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Petros Grivas Presented 2025 Yvonne Award for Mentorship to Rafeh Naqash

Eric Singhi/X

Jun 1, 2025, 07:53

Petros Grivas Presented 2025 Yvonne Award for Mentorship to Rafeh Naqash

The Yvonne Awards 2025, presented by OncoDaily during the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, brought together a powerful gathering of oncologists, researchers, and global health leaders in a celebration of excellence, mentorship, courage, and advocacy in cancer care.

This Year Abdul Rafeh Naqash Received the Yvonne Award 2025 in the Mentorship category! Honored for his commitment to guiding and uplifting the next generation of oncology professionals.

Rafeh Naqash, Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2025 Yvonne Award winner on Mentorship Category, shared a post on X:

“Honored to get the 2025 OncoDaily mentorship Yvonne Award from the one and only Petros Grivas. And in the presence of the crew that matters the most who came and supported!”

Petros Grivas Presented 2025 Yvonne Award for Mentorship to Rafeh Naqash

Dr. Petros Grivas, Clinical Director of the Genitourinary Cancers Program at the University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, presented the award to Rafeh Naqash, added:

“It was my pleasure to give this award to a fantastic investigator and mentor early in his career! My run in Chicago riverwalk was worth it to be there just on time. Congrats Rafeh Naqash, well deserved! Thanks OncoDaily for the opportunity!”

Petros Grivas Presented 2025 Yvonne Award for Mentorship to Rafeh Naqash

Hassan Abushukair, Postdoctoral researcher at OU Stephenson Cancer Center, shared Rafeh Naqash’s post on X, adding:

“A day for the ages! Dr. Naqash, my mentor, my family and my friend, taking home the ASCO CDA and the Yvonne mentorship award in style! You inspire me everyday and today all of us and the entire oncology community won with you receiving these well deserved recognitions “

Eric K. Singhi, Thoracic Medical Oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, also shared a post on X about Rafeh Naqash’s award: