Katrina Pedersen, MD, MS

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Prior Auth Grievance Log: #BCBS @fepblue

2 hrs my time + hrs other teammates’ time wasted + MOST IMPORTANTLY 4 weeks treatment delay for prior auth of Panitumumab+FOLFIRI in stage 4 RAS/RAF Wild type L-sided colon cancer pt. This is the definition of on-label treatment. #EndPriorAuth

No need to ask why I only drink tap water and lug my own water bottle everywhere:

genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

It’s Friday night, and I am enthralled by this paper—might be in my top 3 all time faves. Who knew cooking an egg in 2 pans of water, under conditions tightly controlled with a food thermometer, then analyzing with IR spec and sensory input on parameters like ‘shininess’ could be so entertaining?? 🐣

Felix Feng, GU cancer researcher who made fundamental discoveries in genomics, dies at 48 - The Cancer Letter The University of California, San Francisco and global oncology communities mourn the death of Felix Y. Feng, MD, a radiation oncologist and a leading figure in genitourinary cancer research. A professor of radiation oncology, urology and medicine, and vice chair of translational research at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feng died from […]

“Felix Feng was an exceptional scientist—a once-in-a-generation scientist—and his staggering intellect and scientific insights led to his remarkable scientific accomplishments,” said @ucsfcancer.bsky.social's Eric J. Small.
https://cancerletter.com/obituary/20250124_4/

Twitter is too weird, so I guess I’m here whenever I remember this account 👋 Add “Bad At Bluesky” to the CV.