Karmanos Faculty Share Experiences and Career Insights as Women in Oncology

May 30, 2022

Drs Mamdani, Assad, and Robinette discuss the changes in the culture of oncology today compared with when they first started their careers, the challenges they experienced along the way, and advice they would share with up-and-coming oncologists based on what they know now.

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with faculty from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. We sat down with Hirva Mamdani, MD, Hadeel Assad, MD, both medical oncologists, and Natasha Robinette, MD, a radiology oncologist, to share their experiences forging careers as women in oncology.

In our exclusive interview, Drs Mamdani, Assad, and Robinette discussed the changes in the culture of oncology today compared with when they first started their careers, the challenges they experienced along the way, and advice they would share with up-and-coming oncologists based on what they know now.

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