In this special 100th episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with her father, Krishna Jain, MD, about work-life balance pertaining to private practice, improving a fragmented health care system and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:18 •    About Krishna Jain 1:27 •    The interview 2:27 •    How did you end up in the United States? What was your journey to becoming a world-renowned vascular surgeon?  2:44 •    What was it like being a resident back then, especially as someone who came from abroad?  7:30 •    After training, why didn’t you go back to India? 10:12 •    Shikha Jain on how her father inspired her passion for research and mentorship.  13:19 •    Why did you choose to go into private practice, and how did you build your practice and become a leader in this space?  15:18 •    The Jains on the importance of being present for and supporting family.  19:16 •    How did your entrepreneurial life start?  23:55 •    What do your limb preservation centers do?  27:33 •    What are some things that need to be done to improve our fragmented health care system?  29:45 •    What led you found the South Asian American Vascular Society?  34:16 •    How did you end up deciding to go to Kalamazoo, MI instead of going back to India? 39:11 •    What are most proud of in your career? 41:28 •    What do you want to share with the next generation of surgeons and physicians? 44:07 •    The Jains on their relationship growing up and now. 45:44 •    If someone could only listen to the last minute of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 47:48 •    How to contact Jain 48:48 •    Thanks for listening 50:43 Krishna Jain, MD, is a vascular surgeon who has been intimately involved in the growth of office based endovascular centers throughout the country since 2007.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Krishna Jain can be reached via email [email protected].  Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures.