Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc

Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc

Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) for Trainees, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine, UCSF

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Research Summary

Dr. Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Hematology/Oncology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and a thoracic oncologist at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a Latina and proud Puerto Rican, she is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Dr. Velazquez serves as Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for Trainees of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and co-chairs the UCSF Department of Medicine Fellowship Diversity Committee. Her research, advocacy, and education efforts are focused on promoting and advancing health equity and workforce diversity.

Dr. Velazquez completed her MD at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Master of Biomedical Science at Mayo Clinic Graduate School, and Internal Medicine residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where she was also a Chief Resident. She joined UCSF in 2018 to complete her clinical fellowship in Medical Oncology and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the National Clinician Scholars Program. Dr. Velazquez is a scientist scholar affiliated with the UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) and the UCSF Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center. She has been selected as a 2022 UCSF John A. Watson Faculty Scholars.

Dr. Velazquez’s research portfolio centers on the use of health services and cancer disparities research to decrease barriers to clinical trial participation, improve the quality of care delivered to underserved and racial minority patients with cancer, and evaluate the unmet social and supportive care needs of patients with lung cancer from vulnerable backgrounds. Her goals are to develop interventions that improve healthcare access and cancer care delivery for vulnerable populations. Dr. Velazquez’s research is supported by the American Association for Cancer Research, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, LUNGevity, National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, and pilot funds from the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

 

Research Funding:

AACR Career Development Award to Further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical Cancer Research Title: Lung Cancer Equity Through Screening for Social Needs: The LESSON Study Role: Principal Investigator

12/2022 – 11/2025

2022 LUNGevity Health Equity and Inclusiveness Junior Investigator Research Award Title: Lung cancer Equity Through Social needs SCREENing (LETS SCREEN) Role: Principal Investigator

 

11/2022 – 10/2024

Conquer Cancer – Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award in Recognition of an Outstanding Latina Researcher   Title: Longitudinal Evaluation of Health-Related Social Needs in Advanced Lung Cancer

Role: Principal Investigator

07/2022 – 06/2023

Education

  • University of Puerto Rico; Mayaguez, PR, BS, 06/2009, Pre-Medicine
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine; San Juan, PR, MD, 06/2014, Doctor in Medicine
  • Mayo Graduate School; Rochester, MN, MSc, 06/2015, Master’s in Science
  • Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Beth Israel; New York, NY, 06/2017, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, 06/2018, Chief Residency, Fellow in Medical Education
  • University of California, San Francisco, CA, Medical Oncology Fellowship
  • University of California, San Francisco, CA, National Clinician Scholar

Honors & Awards

  • 2022
    Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium
  • 2022
    University of California, San Francisco John A. Watson Scholar
  • 2021
    Women Leaders in Oncology LEAD Rising Star
  • 2021
    Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting
  • 2021
    Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium
  • 2021
    American Association for Cancer Research Student and Early Career Investigator Scholarship
  • 2020
    University of California, San Francisco UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award
  • 2020
    American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award, 13th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
  • 2020
    University of California, San Francisco Center for Aging in Diverse Communities Scientists Program (NIA P30AG015272)
  • 2020
    Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting
  • 2020
    Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Travel Scholarship
  • 2019
    Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
  • 2019
    American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award, 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
  • 2019
    Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium
  • 2019
    Association of Northern California Oncologists ASCO Annual Meeting Travel Award
  • 2017
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Medicine Ira B. Cohen Award
  • 2016
    NIDDK/NHMA Academic Career Development Workshop and Travel Award

