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.
Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures.
