Lung Cancer Screening

☕T-Talks is pleased to have Dr. Shayma Kazmi on our show today!
☕Dr. Shayma M. Kazmi is a medical oncologist practicing in New Jersey as part of the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Institute. She is also Assistant Professor at Rowan Medical School associated with Virtua Hospital Networks, involved in curricula development for medical training for incoming students and residents. She specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, including lung cancer, head, and neck cancer, thyroid cancer, brain cancer as well as breast cancer.
☕After completing her BS in Pharmacy at Rutgers College of Pharmacy, she pursued her medical degree at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed her residency there and embarked on a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey where she was elected to be Chief Fellow. She worked as a pharmacist throughout most of her medical training.
☕Prior to her role at Penn Oncology, she served as Medical Director of Thoracic Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. She has been a primary and secondary investigator in dozens of clinical trials throughout her career. She has presented abstracts and posters at ASCO and ESMO and has had several publications in lung cancer, precision medicine, breast cancer, and physician burnout. She has given several invited grand rounds and continues to speak at educational oncological events throughout the country. She has been the Chair of several Best of ASCO programs as well.
☕She currently serves on the Thoracic Program Leadership Committee at Virtua Hospitals, she is the SITC podcast project lead as part of the Education and Training Committee. She is also an active member of the IASLC Education Committee. She serves as a consultant and subject matter expert in national and international Foundation Medicine tumor board discussions. She also volunteers at a local free health clinic. She has served on the board of the American Lung Association and participated in several lung cancer screening initiatives.
☕She is passionate about medical education, precision medicine, and medical care access for cancer patients.
Join us at 2:00 PM EST right here and bring a friend:)