LEAD 2022
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
- Open Call for Abstracts: July 1
- Abstract Submissions Closed: August 26
- Accepted Abstracts Announced: September 9
- Pre-recorded presentation of your abstract
- Oral Presentation during live meeting
- Abstract to be provided in the Virtual Poster Gallery
Abstracts may highlight original research, quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, or programmatic innovations, such as:
- Professional development for women in oncology topics
- Gender equity
- Leadership
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Mentorship/Sponsorship
- Work/Life Management
- Professional development-related skills

2021 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR
Pamela Kunz, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center
Chief, GI Medical Oncology
Vice Chief, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Medical Oncology)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

2021 Rising star
Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD
Clinical Fellow
University of San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
Rising Star
This award celebrates a practicing physician early in her career who contributes to her field and demonstrates a commitment to transforming the status quo. This Rising Star exemplifies the future of hematology and oncology, and the next generation of women leaders in oncology.

2020 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR
Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil
Newman Family Professor
Deputy Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Director, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
University of Michigan

2020 Rising star
Narjust Duma, MD
Associate Director, Cancer Care Equity Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

2019 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR
Claire Verschraegen, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Medical Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
Diane Nye and Michael Rayden Chair in Innovative Cancer Research
Associate Director, Translational Research
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio

2019 RISING STAR
Shikha Jain, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology, Oncology & Cell Therapy
Physician Director of Media Relations
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois