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Office
401 Purdy Street
Suite 101
Easton, MD 21601Phone+1 410-819-3332Fax+1 410-819-3322
Education & Training
- Temple University Hospital-Fox Chase Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1992
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health ServicesResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1990
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1986
- Florida State UniversityB.S., Pharmacy, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lifetime Member Alpha Omega Alpha
- Home Town Hero Award American Cancer Society, 2013
- Harriet Tubman Award for Outstanding Community Service Talbot County MD NAACP, 2010
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Clinical Trials
- Zoledronate in Preventing Skeletal (Bone)-Related Events in Men Who Are Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Cetuximab and/or Bevacizumab Combined With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
- Hormone Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Node-Negative Breast Cancer (The TAILORx Trial) Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 07
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsThe Affordable Care Act and genetic testing for inheritable cancer syndromes: impact on high-risk underserved minorities.Farzana L. Walcott, Barbara K. Dunn, Mary DeShields, Claudia R. Baquet
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2014-02-01 - 96 citationsBreast Cancer Epidemiology in Blacks and Whites: Disparities in Incidence, Mortality, Survival Rates and HistologyClaudia R. Baquet, Shiraz I. Mishra, Patricia Commiskey, Gary L. Ellison, Mary DeShields
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2008-05-01 - 16 citationsMaryland's Special Populations Network. A model for cancer disparities research, education, and training.Claudia R. Baquet, Kelly M. Mack, Shiraz I. Mishra, Joy Bramble, Mary DeShields
Cancer. 2006-10-15
Journal Articles
- Breast cancer epidemiology in blacks and whites: disparities in incidence, mortality, survival rates and histologyBaquet C, Mishra S, Commiskey P, Ellison G, De Shields M, J Nat Med Assoc, 1/1/2008
- Maryland’s Special Populations Network: A model for cancer disparities research, education, and trainingBaquet C, Mack K, Mishra S, Bramble J, De Shields M, Datcher D, Savoy M, Brooks S, Boykin-Brown S, Hummel K, Cancer, 1/1/2006
- Maryland’s Special Populations Cancer Network: Cancer Health Disparities Reduction ModelBaquet C. Mack K, Mishra S, Bramble J, De Shields M, Datcher D, Savoy M, Hummel K, Brooks S, Boykin, S, J Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Advances in Prostate Cancer TreatmentChestertown, MD - 1/18/2013
- Advances and Controversies in Prostate Cancer TreatmentEaston, MD - 1/12/2013
- The Role of Diet and Weight in Cancer PreventionEaston, MD - 1/2/2013
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Press Mentions
- Students Gain Real-World Healthcare Experience Through TeleshadowingMay 10th, 2021
- Hematologist Oncologist Now Serving Mid-Shore Cancer PatientsAugust 20th, 2017
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