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Barbara Burtness and Maryam Lustberg were named 2024 Fellows of ASCO – Yale Cancer Center

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Jul 25, 2024, 08:27

Barbara Burtness and Maryam Lustberg were named 2024 Fellows of ASCO – Yale Cancer Center

Yale Cancer Center shared a post on X:

“Congratulations to Barbara Burtness and Maryam Lustberg, named Fellows of American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)! The FASCO distinction honors members of the ASCO for their extraordinary volunteer service, commitment, and dedication to the organization.”

Maryam Lustberg reshared a post by Yale Cancer Center on X, adding:

“Thank you American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for all the opportunities and collaborations over the last 2 decades.”

Source: Yale Cancer Center/X and Maryam Lustberg/X

Maryam Lustberg is the Director of the Center for Breast Cancer at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, and Chief of Breast Medical Oncology at Yale Cancer Center. She is also an Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology). She has been recognized for her patient-focused care with awards that include being rated by Forbes as one of the top breast medical oncologists in the nation and named to the Castle Connolly list of “Regional Top Doctors,” and “Exceptional Women in Medicine” for 2020.

Dr. Lustberg is a member of the ASCO Annual Meeting Education Committee, Patient and Survivor Care Education Committee, and Neuropathy Expert Guideline Panel. She is the President and on the Board of Directors for the international organization Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.