Matthew Kurian, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Physician at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Three years ago, I made the jump. The jump many oncology trainees whisper about. The one some still quietly judge:
From Academic oncology to community oncology.
I was on the traditional path. Fellowship. Assistant professor track. The ‘expected’ route. Then life shifted my perspective.
I took a chance on a community practice right out of fellowship-and found two amazing mentors and now great friends, Daniel Flora and Douglas Flora, who believed in me from day one.
I wanted to prove something: that innovation doesn’t belong to one zip code. That community oncology can be just as bold, just as academic, just as or even more cutting-edge.
Three years later at the age of 33, I’ll be standing on the world American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) stage discussing AI in oncology alongside giants in the field I deeply admire in my field, including Debra Patt and Eleonora Teplinsky.
As a breast oncologist, I’m especially excited about what AI could mean for improving breast cancer care, access, and outcomes.
ASCO Annual Meeting
Sunday | 9:45–11:15 AM
If you’re passionate about where oncology is headed and how AI can change that, come join us.”
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