Episode 5.5 - COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients

In this episode, Rima, Marshall, and Amogh chat with Dr. Gary Schwartz, a medical oncologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Schwartz sheds some light on the safety and efficacy of the available COVID-19 vaccines as it relates to patients with cancer on chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy.  Rima Mercado, MD is the Director of the Medical Specialties Unit and a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center . Marshall Ward, MD is the Associate Section Chief of Hospital Medicine and a staff hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Amogh Karnik, MD is a chief medical resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.  Questions? Drop us a line at [email protected]!