated System
Dr. Jack West speaks with London-based thoracic oncology expert Dr. Sanjay Popat about delivering the best molecular testing & cancer care possible in...
Dr. Sanjay Popat (Pt 1): The Path to Leadership in Thoracic Oncology in the UK
Dr. Sanjay Popat from London, UK chats with host Jack West about his background growing up in London, medical and oncology training in the UK, and how...
Dr. Fumiko Chino (Pt 2): Studying and Raising Awareness of Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care
Host Dr. Jack West speaks with Dr. Fumiko Chino, radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and caregiver to a young spouse who died of cancer,...
Dr. Fumiko Chino (Pt 1): The Challenges of Serving as a Caregiver to a Young Spouse with Cancer
Dr. Fumiko Chino, radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, describes to host Jack West the impact of a mother as a successful r...
Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko (Pt 2): Focusing on Thoracic Oncology & Building a Career at Emory
Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko of Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University speaks with Dr. Jack West about his decision to retrain in oncology, the draw he...
Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko (Pt 1): Growing Up & Training in Nigeria, then Germany, Before Heading to US
Host Jack West speaks with Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko of Emory University, who traces his childhood & medical training in Nigeria as a pathologist, followe...
Dr. Tatiana Prowell (Pt 3): Shaping Oncology Research & Education through the Vail Workshop, ASCO, Mentoring, and Social Media
Dr. Jack West chats with breast cancer specialist & ASCO Annual Meeting Education Committee chair Dr. Tatiana Prowell about how she engages oncologist...
Dr. Tatiana Prowell (Pt 2): The Appeal of a Focus on Breast Cancer & Working at FDA Alongside Clinical Practice and Research
Dr. Tatiana Prowell of Johns Hopkins & US FDA speaks with host Dr. Jack West about how she came to focus on breast cancer, her path to working at FDA,...
Dr. Tatiana Prowell (Pt 1): The Serendipitous Path to Career, Family, and Selecting What to Say No To
Dr. Tatiana Prowell, breast cancer specialist at Johns Hopkins Univ/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center & the US FDA, traces her meandering path into medicine...
Dr. Brendon Stiles (Pt 2): Evolving Standards and Open Controversies in Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer
Thoracic surgeon Brendon Stiles, MD, speaks with host Jack West about alternatives to open surgery for smaller lung cancers, which patients with local...
Dr. Brendon Stiles (Pt 1): Childhood on the Farm, the Intellectual and Personal Call to Fight Lung Cancer, and Engaging in MedTwitter "Fight Club"
Host Jack West speaks with cardiothoracic surgeon Brendon Stiles, MD, who describes his path from being raised on a farm in rural VA to cancer researc...
Dr. Jean-Charles (Pt 2): Transitioning from Life in Paris to the US and from Academia to Industry
Dr. Jean-Charles Soria reviews the challenge in academic research of "champagne dreams on a beer budget", his decision to pursue a research leadership...
Dr. Jean-Charles (Pt 1): A Personal and Career Path Shaped by the Harrowing Effects of Illness
Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD, Senior VP of R&D Oncology at AZ, traces his path from Bolivia to France to the US & how he was influenced by his sister's...
Dr. Benjamin Besse: National Collaboration Throughout France to Accelerate Precision Medicine Research in Cancer Care
Dr. Benjamin Besse, Head of Medical Oncology at Institut Gustave Roussy, reviews his path into oncology & describes how strong national programs & a c...
Dr. Reshma Jagsi (Pt 2): Identifying and Addressing Gender-Based Disparities in Medical Career Paths
Dr. Reshma Jagsi, radiation oncologist at University of Michigan, discusses her work on gender equity and disparities in medicine along with the chall...
Dr. Reshma Jagsi (Pt 1): How a Government Major Who Worked in the White House Became Drawn into Medicine
Dr. Reshma Jagsi, radiation oncologist at University of Michigan, speaks with Dr. Jack West about her parents settling in Texas, her childhood, her mo...
Dr. Ben Solomon: A Journey from Sri Lanka to Zambia to Australia
Dr. Ben Solomon, thoracic oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, recounts unique aspects of cancer care in Australia...
Dr. Yuman Fong (Pt 2): Multidisciplinary Cancer Care, and Redefining the Role of Local Therapy in Metastatic Cancer
Host Jack West speaks with Dr. Yuman Fong, surgical oncologist at City of Hope, about a multidisciplinary approach to metastatic cancer that includes...
Dr. Yuman Fong (Pt 1): Balancing Professional and Personal Life Along the Path to a Career in Surgical Oncology
Dr. Yuman Fong, surgical oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center, recounts how he defined career goals, the experience of raising 3 daughters in NYC...
Dr. Tony SK Mok: A Few Things You Probably Knew About Him, and a Bunch More You Didn't
Dr. Tony Mok of the Chinese University of Hong Kong reflects with host Dr. Jack West on his circuitous career path that led him back to Hong Kong afte...
Ivy Elkins & Jill Feldman (Pt 3): Patient Advocates Working with Physicians and Professional Societies
Lung cancer advocates Ivy Elkins and Jill Feldman talk with Dr. West about the role of cancer patient advocates working with researchers, attending pr...
Ivy Elkins & Jill Feldman (Pt 2): Cancer Support and Education from Fellow Patients, Locally and Online
Lung cancer advocates Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins discuss the value in terms of both needed support & information sharing from fellow patients, whethe...
Ivy Elkins & Jill Feldman (Pt 1): Finding Your Footing in the Face of a New Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Lung cancer patient advocates Ivy Elkins & Jill Feldman reflect with host Dr. Jack West on the difficulties of facing a new diagnosis of lung cancer,...
Dr. Narjust Duma (Pt 2): Forging Connections among Latinas in Medicine, and among Women in Hematology & Oncology via Social Media
Host Jack West chats with Dr. Narjust Duma about her activity on social media, her Latinas in Medicine initiative, her work on gender equity, and the...
Dr. Narjust Duma (Pt 1): From Venezuela and the Dominican Republic to Minnesota and Wisconsin
Dr. Narjust Duma recounts her childhood and early education in South America & Central America, followed by her transition to additional training in t...