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A New Perspective on Cancer: Science, Humanity, Hope.

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Betting on Clinical Trials Will Not Fix Bad Clinical Trials

My response to Vinay Prasad’s argument for prediction markets in clinical research

Why Cancer Prevention is Becoming Personalized

The same advice doesn't fit everyone

When Cancer Treatments Don't Work

An oncologist reflects on one of the hardest conversations in cancer care

Letting Patients Live

What I’ve learned about risk, joy, and advanced cancer

Shared Decision-Making in Oncology: It's Complicated

Finding the right balance in goals-of-care conversations

Blind Spots in Cancer Care

A community oncologist’s perspective on bridging the gap between better cancer science and the experience patients actually live through.

We Can Detect Cancer Earlier Than Ever. Now What?

ctDNA can detect recurrence before it appears on a scan. The question now is what to do with that information?

“Doc, if we got it all, why am I here?”

Why oncologists sometimes recommend treatment after cancer surgery

What Patients Need to Know When Choosing Cancer Care

How to choose a cancer center, find the right oncologist, and make sense of your options early

The Trade-Offs of Leaving Pharmacy for Medicine

A quick reflection on purpose, family, and the trade-offs that came with becoming a doctor