Selected Publications

  1. Diaz FC, Velazquez AI, Tsang M. Geriatric Assessments in Older Adults With Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2023 Sep 28.  View on PubMed
  2. Walsh JME, Karliner L, Smith A, Leykin Y, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Velazquez AI, Lowenstein M, Kaplan CP. LungCARE: Encouraging Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening-a Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug 31.  View on PubMed
  3. Keenan BP, Sibley A, Zhang L, Westring AF, Velazquez AI, Bank EM, Bergsland EK, Boreta L, Conroy P, Daras M, Hermiston M, Hsu G, Paris PL, Piawah S, Sinha S, Sosa JA, Tsang M, Venook AP, Wong M, Yom SS, Van Loon K. Evaluation of Culture Conducive to Academic Success by Gender at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Oncologist. 2024 Mar 04; 29(3):e351-e359.  View on PubMed
  4. Litt HK, Kwon DH, Velazquez AI. FDG PET Scans in Cancer Care. JAMA Oncol. 2023 Jul 13.  View on PubMed
  5. Kareff SA, Sridhar A, Dhawan N, Anampa-Guzmán A, Singhi EK, Velazquez AI. The Democratization of Hematology-Oncology Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cancer Invest. 2023 Jul; 41(6):548-558.  View on PubMed
  6. Riano I, Velazquez AI, Viola L, Abuali I, Jimenez K, Abioye O, Florez N. State of Cancer Control in South America: Challenges and Advancement Strategies. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2023 Jun 21.  View on PubMed
  7. Litt HK, Parks AL, Velazquez AI. Blood Clots, or Thrombosis, in Patients With Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2023 Jun 01; 9(6):876.  View on PubMed
  8. Idossa D, Velazquez AI, Horiguchi M, Alberth J, Abuali I, Smith-Graziani D, de Lima Lopes G, Lubner S, Florez N. Mentorship Experiences Are Not All the Same: A Survey Study of Oncology Trainees and Early-Career Faculty. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Sep; 19(9):808-818.  View on PubMed
  9. Banerjee R, Kareff SA, Leyfman Y, Dhawan N, Hammons LR, Desai A, Tsang M, Velazquez AI, Nizam A. Professional Challenges for United States Hematology/Oncology Trainees during COVID-19. Cancer Invest. 2023 Jul; 41(6):539-547.  View on PubMed
  10. Pichardo MS, Sanft T, Ferrucci LM, Romero-Ramos YM, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Velazquez AI, Fayanju OM, Winer EP, Irwin ML. Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review. Front Oncol. 2023; 13:1079293.  View on PubMed
  11. Costas-Muniz R, Torres-Blasco N, Gany F, Gonzalez CJ, Galindo-Vazquez O, Bergerot CD, Rocha-Cadman X, Lui F, Lichtenthal WG, Velazquez AI, Tergas AI, Castro-Figueroa EM. Cultural adaptation process of cancer-related interventions: A step-by-step guide. Psychooncology. 2023 01; 32(1):179-186.  View on PubMed
  12. Kwon DH, Velazquez AI, de Kouchkovsky I. PSMA PET Scan. JAMA Oncol. 2022 12 01; 8(12):1860.  View on PubMed
  13. Desai A, Velazquez AI, West HJ. Perioperative Therapy in Early-Stage Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2022 09 01; 8(9):1364.  View on PubMed
  14. Patel MI, Wood EH, Charlot M, Florez N, Duron Y, Jeames SE, Taparra KA, Velazquez Manana A, Jain S. Do no harm: A call to action on COVID-19 and mask requirements. Cancer. 2022 10 01; 128(19):3438-3440.  View on PubMed
  15. Velazquez AI, Florez N. Electronic Monitoring of Patient-Reported Outcomes-Ready for Prime Time? JAMA Oncol. 2022 08 01; 8(8):1099-1100.  View on PubMed
  16. Nodora J, Velazquez AI. Are Quality Cancer Prevention and Treatment Along the Texas US-Mexico Border Achievable? JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 05; 18(5):385-387.  View on PubMed
  17. Duma N, Velazquez AI, Franco I, Kiel L, Levit LA, Schenkel C, Kirkwood K, Green S, Rodriguez G. Dónde Están? Latinx/Hispanic Representation in the Oncology Workforce: Present and Future. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 05; 18(5):388-395.  View on PubMed
  18. Espinoza-Gutarra MR, Duma N, Aristizabal P, Segarra-Vazquez B, Borno H, Halbert CH, Simon MA, Velazquez AI. The Problem of Hispanic/Latinx Under-Representation in Cancer Clinical Trials. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 05; 18(5):380-384.  View on PubMed
  19. Lowenstein M, Karliner L, Livaudais-Toman J, Gregorich S, Velazquez AI, Vijayaraghavan M, Walsh JME, Kaplan CP. Barriers and Facilitators to Lung Cancer Screening: A Physician Survey. Am J Health Promot. 2022 Sep; 36(7):1208-1212.  View on PubMed
  20. Velazquez AI, Gilligan TD, Kiel LL, Graff J, Duma N. Microaggressions, Bias, and Equity in the Workplace: Why Does It Matter, and What Can Oncologists Do? Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2022 Apr; 42:1-12.  View on PubMed

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