How This Is Building Me

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA, the medical director of Wilmot Cancer Institute at Webster and director of Wilmot Cancer Institute Regional Infusion services, as well as an assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology at the University of Rochester in New York. He is also co-host of the podcast Oncology Brothers.

Drs Camidge and Gosain discuss how Dr Gosain’s journey through medical school led him to his role as a community oncologist, the challenges he encountered during his early career that inspired him to fill a need for concise yet comprehensive educational resources, and how he harnessed social media and leveraged professional connections to create a podcast highlighting practice updates for up-and-coming oncology professionals.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with Duncan McLaren, MBBS, BSc, FRCR, FRCP, a consultant clinical oncologist at Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park, as well as a professor at the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Drs Camidge and McLaren discuss Dr McLaren’s unconventional journey to medical school, his experience as a clinical oncologist with expertise across oncology disciplines, and how his clinical research focus works to change the course of radiation therapy for genitourinary cancers.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with Douglas Ney, MD, a professor of neurology and neurosurgery, program director of the Neurology Residency Program, and vice-chair of Education in the Department of Neurology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora. 

Drs Camidge and Ney discuss Dr Ney’s journey to becoming a neurologic oncologist, how the management of primary brain tumors differs from that of brain metastases in his practice, and his experience as a physician with Tourette syndrome.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with Jeanne Fourie Zirkelbach, PhD, a clinical pharmacologist in the Office of Clinical Pharmacology in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA. 

Drs Camidge and Zirkelbach discuss how Zirkelbach got her start in the pharmacokinetics field; her involvement with Project Optimus, an initiative by the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence that works to reform dose-optimization and -selection paradigms in oncology drug development; and how her research with patient-reported outcomes emphasizes the importance of keeping patient needs, preferences, and experiences at the forefront of drug development to minimize the effects of cancer treatment on quality of life.

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with Kadrin Wilfong, MD, to discuss her career in the field of continuing medical education (CME). Dr Wilfong is the vice president of Medical Education at PeerView Institute for Medical Education in New York, New York. 

Drs Camidge and Wilfong talk through Wilfong’s multifaceted journey to medical school, how her passion for the medical field propelled her career in oncology-focused education, the ins and outs of developing CME, and how educational 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 key moments in Cooper’s career as a chaplain, the focus of her writing and research about hospital chaplaincy, and the importance of meeting patients where they are when providing spiritual care.

Drs Camidge and Datta highlight the nuances of Dr Datta’s career as a surgeon-scientist, the unexpected intersections between music and surgery, his research that aims to improve systemic therapies for pancreatic cancer that will in turn improve surgical operations, and more.

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.