Traveling to Chicago ✈️ to receive an award of a lifetime. Humbled and honored to be selected as one of the 2022 @cure_today #lungcancerheroes for #patientadvocacy during @IASLC #NACLC #lcsm @sylvestercancer @ACSCAN_Florida
Dr. Estela Rodriguez
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Dr. Estela Rodriguez
@Latinamd
Associate Director Community Outreach- 🫁Thoracic Oncology, University of Miami @SylvesterCancer , 🇵🇷Boricua, Co-founder @KidsHelpingKidsSucceed
- ✅A dream come true. Since I landed as an immigrant in NYC in the summer of 1990 I always wanted to spend a night in a fancy hotel in Times Square, tonight is the night. I❤️NYC
- My whole research team celebrating after a patient we tried really hard to get into a Phase I trial (⬆️travel & trial logistics) walks into clinic: smiling & off oxygen after 2 weeks on treatment. (It’s not every patient- But we have to celebrate these victories 🎉. )
GIF - #ASCO24 #LAURA I’m putting this 👏standing ovation video out here for all the patients and investigators who participated in this practice changing study. ➡️ But, let’s all remember that we can’t celebrate until all patients get #biomarkertesting and access to these life-saving
00:00 - #ASCO22 Honored and humbled to represent @LatinxOncology during this conference. Grateful for all the opportunities and friendships that @ASCO has offered me throughout my career. @SylvesterCancer
- Grateful and honored fo be asked to serve as member of @ASCO ‘s Evidence Based Medicine Committee and bring a different perspective to this work. #Volunteer @HemOncWomenDocs @LatinasInMed @SylvesterCancer
- Latinos make up < 5% of patients enrolled in therapeutic cancer trials. For October1st with my @LatinasInMed cup for #nationallatinophysicianday highlighting the importance of a diverse workforce to decrease barriers to clinical trial participation. #representationmatters
- When a patient says: “I feel better than I did 20 years ago. “- that’s the steroids talking.
- Congratulations 🎉🥳to our new incoming Chief @HemOncFellows @SylvesterCancer @SamuelKareffMD @PriscilaBCMD @JTrentMDPhD @GlopesMd #MedTwitter
- #ASCO24 Breaking the Plenary Session #glassceiling : 4 women discussants and one Scientific Committee Chair at the big stage. - This has been intentional- now we need more women 1st authors in large practice changing studies internationally @HemOncWomenDocs #WomeninMedicine
- Honored and excited to start working this month as social media editor for @JNCI_Now - Journal of the National Cancer Institute under the leadership of Chief-editor Dr. Eduardo L Franco @mcgill_DCE -trying to fill in the big heels of former editor @IshwariaMD @SylvesterCancer
- I will be partnering with @JanssenUS for its #LungCancerChat on Twitter 10/27 @ 11AM EDT with @LUNGevity, @ivybelkins and @acmoorephd where we’ll break down the #targetedtherapy approach for #lungcancer. #lcsm #biomarkertesting Let me know below if you’ll be joining. 👇 👇
- Beyond honored to represent diversity in the @ASCO membership in this poster. We need more diversity & inclusion in leadership, mentoring opportunities, clinical trial investigators & at the podium. -#RepresentationMatters
- Thank you @nbc6 for inviting me to discuss @AmericanCancer new report on decreased cancer mortality and work ahead to address #cancerdisparities. Proud to represent @SylvesterCancer nbcmiami.com/news/local/ame…
