Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Podcasts

Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Michael Goldstein about his research into DNA Damage Response and how the damage to the DNA of cancer cells can be exploited to better treat patients.

Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with Dr Karim Boudadi about treating head and neck cancers, including HPV-related cancers.

Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with the Very Reverend Randy Hollerith, Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, about racial reconciliation, disparities in health care, and finding hope in discovery. Learn more about the Cathedral at cathedral.org.

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Ambereen Mehta and Dr Nathan Gray from the Palliative Care Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center about the many ways patients can benefit from palliative care.

Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with Claire Oppert, a musician, teacher and therapist, about her work playing the cello for patients and her research into the healing power of music.

Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with Dr Gerald Andriole, Director of the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute in the National Capital Region, about the treatment of prostate cancer and The Brady's commitment to excellent patient care, breakthrough research, and training of the next generation of physicians.

Dr Ashwani Rajput talks with Dina Lansey, Associate Deputy Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, about the Kimmel Cancer Center's efforts to partner with our communities to address cancer disparities and improve healthcare outcomes.

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Rebecca Stone about a new approach to reducing the risk of ovarian cancer.

Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Anne Marie Lennon from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Dr Jonathan Simons from the Marcus Foundation about a significant study that shows the majority of patients with stage II colon cancer no longer need chemotherapy following surgery.

Dr Ashwani Rajput talks with Dr Ben Levy from Sibley Memorial Hospital about the results of the Checkmate-816 clinical trial, which is leading to major changes in the way patients with non-small cell lung cancer are being treated. Click here to learn more about the Checkmate-816 trial.

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Patrick Forde about the results of a clinical trial that show pairing immunotherapy treatments with chemotherapy greatly increases survival in patients with lung cancer. Read more about the Checkmate-816 Trial here.

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Channing Paller from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC and Dr Heather Cheng from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center about the PROMISE prostate cancer registry. The PROMISE registry is studying the role of genetics in determining health outcomes for patients with prostate cancer. Learn more about PROMISE at prostatecancerpromise.org/

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director, Dr Bill Nelson, talks with singer and songwriter Martha Wainwright about her career, her mother's battle with sarcoma and Stand Up To Cancer's Kate McGarrigle Fund Music As Healing Program. The grant program is an initiative Stand Up To Cancer Canada that encourages cancer patients and survivors to share their cancer journey through original music with up to 10 finalists being chosen to receive $2,500 to support the professional recording of...

Dr Bill Nelson speaks to Dr Kathy Ruble about her work on cognitive development with survivors of pediatric cancers.

Dr Ashwani Rajput speaks with survivor, mentor, patient advocate, podcast host, and champion for female researchers in oncology, Brenda Brody, about her breast cancer journey and how she is using what she learned along the way to help others. Listen to Brenda's own podcast series, in partnership with the ASCO Foundation and the Conquer Cancer Foundation, here. Read more about her work with Hope Connections here.

Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Robert Timmerman from UT Southwestern about radiation therapy for oligometastatic disease as part of our series for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.

Dr Ashwani Rajput talks with Dr Stephen Broderick and Dr Andrew Lerner about the multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer care at Johns Hopkins in the greater Washington DC area.

Dr Akila Viswanathan speaks with Dr Sahaja Acharya, Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology, about treating children with brain tumors.

Dr Akila Viswanathan and Dr Aditya Halthore discuss the treatment of patients with lung and genitourinary cancers at the Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center located at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC.

Dr Akila Viswanathan speaks with Dr Philipp Oberdoerffer about his research on how cells function or stop functioning, and how that can result in diseases like cancer.