Interviewing physician leaders in oncology to share their wisdom in the form of best practices, insights, and tips with physicians-in-training to help them achieve success faster and without side effects.

Wisdom in Oncology
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Interviewing physician leaders in oncology to share their wisdom in the form of best practices, insights, and tips with physicians-in-training to help them achieve success faster and without side effects.
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April 2, 2024
Narrow in with a Laser Focus with Dr. Andrew Hendifar
<p>Andrew <span class="il">Hendifar</span>, MD, is currently the Medical Director of Pancreatic Cancer at Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. <span class= "il">Hendifar</span> received his medical degree from Tulane University and he did his residency in Internal Medicine at Los Angeles County, the USC Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology from the University of Southern California. At Cedars Sinai he also leads the Gastrointestinal Disease Research Group and is the Program Director of the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program. His research focuses on developing new therapies for pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. He is a member of the ASCO Society and North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society.</p> <p><strong>Pearls of Wisdom:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Oncology is really where the humanistic values of medicine collide with the scientific values.</li> <li>It's important that you have more than one role model because there's never gonna be one person that kind of encapsulates all that you want to be or all that you wanna accomplish.</li> <li>Being successful in research does not necessarily mean having a eureka moment but actually doing the work that it takes to bring a project to completion.</li> <li>It's very important for cancer physicians to take care of themselves spiritually and physically.</li> <li>One day, people are going to say, "thank God I have pancreas cancer" instead of saying, "I can't believe I have pancreas cancer." That's my goal.</li> </ul>

September 7, 2022
Be Humble and Achieve High Intelligence with Dr. Erminia Massarelli
<p>Dr. Erminia Massarelli, MD is currently an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research; Section Chief of Thoracic Oncology, and Co-Director of Lung Cancer and Thoracic Oncology Program at City of Hope Medical Center. Dr. Massarelli received her medical degree and Ph.D in Molecular Oncology and Endocrinology from the University of Naples in Federico, Italy. She continued her postdoctoral training with dual Medical Oncology and Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology fellowships at MD Anderson Cancer Center, a residency in Internal Medicine at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, and a clinical fellowship in Medical Endocrinology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her clinical interests include lung cancer and head and neck cancers, and her research focuses on mechanisms of resistance to EGFR targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer, and cell therapy. Dr. Massarelli is the recipient of several honors and awards including the ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award. She has published over 55 peer reviewed articles, numerous abstracts, and three book chapters.</p> <p><strong>Pearls of Wisdom:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The best recipe for success is to have a passion for science and discovery united with compassionate care for your patients.</li> <li>Being humble is a sign of high intelligence because you understand that there is so much more to discover.</li> <li>If you’re very focused, try to understand early during your fellowship what career track you really want to be on.</li> <li>On the physician track, you want to be a physician to help people and eventually go into a community site.</li> </ul>

September 5, 2022
Be Willing to Do Extra for a Patient with Dr. Yuan Yuan
<p>Dr. Yuan Yuan, MD is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology and<br /> Therapeutics Research at the City of Hope National Medical Center. Dr. Yuan completed her Masters in Oncology at Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Riverside. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York University Downtown Hospital and her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology from New York University Medical Center under the direction of Dr. Franco Muggia, a giant in Medical Oncology. Dr. Yuan’s clinical and research interests include breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer, immunotherapy, and adoptive cell therapy in breast cancer. Dr. Yuan is a member of ASCO and the American Society of Hematology.</p> <p><strong>Pearls of Wisdom:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Find someone who’s willing to invest time with you, to teach and mentor you. They may not be the most famous person in the field, but you want someone willing to spend time with you and talk you through the details.</li> <li>If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.</li> <li>We all care as physicians, but are you willing to do extra for a patient? Because that really matters.</li> <li>Build a working relationship, build a team you will be collaborating with. It cannot be a one-person show.</li> <li>To approach a specific disease, we need researchers, a bio mathematician, data scientists, and all the lab people. Utilize what you have at the institution. Build your village around you.</li> </ul>
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