Women in Radiation Oncology: Leadership and Career Advancement Webinar - How to Say No
This webinar, titled How to Say No, will focus on strategies for setting healthy professional boundaries, including the skill of opportunity discernment. Designed for early and mid-career professionals, the session will address the pressures that can arise from balancing numerous responsibilities and opportunities, particularly within the demanding fields of radiation oncology and medical physics. The webinar will delineate specific strategies for making work more manageable, including strategies that women (and those of any gender tending toward people pleasing) may find particularly helpful given societal and professional obligations placed uniquely on them.
Suzanne Evans, MD, MPH, FASTRO
Yale University
SpeakerSuzanne Evans, MD, MPH, FASTRO, completed her medical school training at Tulane University in New Orleans in 2001. She then went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine there before her Training in Radiation Oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston where she was chief resident. She has served as the chair of the multidisciplinary quality assurance subcommittee with the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She is a previous chair of the best of ASTRO meeting, and was part of ASTRO's annual meeting steering committee and Education committee. She is retired as an executive editor for the journal Practical Radiation Oncology. She has served as the Chair of the Radiation Oncology Health Advisory Committee, which is the analysis arm of the Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System. She currently serves as vice-chair of ASTRO’s Clinical Affairs and Quality Council. Her interests in cancer care include quality and safety, cognitive bias, comparative effectiveness and patient communication. Her passion is in the care of patients with breast cancer, with a particular bent toward ways in which we can minimize side effects of treatment. She serves as a Professor of Therapeutic Radiology. Her X (formerly Twitter) handle is @SueEvansMDMPH. |
Hina Saeed, MD
Baptist Health South Florida: Lynn Cancer Institue
ModeratorHina Saeed, MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist and deputy director of radiation oncology at the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health, at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. She specializes in cancer care using advanced radiation oncology methods. She speaks English and Urdu. Prior to joining Lynn Cancer Institute in 2022, Dr. Saeed worked as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. As part of her work, she was instrumental in establishing several satellite programs throughout Wisconsin. In addition to being a co-investigator on many clinical trials, Dr. Saeed led an investigator-initiated protocol to assess a novel radiation therapy technique for the management of central nervous system tumors. During medical school, Dr. Saeed earned the title of valedictorian. She graduated from her radiation oncology residency program with a Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Research and Quality award. She has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and invited review articles. She also serves as associate editor for Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. Dr. Saeed is a member of various regional and national organizations. She serves on numerous committees working on guidelines and best practices for oncologic management. She is also passionate about health disparities, with a special focus on women of color. Dr. Saeed provides a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach to personalized care. She values compassionate, holistic treatment with a commitment to innovation. She loves building long-term relationships with her patients and strives to be a source of comfort during difficult times. When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Saeed enjoys spending time with her husband and four children. She also enjoys being outdoors and is passionate about wellness.
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Isabella Choi, MD
New York Proton Center
ModeratorIsabelle Choi, MD, is the Director of Research, Clinical Director, and a Research Associate Professor at the New York Proton Center. She is appointed to national and international leadership positions in both the proton therapy and conventional photon therapy communities. Dr. Choi is a Radiation Oncology Attending in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Prior to joining the New York Proton Center, Dr. Choi was the Clinical Director at the California Protons Cancer Therapy Center in San Diego, where she also served as the Associate Director of Clinical Research and the Chief of the Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, and Gynecologic Services for the center. She was then appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and served as a clinical lead of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center.
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Caroline Chung, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
ModeratorCaroline Chung, MD, is Vice President and Chief Data Office and Director of Data Science Development and Implementation of the Institute for Data Science in Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is a clinician-scientist, associate professor in Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging with a clinical practice focused on CNS malignancies and a computational imaging lab focused on quantitative imaging and modeling to detect and characterize tumors and toxicities of treatment to enable personalized cancer treatment. Motivated by challenges observed in her own clinical and research pursuits, Dr. Chung has developed and leads institutional efforts to enable quantitative measurements for clinically impactful utilization and interpretation of data through a collaborative team science approach, including the Tumor Measurement Initiative (TMI) at MD Anderson. Internationally, Dr. Chung leads several multidisciplinary efforts to improve the generation and utilization of high quality, quantitative data to drive research and impact clinical practice, including her role as Vice Chair of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA), Co-Chair of the Quantitative Imaging for Assessment of Response in Oncology Committee of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)-appointed committee addressing Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins. Beyond her clinical, research and administrative roles, Dr. Chung enjoys serving as an active educator and mentor with a passion to support the growth of diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM, including her role as Chair of Women in Cancer, a non-for-profit organization that is committed to advancing cancer care by encouraging the growth, leadership and connectivity of current and future oncologists, trainees and medical researchers. |
