Narjust Florez and Gladys Rodriguez celebrating all the Latinas In Medicine in cancer research and care

Latinas In Medicine shared a post on X:

“Join us Wed at 7pm EDT with Narjust Florez and Gladys Rodriguez as they host a virtual event celebrating all the Latinas In Medicine in cancer research and care! RSVP and help us raise funds to support a YIA specifically for a Latina in med. Link below!”

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Narjust Florez is the Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and a Thoracic Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. She is the principal investigator of the Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer (SHAWL) Study, the largest study to date evaluating sexual dysfunction in women with lung cancer. In addition, Dr. Florez founded the Florez Lab in 2019. The laboratory focuses on lung cancer, social justice issues in medicine, and medical education.

Dr. Gladys Rodriguez is a medical oncologist with the START Center. She received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. She completed both her internship and residency at the Veterans Administration San Juan Medical Center in Puerto Rico. Dr. Gladys Rodriguez has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO). Dr. Rodriguez’s clinical interests include cancer treatment and new drug therapy for cancer. She served as principal investigator in multiple national and international Phase III clinical trials for cancer treatment.