August 22, 2024
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Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad!
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 oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. 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 dockrishna1@gmail.com.
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Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures.
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