Healthcare Unfiltered
Healthcare Unfiltered is an honest, raw, timely podcast tackling any and all topics in healthcare that affect stakeholders. Dr. Chadi Nabhan uses his dynamic conversational skills to challenge his guests to address controversial and important topics. He also brings on world renowned experts to discuss clinical advances in medicine.
Episodes
289 episodes
Episode 289 - Treating Leukemias: Past and Present With Hagop Kantarjian
In this special episode, Chadi sits down with one of the most influential figures in modern leukemia research and care: Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD, Professor and Samsung Distinguished Leukemia Chair in Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD...
Episode 288 - Leadership Lessons: From Bunker Hill to the Boardroom
Chadi sits down with Andy Moye—author of From Bunker Hill to the Boardroom—to explore the battle-tested leadership principles that shaped his journey from military service to executive leadership in biotechnology, life sciences, molecular diagn...
Episode 287 - RAS in Pancreatic Cancer: The RASolute 302 Study
Chadi is joined by renowned gastrointestinal oncologists, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, of Mayo Clinic, and Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, to discuss the groundbreaking findings from the RASolute 302 trial, recently publishe...
Episode 286: The Status of NGS in Cancer With Ezra Cohen
Chadi sits down with Ezra Cohen, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Oncology at Tempus AI, for an in-depth discussion on the evolving role of next-generation sequencing (NGS) across the cancer continuum. Together, they explore how tissue-based testin...
LOS DIFERENTES SIGNIFICADOS DE LA PALABRA CÁNCER EN HEMATOLOGÍA
Healthcare Unfiltered Podcast and FASE 3 Podcast are collaborating on a new venture called "Hematology Sin Filtros" - a new podcast in Spanish that will be broadcasted once a month discussing various topics in hematology and cancer. Please shar...
Episode 285 - Gabby’s Journey: Cancer, Hope, and Resilience
In this deeply personal episode, Gabby shares her extraordinary journey of being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic colorectal cancer with liver involvement during the final stages of her pregnancy. She discusses the emotions and decisions surr...
Episode 284: The Evolution of Liver Transplant for Cancer With Maen Abdelrahim
Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center—home to the nation’s highest-volume liver transplant program—joins the show to discuss the expanding field of transplant oncolo...
Episode 283 - MAID in America: Navigating Choice, Compassion, and Controversy
Chadi hosts Dr. Chandana Banerjee of City of Hope and Kevin Diaz, CEO and President of Compassion & Choices, for a thoughtful conversation about Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) – what it is, who qualifies, how the process works, and why it rema...
Episode 282: TIL Therapy and Melanoma With Dan Olson
Chadi sits down with Dr. Daniel Olson to discuss the growing excitement surrounding tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy in melanoma, including how these personalized cellular therapies are created (and sometimes engineered in the lab), ...
Episode 281: Precision Oncology in India With Sewanti Limaye
Chadi is joined by Dr. Sewanti Limaye to discuss what precision oncology looks like in India, exploring the realities of access, affordability, infrastructure, and innovation in cancer care. Drawing on her experience training and practicing in ...
Episode 280 - Cooperative Group Trials: Now and Tomorrow With Sue Yom
Chadi sits down with sit down with Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO—radiation oncologist at UCSF, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, and leader within NRG Oncology—to explore the critical role of coop...
Episode 279 - CGT in the Community: Challenges and Solutions
Gary L. Simmons, DO, MSHA—physician and entrepreneur in a Virginia community practice—dives into the rapidly evolving world of cell and gene therapy (CGT), including bone marrow transplant, CAR-T, and TILs, and what it takes to bring these cutt...
Episode 278: What’s New in Multicancer Early Detection With Tom Beer
Returning guest Dr. Tom Beer, Chief Medical Officer for Multicancer Early Detection (MCED) at Exact Sciences, joins the show to break down the promise and complexity of MCED testing—what it is, the clinical gap it aims to fill, and how it could...
Episode 277 - When “Yes” Becomes Too Much: Confronting Physician Burnout
Chadi sits down with Dan Golden, MD, MHPE, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Rush University, to discuss his deeply personal and recently published account of physician burnout. He shares the mental and physical toll of burnout, clar...
Episode 276: Radiation Therapy for GI Cancer With Nina Sanford
Chadi sits down with Nina Sanford, MD, Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service at UT Southwestern, to explore the evolving landscape of radiation therapy in upper and lower GI malignancies. They discuss how advances in systemic tre...
Episode 275: PAVING the Path After Breast Cancer With Amy Comander
Chadi sits down with Amy Comander, MD, a breast cancer medical oncologist at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and author of “Paving Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond,” to discuss how patients can take control of their health and q...
Episode 274 - Food and Cancer: The Truth
Chadi sits down again with Dr. Urvi Shah for an in-depth, evidence-driven exploration of the often confusing relationship between food and cancer. They dive into how nutritional research is actually conducted—and why it’s so challenging—while s...
Episode 273 - Radiation Oncology: Past and Future
Chadi sits down with Dr. William “Bill” Small, Jr., a nationally recognized radiation oncologist and cancer center director at Loyola University Chicago, to explore the evolution of radiation oncology from its historical foundations to its rapi...
Episode 272: Genomics for Rare Diseases With Katherine Stueland
Chadi sits down with Katherine Stueland, President and CEO of GeneDx, to explore how genomic sequencing is transforming the diagnosis of rare diseases—especially for pediatric patients who often endure years searching for answers. She discusses...
Episode 271: Behind the Scenes of “The Pitt” With Sylvia Owusu-Ansah
Chadi sits down with Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, a pediatric emergency physician at UPMC, to discuss her role as a medical advisor for the HBO Max series “The Pitt” and how she helped bring real-world authenticity to the show. She explains how the ...
Episode 270: Translational Research Questions in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Chadi sits down with Misty Shields, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine, to explore the evolving translational research landscape in small cell lung c...
Episode 269: The Pain Brokers and Tort Law With Beth Burch
Chadi sits down with award-winning legal scholar Elizabeth (Beth) Chamblee Burch to explore “The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory,” her deeply reported investigation into a multilevel sca...
Episode 268: Everything ADCs in Cancer With Paolo Tarantino
Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD, medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, joins Chadi for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)—sometimes dubbed “super-chemotherapies.” He traces the fascinating orig...
Episode 267: State of Peer Review and Medical Publishing With Nora Disis
Chadi sits down with Nora Disis, MD—Editor in Chief of JAMA Oncology and professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center—for a candid, wide-ranging discussion on the modern state of peer review and medical publishing. Dr. Disis reflects on the found...
Episode 266 - History of Viruses: Kill Switch
Award-winning stem cell transplant pioneer, Dr. Richard Burt, discusses his book “Kill Switch: The History of How Viruses Shaped Humanity and Led to COVID-19,” guiding listeners through the deep, often surprising role viruses like smallpox, pol...