Health Professional Radio - Podcast

There has been a drastic drop in breast and colorectal cancer screenings. Hospitals that are overrun and overwhelmed have prolonged and, in many cases, halted the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness. Dr. Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD, Director of Oncology and Director of The Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital in NY, discusses how they are continuing to screen, diagnose and treat patients, and the importance of encouraging communities to not postpone their annual exams or checkups. Bhoomi Mehrotra, M.D., is both Director of Oncology and Director of The Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center. Before coming to St. Francis, Dr. Mehrotra was the Associate Chief of Oncology at North Shore LIJ Department of Medicine. Prior to that, he served as section chief of Medical Oncology and Director of the Adult Autologous Stem Cell Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. He is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hofstra-North Shore-LIJ School of Medic