Parikh on Oncology

• Prior Auth Is a Self-Inflicted Wound; Is There a Way Out? Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP, explores the growing burden of prior authorization, why it's happening, and how we can start to fix it from the inside.
  Medscape Oncology, August 04, 2023
• Why Evidence-Based Medicine Fans Could Use a Lesson in Persuasion Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP, explores the evidence-based oncology movement, which started off promising but transformed into takedowns of trials, investigators, and the FDA.
  Medscape Oncology, February 16, 2023
• This Is Why Young Academics Are Leaving for Industry Today's academic is less likely to eat crap and call it caviar, and the barrier to leaving is lower than ever before.
  Medscape Oncology, February 24, 2022
• 'Locker Room' Talk About Death: Time for Oncologists to Stop 'Well, it's pretty clear he's going to die.' The brusque phrasing felt atypical coming from the otherwise gentle-hearted trainee.
  Medscape Oncology, September 16, 2021
• The Cost of More Surveillance Scanning: Patients' Mental Health We think scans reassure patients. But in reality, every scan is also a chance for a patient to realize their cancer has come back.
  Medscape Oncology, June 17, 2021
• Companies Are Profiting From Health Data—Patients Should Too The rise of medical records has created a booming trade in health data -- much of it without patients' knowledge.
  Medscape Oncology, January 27, 2021
• Be Skeptical of COVID-19's Proposed 'Silver Lining' for Oncology Dr Ravi Parikh comments on why claims that the pandemic is forcing oncology to embrace more innovative and effective care are dubious.
  Medscape Oncology, August 03, 2020
• Why I Won't Stop Treating Patients at the End of Life A young oncologist's view of end-of-life care shifts as his practice grows.
  Medscape Oncology, March 11, 2020
• 'Don't Screw Anything Up': The Epidemic of Imposter Syndrome A newly minted oncologist faces the imposter syndrome that comes with giving patients life-and-death diagnoses early in one's career.
  Medscape Oncology, November 07, 2019
• De-escalating Cancer Therapy: More Talk Than Action? Dr Ravi Parikh on what it will take to move de-escalation from 'lip service' to a substantial field of research.
  Medscape Oncology, August 08, 2019
• 'Immuno-Revolution' Has Oncologists 'Forgetting About Chemo' Chemotherapy still plays a major role in oncology, even in diseases revolutionized by immunotherapy; however, oncologists are becoming less and less familiar with prescribing it, argues Ravi Parikh.
  Medscape Oncology, April 10, 2019
• Are We Relying Too Much on Biomarkers and Algorithms? In the age of biomarker-based risk assessment, oncologist Ravi Parikh gets 'a sobering lesson in what really matters when we talk about prognosis in oncology.'
  Medscape Oncology, March 01, 2019
• Confronting the Tension Between Academic and Community Oncologists Ravi Parikh addresses the differences between academic and community oncologists, and how they can not only collaborate but also capitalize on each other's unique resources.
  Medscape Oncology, February 11, 2019
• Hard Lessons From Year 1 of Oncology Fellowship Loss of autonomy. Practicing in areas of medicine without good evidence. Providing end-of-life care. Oncology fellowship comes with its own unique set of tough lessons.
  Medscape Oncology, November 07, 2018
• New Column: Notes From an Aspiring Oncologist-Investigator Hematology and oncology fellow Ravi Parikh, MD, introduces his new column for Medscape.
  Medscape Oncology, November 07, 2018