Ana Velazquez Manana, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

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.

• Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer study: Sexual health assessment in women with lung cancer.
  Cancer 2023 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
• FDG PET Scans in Cancer Care.
  JAMA oncology 2023 Litt HK, Kwon DH, Velazquez AI
• LungCARE: Encouraging Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening-a Randomized Trial.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Walsh JME, Karliner L, Smith A, Leykin Y, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Velazquez AI, Lowenstein M, Kaplan CP
• The Democratization of Hematology-Oncology Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Cancer investigation 2023 Kareff SA, Sridhar A, Dhawan N, Anampa-Guzmán A, Singhi EK, Velazquez AI
• State of Cancer Control in South America: Challenges and Advancement Strategies.
  Hematology/oncology clinics of North America 2023 Riano I, Velazquez AI, Viola L, Abuali I, Jimenez K, Abioye O, Florez N
• Blood Clots, or Thrombosis, in Patients With Cancer.
  JAMA oncology 2023 Litt HK, Parks AL, Velazquez AI
• Mentorship Experiences Are Not All the Same: A Survey Study of Oncology Trainees and Early-Career Faculty.
  JCO oncology practice 2023 Idossa D, Velazquez AI, Horiguchi M, Alberth J, Abuali I, Smith-Graziani D, de Lima Lopes G, Lubner S, Florez N
• Professional Challenges for United States Hematology/Oncology Trainees during COVID-19.
  Cancer investigation 2023 Banerjee R, Kareff SA, Leyfman Y, Dhawan N, Hammons LR, Desai A, Tsang M, Velazquez AI, Nizam A
• Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review.
  Frontiers in oncology 2023 Pichardo MS, Sanft T, Ferrucci LM, Romero-Ramos YM, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Velazquez AI, Fayanju OM, Winer EP, Irwin ML
• Cultural adaptation process of cancer-related interventions: A step-by-step guide.
  Psycho-oncology 2022 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
• PSMA PET Scan.
  JAMA oncology 2022 Kwon DH, Velazquez AI, de Kouchkovsky I
• Perioperative Therapy in Early-Stage Lung Cancer.
  JAMA oncology 2022 Desai A, Velazquez AI, West HJ
• Do no harm: A call to action on COVID-19 and mask requirements.
  Cancer 2022 Patel MI, Wood EH, Charlot M, Florez N, Duron Y, Jeames SE, Taparra KA, Velazquez Manana A, Jain S
• Electronic Monitoring of Patient-Reported Outcomes-Ready for Prime Time?
  JAMA oncology 2022 Velazquez AI, Florez N
• Are Quality Cancer Prevention and Treatment Along the Texas US-Mexico Border Achievable?
  JCO oncology practice 2022 Nodora J, Velazquez AI
• Dónde Están? Latinx/Hispanic Representation in the Oncology Workforce: Present and Future.
  JCO oncology practice 2022 Duma N, Velazquez AI, Franco I, Kiel L, Levit LA, Schenkel C, Kirkwood K, Green S, Rodriguez G
• The Problem of Hispanic/Latinx Under-Representation in Cancer Clinical Trials.
  JCO oncology practice 2022 Espinoza-Gutarra MR, Duma N, Aristizabal P, Segarra-Vazquez B, Borno H, Halbert CH, Simon MA, Velazquez AI
• Barriers and Facilitators to Lung Cancer Screening: A Physician Survey.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2022 Lowenstein M, Karliner L, Livaudais-Toman J, Gregorich S, Velazquez AI, Vijayaraghavan M, Walsh JME, Kaplan CP
• Microaggressions, Bias, and Equity in the Workplace: Why Does It Matter, and What Can Oncologists Do?
  American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2022 Velazquez AI, Gilligan TD, Kiel LL, Graff J, Duma N
• HOLA COVID-19 Study: Evaluating the Impact of Caring for Patients With COVID-19 on Cancer Care Delivery in Latin America.
  JCO global oncology 2022 Bernabe-Ramirez C, Velazquez AI, Olazagasti C, Decat Bergerot C, Bergerot PG, Corona Cruz J, Riano I, Adaniel C, Ramirez F, Anampa J, Cajina C, Mena E, Gracia E, Menendez A, Idrovo H, Bezares R, …
• Immune checkpoint inhibitors and timing of administration.
