ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Dr. Stephen Nimer leads Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and has spent his career studying cancer, caring for patients, and building teams capable of moving research into practice.
In Episode 005 of Augmented Wellness, he joins Demian Bellumio to discuss the mentors who led him into leukemia research, what it takes to lead an NCI-designated cancer center, survivorship and wellness, pancreatic cancer, AI-assisted drug discovery, patient-reported outcomes, and why medicine still begins with listening.
Their cycling connection makes the Dolphins Cancer Challenge personal. Dr. Nimer explains what community support makes possible at Sylvester and why progress against cancer will require cures, plural.
Explore the full episode: https://betterness.ai/augmentedwellness/005-stephen-nimer
Build with the episode: DCC Research Navigator
Chapters
00:00 Cancer care, recovery, and the patient
00:30 Augmented Wellness with Dr. Stephen Nimer
00:45 Dr. Nimer's story
03:55 The mentor who led him to leukemia
11:29 Why choose cancer medicine
14:51 Leading Sylvester at scale
16:21 Cancer survivorship and wellness
22:10 The Dolphins Cancer Challenge, cycling, and recovery
27:17 What is changing in cancer treatment
31:16 Why pancreatic cancer is so difficult
33:50 AI, patient data, and clinical research
37:00 The doctor's first role is to listen
39:42 A live conversation with Bett-i
44:36 What patients tell technology
46:13 Closing the conversation
46:34 Making DCC-supported research easier to explore
Produced by Demian Bellumio with support from Betterness One agents. Recorded at The LAB Miami; on-site production by Podcast Studio Miami.
This conversation is educational and does not replace medical advice from a qualified clinician.
