Sarcoma Orthopedics with Dr. R. Lor Randall

Dr. R. Lor Randall is an Orthopedic Oncologic surgeon who is a world renowned expert in sarcoma orthopedic surgery. He is the David Linn Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Surgery; Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento.

Dr. Randall’s clinical practice and research focus on musculoskeletal surgical oncology and on building-leading edge trans-disciplinary teams to combat rare cancers of connective tissue in children and adults.

In this episode we discuss:

• What led him into Orthopedic Oncologic surgery
• His translational and health inequity research including his passion for improving quality of life for adolescents and young adults with cancer
• Questions patients and/or parents should ask their oncology team including their orthopedic surgeon
• Challenges when parents and children disagree on surgical options (limb salvage versus rotationplasty)  
• Scar tissue is like cooked bacon
• His research review of radiation and surgery in Ewing sarcoma
• Advances in orthopedic oncology
• targeted therapies and considerations in orthopedic surgery

As promised in the interview: 

• Dr. Randall's Twitter
• YouTube Video with our upcoming guest PT Dan discussing rotationplasty with his former patient Shanna - it is a 4 part series - so great! Shanna is the founder of a wonderful NGO Childhood Cancer Community
• TikTok channel of Jessica Emily Quinn - an amazing AYA with 842K followers who posts hundreds of videos highlighting her rotationplasty and answers questions