ShakiraJeaneneGrantMDGeriatric Hematology-Oncology (She/Her)

Hematologic Oncology

Health Policy Advisor- U.S. House of Representatives

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I am a board-certified Geriatrician, Hematologist and Oncologist specializing in malignant hematological diseases that affect older adults. I am also a clinician-scientist conducting patient-centered research that examines the intersectionality of social determinants of health/social stressors and frailty development among older adults with hematological cancers.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MSCR (expected), Clinical Research , 2021 - 2023
University of WashingtonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2017 - 2020
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2015 - 2016
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2015
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
University of the West Indies Faculty of MedicineClass of 2006, MBBS

ASCO Oncology Summer Institute Co-Director ASCO, 2023
GEMSSTAR scholar NIA
MSTAR Faculty Mentor NIA-T35
ASCO Oncology Summer Institute Faculty Mentor ASCO Oncology Summer Institute, 2021-2022
Butler-Williams Scholar National Institute on Aging, 2020
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PubMed

Frailty integration in medical specialties: Current evidence and suggested strategies from the Clin-STAR frailty interest group.
Namrata Singh, Adam S Faye, Maheen Z Abidi, Shakira J Grant, Clark DuMontier
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-11-25
"First, Trust Needs to Develop": Hematologists' Perspectives on Factors Influencing Black Persons' Participation in Clinical Trials.
Shakira J Grant, Milenka Jean-Baptiste, Jiona A Mills, Paul Mihas
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2024-10-18
3 citations
A scoping review of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in the outcomes of older adults with cancer.
Nikesha Gilmore, Shakira J Grant, Traci N Bethea, Melody K Schiaffino, Heidi D Klepin
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-06-01

Journal Articles

Paving the Way for Increased Representation of Black Faculty in Academic Medicine: The Role of Mentoring
Shakira J Grant, Charity Oyedeji, Nikesha Gilmore, The Hematologist, 11/1/2022

Abstracts/Posters

"...Paying to be a Patient in the Hospital and the Parking Lot": Dyadic Perspectives on Multiple Myeloma-Related Healthcare Access Barriers
Gabriell Erisnor, Jiona Mills, Paul Mihas, Lauren Bates, Mykela Moore, Tanya M. Wildes, Leah Adams, Hyman B Muss, Shakira J. Grant, Blood (2022) 140 (Supplement 1): 425–426., New Orleans Louisiana, 11/15/2022
"If You Don't Trust Your Doctor That Much...You'd Feel Less Confident Doing a Research Study": Factors Influencing Black Patient Participation in Hematology Trials
Shakira J. Grant, Milenka Jean-Baptiste, Mykela Moore, Jiona Mills, Lauren Bates, Sascha A. Tuchman, Paul Mihas, Blood (2022) 140 (Supplement 1): 924–925., New Orleans, Louisiana, 11/15/2022
"You Have Your Knowledge, but I Have My Knowledge of My Body": The Hematologist-Patient Relationship and Enrollment of Black Participants in Clinical Trials
Shakira J. Grant, Milenka Jean-Baptiste, Mykela Moore, Jiona Mills, Lauren Bates, Sascha A. Tuchman, Paul Mihas, Blood (2022) 140 (Supplement 1): 930–931., New Orleans, Louisiana, 11/15/2022
A cross-sectional Analysis of County-Level Social Vulnerability and Physical Frailty Among Adults with Hematological Malignancies
Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, Allison M. Deal, MS, Hillary M. Heiling, BS3*, Kirsten A Nyrop, PhD1,4*, Hyman B Muss, MD1,4, Samuel M. Rubinstein, MD, MSCI1,2*, Eben I Licht..., American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, 12/10/2021
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Lectures

Quality of end-of-life care for veterans with metastatic cancer and advanced chronic kidney disease.
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Merging Molecular and Aging Assessments to Guide Therapy for Older Patients with Multiple MyelomaJune 2023
Advocating for Equitable Care in Multiple Myeloma: National Minority Health MonthApril 2023
Studies Focusing on Age- and Race-Related Disparities in Multiple Myeloma and Sickle Cell DiseaseMarch 2023
Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Its Influence on the Availability of Clinical Trials in Multiple MyelomaFebruary 2023
Hope for the future in Black Myeloma: A Black Myeloma Health PanelFebruary 2023
Factors Leading to Black Patient Disparities in Hematology Trials With Shakira Grant, MBBSFebruary 2023
ASH 2022 Preview: Perspectives of Black Patients and Hematologists About Increasing Enrollment of Black Americans in Clinical TrialsDecember 2022
Progress in treating people age 60 and older with cancerJuly 2022
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Factors Leading to Black Patient Disparities in Hematology Trials with Shakira Grant, MBBSFebruary 10th, 2023
Featured Physician Profile November 12th, 2022
PRIDE Program Selection November 12th, 2022
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