My oncology clinic is at Swedish Cancer Institute, where I focus on treating patients with thoracic and genitourinary cancers. In addition to my own specialty of medical oncology, we provide a collaborative, multidisciplinary strategy for patients. Patients also often have the opportunity to receive novel therapies through participation in a wide range of clinical research studies.
Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE)
GRACE is a nonprofit organization that I founded in 2007 as an efficient means by which patients and caregivers could have free access to very timely, detailed information directly from cancer experts about the current and emerging best treatments, so that they can become active, engaged participants in their own care. Starting with my own personal effort to provide blog posts, podcasts, and a question & answer forum focused initially on lung cancer, GRACE has gradually expanded to incorporate dozens of experts in a growing array of cancer subtypes. We now provide information to over 10,000 people in over 120 countries every month who have been touched by cancer.
Go West Health Care Consulting, LLC
I serve as a consultant for educational content providers, pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, and other companies seeking insights about the current landscape of cancer management and opportunities for cancer diagnostics and development of novel agents in thoracic and genitourinary oncology. In the capacity of an independent consultant, I also produce educational materials and speak and write extensively on these topics, as well as the changing social dynamics of patient/physician interactions due to the growth of online patient communities and healthcare-related social media.
I serve on Medscape’s faculty with a target audience of other oncologists, providing regular content on lung cancer that includes commentary about new publications in the field of lung cancer, as well as my own blog there, Blowing Smoke.
A project in late development, Beacon Telemedicine represents an opportunity for patients and caregivers from anywhere to participate in an encrypted, video-based evaluation of a person’s cancer and treatment opportunities. This includes a detailed review of a patient’s clinical course, imaging, lab and pathology studies, and a discussion with ample opportunity for a direct and frank question and answer session with a recognized expert in their cancer.
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