How This Is Building Me

Drs Camidge and Eisen discuss Dr Eisen's dual career in academia and industry, the importance of aligning academic and clinical strengths, and how industry experience can enhance drug development.

Drs Camidge and Boire discuss Dr Boire's path to becoming a physician-scientist and how cellular biology research can improve outcomes for patients with cancer.

Drs Camidge and Redman discuss Dr Redman's role as a biostatistician at Fred Hutch, outlining her work in designing clinical trials.

Drs Camidge and Smylie discussed Dr Smylie’s experience treating patients who live in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Drs Camidge and Gosain discuss how Dr Gosain harnessed social media to create a podcast with practice updates for up-and-coming oncology professionals.

Drs Camidge and McLaren discuss Dr McLaren’s journey to medical school and his experience as a clinical oncologist with expertise across disciplines.

Drs Camidge and Ney discuss Dr Ney’s journey to becoming a neurologic oncologist and his experience as a physician with Tourette syndrome.

Drs Camidge and Zirkelbach discuss Zirkelbach's first pharmacokinetics forays and her involvement with reforming dose optimization in drug development.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, and Kadrin Wilfong, MD discuss Wilfong's passion for continuing medical education (CME) and how CME events and resources can make a difference in the care of patients with cancer.

Camidge and Kahl reflect on the steps in Kahl’s communications career that paved the way for her to become a leader in the medical journalism field.

Camidge and White discuss the intersections between White’s head and neck cancer diagnosis and radiation oncology communications career.

Camidge and Cooper discuss Cooper’s career as a hospital chaplain, the focus of her writing, and the importance of meeting patients where they are.

Drs Camidge and Datta highlight Dr Datta’s career as a surgeon-scientist and research that aims to improve systemic therapies for pancreatic cancer.

Drs Camidge and Arslan discuss Dr Arslan’s experience providing emergency medical care and the curiosity that led him to pursue a career in industry.

Drs Camidge and Su discuss the aspects of medicine that strengthened Dr Su’s interest in oncology and the details of delivering lung cancer care in China.

Drs Camidge and Rimel spotlight Dr Rimel’s career journey and the work she does to expand medical care for transgender patients.

Drs Camidge and Rabinowitz discuss the balance between professional and personal life that Rabinowitz navigated when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Drs Camidge and Lewis discuss how Dr Lewis’ MEN-1 diagnosis has affected his professional life and the importance of seeking patient perspectives.

Camidge and Farmen talk through patient advocacy, Farmen’s cancer diagnosis, and the people who rallied around Farmen during the early days of her disease.

Drs Camidge and Kelley discuss the ways Dr Kelley’s passion for research guided his early career path.

Drs Camidge and Okuyama Sasaki discuss the goals of safety net hospitals and the dynamics of helping low-income patients access cancer treatments.

Drs Camidge and Leland discuss various roles in the biotechnology field and the intricacies of starting a biotechnology company.

Drs Camidge and Gerber highlight the ways that a liberal arts education can lay the foundation for a successful career in academic medicine; the importance and various forms of mentorship; and how clinical investigators can use their experiences and data to drive national policy changes.

Drs Camidge and McVeigh highlight the evolution of the clinical genetics field over time, the process of identifying pathogenic genetic variants, the difficulties of explaining genetic testing results to patients, and more.

In this episode of How This Is Building Me, Drs Camidge and Garon discuss the differences in lung cancer management and drug advancement between the United States and Asia and highlight other topline takeaways from the 2023 WCLC.

In this episode of How This Is Building Me, Drs Camidge and Garon discuss the importance of continuing to ask a variety of research questions throughout one’s career; the value of negative study results; and the ins and outs of running the lung cancer program and conducting phase 3 clinical trials at UCLA.

In this episode of "How This Is Building Me," Drs Camidge and Vokes discuss the span of countries and institutions along Dr Vokes’ journey to MD Anderson Cancer Center, how Dr Vokes balances research and work in the clinic, and how the correct mentors can help shape career paths in oncology.

In this episode of ‘How This is Building Me,’ Drs Camidge and Abbott discuss the road from bench scientist to biotechnology analyst, rules and regulations in the industry, and more.

In this episode of ‘How This is Building Me,’ Dr Camidge is rejoined by Dr Cetnar to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the lung cancer data that were presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.