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Category Archives: West Wind Podcast

Dr. Jack West and a wide range of guests reflect on new developments and evolving issues in cancer care, the emerging role of new technologies in medicine, and health care policy issues. Feedback and suggestions are welcomed at WestWindPodcast@gmail.com.

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, followed by a move to Düsseldorf, Germany before settling in the US & re-training in oncology. (27:02)

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 oncologists & patients alike through live teaching, longitudinal mentoring, & social media. (25:03)

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, & how her clinical practice & research complement her regulatory work & vice versa. (15:50)

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 & discusses the struggle to choose what to say no to when balancing career & personal life commitments. (23:48)

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 locally advanced NSCLC should undergo surgery, and whether we should aim to “downstage” patients with marginally resectable or unresectable lung cancer. (22:56)

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 research and surgery in NYC, & how debating medicine outside of your echo chamber raises everyone’s game. (22:42)

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 role at AZ, & shares his vision of a future of molecular oncology & a growing role for liquid biopsies. (23:39)

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 struggle with ALL to enter medicine & oncology, as well as the humbling impact of his own son’s illness. (26:44)

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 collaborative oncology community conduct translational research together across France. (24:50)

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 challenges in overcoming them with host Dr. Jack West. (25:50)

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