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Idalid "Ivy" Franco, MD, MPH

Brigham And Women's Hospital

Brigham And Women's Hospital
Phone: (617) 732-4332
Fax: (617) 394-2669


ifranco@bwh.harvard.edu

Idalid "Ivy" Franco, MD, MPH

Brigham And Women's Hospital

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Instructor, Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
  • Director of Equity, Access, and Inclusion, Radiation Oncology, Brigham And Women's Hospital

DF/HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Research Abstract

As a health equity implementation scientist within the department of radiation oncology, I am active in clinical, translational, and population level research, patient centered care, innovative medical education, and dynamic mentorship. My clinical and research interests center around a passion to create impactful and sustainable solutions to improve cancer health equity for all patients, and advance minorities within the oncology workforce. I seek to integrate the ongoing work of creating accessible and equitable systems into clinical oncology that include linguistically and culturally appropriate education and treatment models that bring a health equity framework to all gynecologic malignancies. Through my work I seek to incorporate quantitative and qualitative methodologies to advance care for patients diagnosed with gynecologic cancers. I have a track record of advancing care for underserved and marginalized populations and look forward to empowering the next generation of clinician researchers interested in developing innovative solutions that are impactful and sustainable.

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  • Franco I, Alshalalfa M, Hernandez A, Mahal BA, Nguyen T, Wang L, Punglia R, Swami N, Goel N. Genomic Characterization of Aggressive Breast Cancer in Younger Women. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:7569-7578. PubMed
  • Florez N, Kiel L, Meza K, Wei Z, Mazzola E, Velazquez AI, Franco I, Fidler MJ, Elkins I, Feldman J, Seaborne L, Heisler C, King JC, Moore A, Wiens J, Kushner D. Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer study: Sexual health assessment in women with lung cancer. Cancer 2023. PubMed
  • McVorran SM, Franco II. Fitting a Square Peg Into a Round Hole: Making Treatment Recommendations When Patient Presentations Don't Fit the Available Data. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:298-299. PubMed
  • Williams VM, Franco I, Tye KE, Jagsi R, Sim AJ, Oladeru OT, Rivera A, Toumbou K, Suneja G, Deville C, Siker ML, Halasz LM, Balogun OD, Vapiwala N, Elmore SNC. Radiation Oncology Resident Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee Inaugural Resident Survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 116:348-358. PubMed
  • LeCompte MC, Vidal GS, Rivera A, Sim AJ, Chaurasia A, Pereira I, Tye KE, McVorran S, Franco I. Representation Matters: Expanding the Leadership Table for All Radiation Oncology Trainees. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 116:328-333. PubMed
  • Williams VM, Franco I, Tye KE, Jagsi R, Sim AJ, Oladeru OT, Rivera A, Toumbou K, Suneja G, Deville C, Siker ML, Halasz LM, Balogun OD, Vapiwala N, Elmore SNC. Radiation Oncology Residency Training Program Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee Inaugural Program Director Survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 116:359-367. PubMed
  • Paradis KC, Franco I, Beltrán Ponce S, Chaurasia A, Laucis AM, Venkat P, Siker M, Suneja G, Deville C, Munbodh R, Mattes MD. The Current State of Departmental Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Within US Academic Radiation Oncology Departments. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 116:219-228. PubMed
  • Avila S, Franco I, Bregio C, Haydon A, Macayan JPM, Rooney MK, Ichikawa T, Golden DW, Ortega P. Spanish Adaptation and Evaluation of Clinical Discussion Guides: Communicating the External Beam Radiotherapy Experience (CEBRE) en Español. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 116:166-175. PubMed
  • Swami N, Nguyen T, Dee EC, Franco I, Baez YA, Lapen K, Wang L, Goel N, Mahal BA, Fayanju OM, Duma N, Chino F. Disparities in Primary Breast Cancer Stage at Presentation Among Hispanic Subgroups. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:7977-7987. PubMed
  • 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; 18:388-395. PubMed
  • Franco I, Olazagasti C, Osman F, Duma N. Proyecto ELEVAR: Evaluating the Latinx Experience With the Health Care System Through Variables on Access and Resources. JCO Oncol Pract 2022; 18:e814-e826. PubMed
  • Franco I, Viswanathan AN. Radiation oncology management of stage III and IVA cervical carcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:231-238. PubMed
  • Franco I, Perni S, Wiley S, Drapek L. Equity in Radiation Oncology Post-COVID: Bridging the Telemedicine Gap. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020; 108:479-482. PubMed
  • Franco I, Oladeru OT, Saraf A, Liu KX, Milligan M, Zietman A, Nguyen PL, Hirsch AE, Jimenez R. Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the Post-COVID Era through a Radiation Oncology Intensive Shadowing Experience (RISE). Adv Radiat Oncol 2020. PubMed
  • Franco I, Chen YH, Chipidza F, Agrawal V, Romano J, Baldini E, Chen A, Colson Y, Hou Y, Kozono D, Wee J, Mak R. Use of frailty to predict survival in elderly patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. 2017. PubMed
  • Bharmal N, Kennedy D, Jones L, Lee-Johnson C, Morris D, Caldwell B, Brown A, Houston T, Meeks C, Vargas R, Franco I, Razzak AR, Brown AF. Through our eyes: exploring African-American men's perspective on factors affecting transition to manhood. J Gen Intern Med 2012; 27:153-9. PubMed
  • Franco I, Bailey LO, Bakos AD, Springfield SA. The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE): a model for training underserved scientists in cancer research. J Cancer Educ 2011; 26:92-6. PubMed
  • Cordasco KM, Asch SM, Bell DS, Guterman JJ, Gross-Schulman S, Ramer L, Elkayam U, Franco I, Leatherwood CL, Mangione CM. A low-literacy medication education tool for safety-net hospital patients. Am J Prev Med 2009; 37:S209-16. PubMed
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