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Monthly Archives: July 2019

Dr. Luis Raez: A Deep Commitment to Medical Education and Leadership

Host Dr. Jack West speaks with Dr. Luis Raez about his training in Peru, his move to Miami, and his longstanding commitment to education and leadership, especially within Florida and the Latin American medical communities. (31:12)

Dr. Jerad Gardner (Pt 2): Facilitating New Research with Online Patient Groups, and the Future of Integrating AI in the Pathology Workflow

Dr. Jack West & guest Dr. Jerad Gardner, Assoc. Professor in Pathology at Univ of Arkansas, discuss his new opportunities to conduct research in partnership with online patient groups, as well as how artificial intelligence is poised to change pathology. (23:33)

Dr. Jerad Gardner (Pt 1): Pioneering How Physicians Use Social Media to Build Community & Educate

Pathologist Jerad Gardner & host Jack West speak about what led him down his career path into pathology and how he has helped create educational content & develop a vibrant community of pathologists & other physicians on multiple social media platforms. (24:22)

We’re Removing The West Wind Podcast Video Feed – Now Watch on YouTube & BeaconMedIC.com

We’re removing the West Wind Podcast video feed. You can still watch the podcast in video format on our YouTube channel (/BeaconMedIC) or here at the BeaconMedIC.com website. Thanks! (0:41)

Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 2): Reflecting on Progress & Future Directions in Immunotherapy

Drs. Hossein Borghaei and host Jack West discuss long term outcomes in lung cancer with immunotherapy, potential utility of IO combinations, and when we can consider patients doing well on immunotherapy as cured if doing well beyond 5 years. (26:22)

Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 1): On His Own at 16, Journey from Tehran to Philadelphia

Dr. Hossein Borghaei sits with Dr. Jack West and traces his difficult journey from war-torn Iran to Germary and then the US, which he made alone as a 16 year-old before having the opportunity to pursue medicine & his career in thoracic oncology. (30:42)

Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 2): Working to Balance Access, Efficacy, and Safety at the FDA

Dr. West questions Dr. Gideon Blumenthal of the FDA about how he and his team there struggle to provide timely access to emerging cancer treatments, while also debating questions of the proper thresholds for efficacy and safety. (20:15)

Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 1): The Journey into Working for the FDA on Cancer Treatment Regulation

Dr. Jack West provides a brief summary of key findings & limitations of two new papers just out in JAMA Oncology (Theelen et al & Bauml et al.) that evaluate the potential benefit of preceding immunotherapy with radiation in patients with advanced NSCLC. (18:00)

Dr. Jack West on New Data Combining Radiation with Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC: A Brief Critical Review

Dr. Jack West provides a brief summary of key findings & limitations of two new papers just out in JAMA Oncology (Theelen et al & Bauml et al.) that evaluate the potential benefit of preceding immunotherapy with radiation in patients with advanced NSCLC. (18:00)

Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 2): Advances and Impasses in Precision Medicine for Cancer

Dr. Jack West speaks with Dr. Sandip Patel about how molecular oncology has changed outcomes in cancer care, but also how we face great difficulty in getting the knowledge & practice patterns out to communities. (31:49)

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