Ana Velazquez Manana, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

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.

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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.

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.

Awards

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  • Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2022
  • John A. Watson Scholar, University of California, San Francisco, 2022
  • Student and Early Career Investigator Scholarship, American Association for Cancer Research, 2021
  • Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2021
  • Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2021
  • LEAD Rising Star, Women Leaders in Oncology, 2021
  • Travel Scholarship, Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos, 2020
  • Scholar-in-Training Award, 13th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, American Association for Cancer Research, 2020
  • Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2020
  • Center for Aging in Diverse Communities Scientists Program (NIA P30AG015272), University of California, San Francisco, 2020
  • UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2020
  • Scholar-in-Training Award, 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, American Association for Cancer Research, 2019
  • ASCO Annual Meeting Travel Award, Association of Northern California Oncologists, 2019
  • Merit Award, ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2019
  • Love of Learning Award, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2019
  • Department of Medicine Ira B. Cohen Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 2017
  • Academic Career Development Workshop and Travel Award, NIDDK/NHMA, 2016
  • Dr. Ramon Ruiz Arnau Research Award, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2014
  • Leadership Award, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2014
  • Medical Students Rotation Award for Underrepresented Populations, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2013
  • Mentored Summer Research Award for Medical Students (NIH TL1-RR24152), Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities, 2010

Education & Training

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  • Medical Oncology Fellowship University of California, San Francisco 2022
  • National Clinician Scholar University of California, San Francisco 2022
  • Chief Resident Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel 2018
  • Internal Medicine Residency Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel 2017
  • Master's Degree in Biomedical Sciences Mayo Clinic Graduate School 2015
  • Doctor of Medicine University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 2014
  • Bachelor of Science University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez 2009

Interests

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  • Social determinants of health
  • Survivorship
  • Cancer disparities
  • Lung cancer
  • Diversity
  • Health equity

Publications (48)

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Clinical Trials as TopicCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungOncologistsThrombosisNeoplasmsAcademic SuccessLung NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerAccess to InformationElectronicsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresEducation, MedicalHematologyFluorodeoxyglucose F18Patient Participation

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