NarjustFlorezMD(She/Her)

Thoracic Cancer, Complementary and Integrative

Thoracic Medical Oncologist - Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Thoracic Medical Oncology
Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Cancer Center
Interests in thoracic oncology, women with lung cancer, immunotherapy, early therapeutics, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Harvard Catalyst Profiles

Harvard Medical School Member of the Faculty

Universidad Nordestana Faculty of MedicineClass of 2025, MD, Summa Cum Laude/Valedictorian
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2016 - 2019
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016

Mayo Brother Distinguished Fellowship Award - Highest Trainee Award at Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic, 2019
Diversity Award Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Education, 2019
Chief Hematology-Medical Oncology Fellow Award Mayo Clinic, 2019
Merit Conquer Cancer Award - American Society of Clinical ONcology 2019
Resident of The Year National Hispanic Medical Association, 2018
Minority Scholar in Cancer Research American Association of Cancer Research, 2018
Scholar in Training Award American Association in Cancer Research, 2017-2018
Diversity and Inclusion Champion Mayo Clinic Rochester, 2017
Most Scholarly Resident Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2015-2016
Most Scholarly Resident Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, 2014-2015
Summa Cum Laude - Medical School (Class Valedictorian) Universidad Catolica Nordestana, 2009
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PubMed

1214 citations
Clinical impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer (CCC19): a cohort study.
Nicole M. Kuderer, Toni K. Choueiri, Dimpy P. Shah, Yu Shyr, Samuel M. Rubinstein
Lancet. 2020-06-20
8 citations
Lung Cancer in Women: The Past, Present, and Future.
Narjust Florez, Lauren Kiel, Ivy Riano, Shruti Patel, Kathryn DeCarli
Clinical Lung Cancer. 2024-01-01
69 citations
Male breast cancer in the United States: Treatment patterns and prognostic factors in the 21st century
Siddhartha Yadav, Dhauna Karam, Irbaz Bin Riaz, Hao Xie, Urshila Durani
Cancer. 2020-01-01

Abstracts/Posters

WhatÍs in a Name? a Gender-Based Analysis of Speaker Introductions at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Narjust Duma, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

Evaluating unconscious bias: Speaker introductions at an international oncology conference.
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
Exploring sex differences in small cell lung cancer: Is this a hormonal issue?
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
Establishing a respectful work environment
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 5/31/2019
Sex differences in tolerability to Anti-PD1 therapy: Are we all equal?
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
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“Please Don’t Tell My Family!”: Helping Patients Face Lung Cancer StigmaDecember 2018
'This Diversity Is Not Real': How to Tell if Your Program's Diversity Is a HologramDecember 2018
Implicit Bias in Medicine - Women in Medicine SeriesDecember 2018
'This Diversity Is Not Real': How to Tell if Your Program's Diversity Is a HologramDecember 2018
Perspectives on the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Journey6/24/2018
Finding Your First Oncology Job: 10 Things You Should KnowMay 2018
My Last ASCO Annual Meeting as a Medical Trainee: 10 Lessons LearnedApril 2018
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Lung Cancer Cases Rising in Young Women of Asian and Latina Descent: What You Need to KnowSeptember 5th, 2024
Celebrating Female Leadership in Medical ResearchMarch 7th, 2023
When the Wolfpack Finds You: Meeting Team TaraDecember 27th, 2022
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