Awards
LEAD Women Awards Presented by Women Leaders in Oncology
Woman Oncologist of the Year
This award honors a senior professional who is a respected individual in her field and who has modeled excellence in leadership.
This woman exhibits strong business acumen and the ability to share her skills with others.
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.
Past Recipients
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
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
