Feb 8, 2024
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks
with George Sledge, MD, about patient feedback
benefiting leadership decision-making, the future of precision
medicine in oncology and more.
• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology
Overdrive :58
• About Sledge 1:03
• The interview 2:59
• How did you become an oncologist?
3:24
• Tell us about your journey into leadership in
oncology. 5:27
• Did you continue to see patients while leading
organizations? 7:48
• Jain and Sledge on learning from conversations and
experiences with patients. 10:57
• How did you end up in your previous position as ASCO
president? 12:29
• Do you feel that ASCO is an organization that is
adept at adapting to change? 14:37
• Tell us about Caris Life Sciences and how you
pivoted to your role as executive vice president and CMO there.
18:44
• Where do you see the future of oncology going?
23:00
• Jain and Sledge on the concerns surrounding
artificial intelligence and technology in cancer care and the
doctor patient relationship. 26:31
• What is something aspirational that you think could
change the way we deliver cancer care years from now?
31:11
• If someone could only listen to the last minute of
this episode, what would you want them to take away?
35:21
• How to contact Sledge
36:37
• Thanks for listening
37:10
George Sledge, MD, serves as executive vice
president and chief medical officer at Caris Life Sciences.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr.
Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com.
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@ShikhaJainMD. Sledge can be reached via email gsledge@carisls.com.
Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial
disclosures. Sledge reports that he has stock options with
Syndax.