To provide the information your oncologist is not telling you or doesn't have the time to!
News broke today that President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage IV (metastatic) prostate cancer. As an oncologist, this is not just a headline—it becomes an important teaching moment for how we evaluate and manage newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer. With the public eye now focused, many are likely wondering: what does this diagnosis …
This post was inspired by a recent review in the New England Journal of Medicine — click here to read it. What moved me most was the extraordinary time, effort, and global collaboration it took to transform the outlook for patients with Ph+ ALL. This progress was only possible because of the clinical trials carried …
I missed posting on Mother’s Day. Not because I forgot, but because I was exactly where I needed to be: with my wife, our kids, and our family. We spent the weekend together, quietly celebrating everything my wife does as a mother of four—and everything she is. She’s emotional and empathetic in all the ways …
Disclaimer: The following stories and cases are generalized for educational purposes. All patient-identifying details have been significantly modified or omitted. Over the past few months, I’ve encountered several powerful cases—both clinically and through consult work—that highlight an urgent and often misunderstood reality in oncology: impending visceral crisis. Visceral crisis refers to a rapidly deteriorating state …
Every now and then, someone asks me about the logo on my website. Why that particular image? Where did it come from? The truth is, it took time—a lot of it. I sifted through nearly a thousand generated images, refining and reflecting, trying to capture something that wasn’t just visually appealing, but emotionally true. Something …
Some people teach us medicine. Others teach us how to be in medicine. It’s with a heavy heart and deep reverence that I reflect on the passing of one of my most formative educator, Dr. Craig Kitchens — a physician who left an indelible mark on my education, my clinical practice, and, frankly, my character. …
It’s been just over six months since I stepped away from my previous role at Orlando Health — a decision that marked a turning point not just in my career, but in how I live, work, and grow as a physician, father, husband, and entrepreneur. What started as a professional pause has quickly become one …
Medical malpractice is a difficult subject in our profession. It evokes emotion, judgment, and often criticism—especially toward those who serve as expert witnesses. As an oncologist who has reviewed hundreds of cases over the last decade, I understand the hesitations. Most of my work in this space focuses not on standard of care, but on …
As an oncologist and medical reviewer, I’ve had the unique opportunity to evaluate more than a hundred disability-related cases over the past six months. These cases span a wide range of cancer types, treatment timelines, and patient recovery experiences. What’s become abundantly clear is the disconnect that can sometimes occur between well-meaning clinical advocacy and …
I was recently asked to write a letter of recommendation for one of my former clinical research coordinators—a young professional I had the privilege of working with for nearly two years. What I expected to be a routine task turned into something much more meaningful. It was an opportunity to pause, reflect, and appreciate the …