  The Lancet. Oncology 2022 Dizman N, Velazquez AI, Duma N
• Impact of COVID-19 on Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Programs: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey Assessment of Fellowship Program Directors.
  JCO oncology practice 2022 Velazquez AI, Durani U, Weeks LD, Major A, Reynolds R, Kumbamu A, Das DG, Murphy MC, Henry E, Lee AI, Marshall AL
• Impact of COVID-19 on Hematology-Oncology Trainees: A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment.
  JCO oncology practice 2022 Durani U, Major A, Velazquez AI, May J, Nelson M, Zheng Z, Hall AG, Alam ST, Reynolds R, Thompson JC, Kumbamu A, Das DG, Murphy MC, Henry E, Lee AI, Marshall AL, Wun T, Weeks LD
• Got Stage Fright? A Fellow-Led Initiative to Improve Cancer Staging Documentation
  International Journal of Cancer Care and Delivery 2021 Sam Brondfield Claire K. Mulvey Rahul Banerjee Ana I. Velazquez Swetha Kambhampati Anna L. Parks Ann Griffin Pelin Cinar
• Trends in Breast Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  JAMA network open 2021 Velazquez AI, Hayward JH, Gregory B, Dixit N
• Opinion & Special Articles: Maximizing Inclusiveness and Diversity Through Virtual Residency Applications and Interviews.
  Neurology 2021 Budhu JA, Velazquez AI, Said RR, Jordan JT
• The Matilda Effect: Underrecognition of Women in Hematology and Oncology Awards.
  The oncologist 2021 Patel SR, St Pierre F, Velazquez AI, Ananth S, Durani U, Anampa-Guzmán A, Castillo K, Dhawan N, Oxentenko AS, Duma N
• The HOLA COVID-19 Study: An International Effort to Determine How COVID-19 Has Impacted Oncology Practices in Latin America.
  Cancer cell 2020 Bernabe-Ramirez C, Velazquez AI, Olazagasti C, Bergerot CD, Bergerot PG, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Duma N
• Tumor evolution in epidermal growth factor receptor mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
  Journal of thoracic disease 2020 Velazquez AI, McCoach CE
• The role of serum lactate dehydrogenase level as a prognostic indicator in resected, high risk melanoma.
  Dermatologic therapy 2019 Kumar AB, Aguilera JV, Velazquez A, Yan Y, Jakub J, Brewer J, Hieken T, Block M, McWilliams R, Otley C, Markovic S, Kottschade L
• Single Center Experience of a New Endoscopic Clip in Managing Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
  Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2018 Wander P, Castaneda D, D'Souza L, Singh S, Serouya S, Velazquez AI, Mamun R, Voaklander R, Benias P, Carr-Locke DL
• Rosacea-Like Leukemia Cutis: A Case Report.
  The American Journal of dermatopathology 2016 Cruz Manzano M, Ramírez García L, Sánchez Pont JE, Velázquez Mañana AI, Sánchez JL
• Candidate pathway-based genetic association study of platinum and platinum-taxane related toxicity in a cohort of primary lung cancer patients.
  Journal of the neurological sciences 2015 Johnson C, Pankratz VS, Velazquez AI, Aakre JA, Loprinzi CL, Staff NP, Windebank AJ, Yang P
• Increasing incidence of melanoma among middle-aged adults: an epidemiologic study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  Mayo Clinic proceedings 2014 Lowe GC, Saavedra A, Reed KB, Velazquez AI, Dronca RS, Markovic SN, Lohse CM, Brewer JD
• The epidemiology of melanoma in young adults
  Expert Review of Dermatology 2013 Velazquez AI, Brewer JD
• Day 100 Absolute Monocyte/Lymphocyte Prognostic Score and Survival Post Autologous Peripheral Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
  Journal of Cancer Therapy 2013 Velazquez AI, Inwards DJ, Ansell SM, Micallef IN, Johnston PB, Hogan WJ, Markovic SN, Porrata LF