In this episode of Global Health Unpacked, host Dr. Gvantsa Khizanishvili sits down with Dr. Moni Abraham Kuriakose, Co-Founder, Medical Director and CEO of Karkinos Healthcare, Professor and Vice Chairman at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, to explore how distributed cancer care models can transform the future of global oncology.
Together, they discuss the urgent need to rethink traditional cancer care systems, and how innovation, technology, and collaboration can help address the rapidly growing global cancer burden.
Key Topics:
- Why cancer is no longer a rare disease, and the implications for global health systems
- The shift from centralized cancer centers to distributed, patient-centered care models
- How empowering primary care providers can lead to earlier diagnosis and better outcomes
- The role of technology, AI, and virtual tumor boards in enabling decentralized care