Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, University of Illinois Cancer Center
"Cancer screening and care in the Latino community"
Health Equity in Action Speaker Series
The Health Equity in Action speaker series is brought to LUNGevity Health Equity Council members to highlight emerging practices and programs in delivering optimal lung cancer care to underserved populations. Experts describe their initiatives with a focus on key lessons learned – what worked, what didn’t work, what is missing, and next steps.
Melisa Wong, MD - research scientist, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Anne Marie Mercurio - patient advocate
"Geriatric oncology and engaging the elderly in cancer care"
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
"Healthcare delivery for houseless community members"
Claudia Ayash, MPH - Co-Director, Arab Health Initiative; Program Manager, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Josana Tonda - Senior Program Manager for Community Outreach, IHCD
"Immigrant Health and Cancer Care"
Clinical Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
"Cancer Care for Minoritized Communities in the Bronx"
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, University of Illinois Cancer Center
“Increasing Clinical Trial Participation of Hispanic Populations: Why a Diverse Workforce Matters”
Assistant Professor , School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Potential Solutions for Increasing Lung Health Equity Through Community Engagement in Alabama"
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois Cancer Center
"Increasing Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Diversity of Black Patients"
Associate Professor of Surgery, City of Hope
Co-leader, Lung Cancer Program
Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program
“Early Lung Cancer Detection and Navigation Program in the Antelope Valley”
Peter C.S. d'Aubermont, M.D. Scholar of Health and Life Sciences
Assistant Professor of Biology, Lafayette College
"Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing in African Americans"
Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology, Sutter Institute for Medical Research, Sacramento, CA
"Biomarker Testing and Challenges in Asian Populations With Lung Cancer"
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Thoracic Surgery and Health Equity
"Impact of Neighborhood-Level Factors on Lung Cancer Screening Adherence, Risk, and Aggressive Biology"
Chief, Cardiothoracic Imaging; Co-Director, UCLA Lung Cancer Screening Program, UCLA Health
"LDCT Screening in Black/African American Communities"
Medical Director & Chief Scientific Officer, Memorial Cancer Institute, Hollywood, FL
"Genomic Profiling and Biomarkers in Lung Cancer in Latin Communities"
Thoracic oncologist, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute
"Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening in Underserved Populations of Rhode Island"
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System
"Lung Cancer Screening in Hispanic/Latinx Population: What Can We Learn?"
"A Hidden Health Disparity: Lung Cancer among Asian American Females Who Never Smoked"
Founder/President, Día de la Mujer Latina, Houston
"What It Takes to Engage the Community, IS the Community"
Director, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program and Research Group, Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis, TN
"Early Identification of Lung Cancer in High-Risk Populations: A Multidisciplinary Approach"
Professor of Medicine & Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Montefiore Medicine Center
"Real-World Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients with Lung Cancer: Diverse Populations and Vaccine Hesitancy"
LUNGevity Health Equity Council member; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
"Health Literacy and Cancer Health Disparities"
Professor and Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presentation: Lung Inequalities Among Black Smokers: Consequences, Causes and a Call to Action
Health Equity Spotlight Series
Minority and underserved communities have some of the highest lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in the US and worldwide, yet lack of diverse enrollment in clinical trials means most data and many healthcare decisions are based on majority populations. The Health Equity Spotlight series shines a light on bias and disparity issues in lung cancer care that often impact minority, underserved, low socioeconomic status, or invisible populations at all levels of the lung cancer continuum.
Speakers: Lucia Viola, MD, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, and Luis Raez, MD, Memorial Cancer Institute
Moderator: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity’s Director of STEM Workforce Initiatives
Speaker: David Cooke, MD; Elisa Tong, MD; Matthew Steliga, MD; Phillip Gardiner, DrPH
Host: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM Workforce Initiatives
Speaker: Jian Carrot-Zhang, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Moderator: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM Workforce Initiatives
Speakers: Allen Pickens, MD, Emory University; David Cooke, MD, US Davis Health
Moderator: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM Workforce Initiatives
Conversations That Count
The Conversations That Count series aligns with national monthly observances and provides a platform for people living with lung cancer to share their experiences related to treatment, medical care, quality of life, and more. Patients and caregivers are joined by medical experts to talk about improving patient outcomes.
Speakers: Charlie Hoy-Ellis, University of Washington; Scout, PhD, MA, National LGBT Cancer Network; and Matty Triplette, MD, MPH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and 2021…
Panelists: Jyoti Patel, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Christina Lanzona, lung…
Panelists: Brandi Bryant, lung cancer patient/advocate; Angela Hill, PharmD, CRPH, University of South Florida; Maisha Standifer, PhD, MPH, Morehouse School of Medicine
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Panelists: Sarah Christ (patient) and her wife, Martha Belesis; Abraham Chachoua, MD, thoracic oncologist, NYU School of Medicine
Host: Upal Basu Roy, PhD,…
Panelists: Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH; Scarlet Gomez, PhD, MPH; Jeffrey Velotta, MD; Kristi Chan
Moderator: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM…
Panelists: Darius Hollings, MD; Maisha Standifer, PhD, MPH; Shyreece Pompey
Moderator: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM Workforce…