The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast delivers fundamentals, core concepts, and important management approaches in the field, driven by the latest evidence and expert opinion. Each episode provides bite-sized, simplified approaches to common questions of interest to anyone in the hematology and oncology sphere, from students and trainees to advanced practice providers and practicing physicians.
Featured Podcasts
A Nuanced Method of Treating Acquired Hemophilia
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast: The group closes out their hemophilia series: They review their previous hemophilia podcasts, and when to suspected acquired hemophilia. They also analyze a hemophilia case study, explain what are Bethesda Units and why...
The Acute Management of Hemophilia
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, the hemophilia series continues on: The group delineates the acute management of hemophilia patients, particularly with factor replacement. They note that often times factor replacement can be done in the privacy of one's...
Managing Patients With Hereditary Hemophilia
The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, presents part two of their hemophilia series:In this episode, the group distinguishes between the two types of hemophilia: genetic and acquired. Acquired, or hereditary hemophilia, comes in two types: Hemophilia A (characterized by a deficiency in factor...
The Right Approach for Evaluating a Patient With Suspected Hemophilia
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast: The team kicks off their hemophilia series by discussing the nuances of evaluating a patient with a suspected bleeding disorder, particularly hemophilia. They recommend "The Fellow on Call Bleeding Assessment", which includes a...
A Detailed Analysis on How to Spot and Treat Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, the group continues their series on emergencies in hematology and oncology:How do you diagnose thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)? The group points out that clinical presentations including: Fever, anemia, acute kidney injury, as well...
How to Identify and Stratify Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
In the following episode of The Fellow on Call: The topic is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, or HIT, and according to group, whenever a patient with heparin exposure has a new thrombotic event, you should consider HIT. They explain why HIT is more common in the...
Diagnosing and Treating Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The group continue their analysis of emergencies by exploring their first hematologic emergency: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). They explain how to confirm that the diagnosis is in fact ITP, and subsequently, provide a treatment plan.
How to Deal With Brain Mets
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast:How to manage the dangerous occurrence of brain metastasis? The group strongly recommends the use of steroids, particularly in the presence of vasogenic edema. They also delineate how to interpret brain mets MRI imaging,...
Characterizing and Managing Neutropenia
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, which rounds out the cytopenias series: The Fellow on Call team details the ins and outs of neutropenia. They break down why neutropenia is dangerous, and stress that in managing neutropenia, history is...
The Nuances of Treating Anemia
In this episode: The Fellow on Call continues their journey through the realm of cytopenias, this time discussing anemia. The group notes that the chief step for managing anemia is by determining its acuity. They also characterize anemia severity, present the right questions to...
How to Properly Manage Thrombocytopenia
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast: The group kicks off their cytopenias journey by delineating their approach for managing thrombocytopenia, which they characterize as a "hematologic conundrum." The key points in this episode include: the proper questions to ask...
Assessing the Findings of Key Lung Cancer Studies
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, the disease-specific series on lung cancer winds down: The group continues their discussion with the esteemed Dr. Jack West from City of Hope. Here, they cover in great depth two more key trials...
Analyzing Three Lung Cancer Trials
In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast: Internationally renowned thoracic oncologist Dr. Jack West of City of Hope joins the group and shares his thoughts on the following trials related to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ADAURA Trial, IMPOWER010, and...
Treating Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Driver Mutations
What's the best approach for treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancers that possess certain mutations? In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, the group endeavor to answer that very question: To treat driver mutations, molecular testing is needed to identify...
Understanding How to Treat Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treating a patient with widespread metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) presents a very different challenge than treating one without distant disease. What is the right way to go about this? In this episode of The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast, the team...
Meet the Hosts
Ronak H. Mistry
Ronak was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey, and very proud of it. In addition to his deep interests in hematology/oncology and medical education, he loves working out, really enjoys coffee, and is obsessed with tacos. He is an avid Harry Potter fan; has insatiable wanderlust; a gym junkie; is a big fan of social media and reality TV; and enjoys exploring city food scenes with his wife.
Vivek G. Patel
Vivek grew up in Knoxville, TN and then headed to North Carolina to become a Duke Blue Devil for college. During medical school and residency, he developed a passion for medical education, which led him down this journey. He loves running with his dog (Lola) and watching TV with his cat (Lily) and his wonderful wife.
Daniel J. Hausrath
Dan hails from Oakland, CA and unfortunately still finds himself attached to the area’s miserable sports teams. When he’s not on call, Dan enjoys spending time in his kitchen developing and exploring new recipes; wandering the aisles of his local wine shop with a superior and knowing look on his face; and conquering local hiking trails with his fiancé Logan.
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