Melissa Mazor, PhD, MS, RN
About Me
Dr. Mazor is Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Assistant Director of Community Outreach and Engagement for the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center, a NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research investigates cancer survivorship and early palliative care in vulnerable populations. She has a particular interest in developing and implementing culturally sensitive, community-based interventions to mitigate poor psychosocial outcomes in black and Latinx women with advanced breast cancer.
She is an experienced oncology nurse who is committed to improving quality of life in cancer patients and family caregivers. She has served as an investigator of several studies examining social determinants of symptom distress in female cancer survivors and implementation of clinical-community linkage models.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Research Topics
Cancer, Palliative Care
Education
MS, University of California
PhD, University of California
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Mazor has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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