Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences presents the:
18th Annual Pendergrass Lecture in Thoracic Radiology
"Lung Cancer Screening: What Does the Future Hold?
featuring
Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH
Program Director, Cancer Early Detection & Diagnostics
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Landry Family Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
March 20, 2023 | Noon - 1 P.M.
In-Person at MCN CCC-1111 & Microsoft Teams - Registration Required
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the current evidence for lung cancer screening with LDCTs
2. Understand the barriers to achieving effective screening for the population
3. Learn about emerging machine learning technologies
4. Learn about emerging blood-based testing
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Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH, is originally from Michigan. She attended Cornell University and Harvard Medical School, and then settled in Boston. She completed her clinical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital. During training she also earned a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
She joined the faculty at the MGH Cancer Center in 2005 and is currently the Landry Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the Center for Innovation in Early Cancer Detection at Massachusetts General Hospital and the leader of the Cancer Risk, Prevention and Early Detection Program at the joint Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
In 2023 she launched a new clinical program at MassGeneral Brigham: the Cancer Early Detection & Diagnostics clinic. She sits on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Lung Cancer, the Thoracic Malignancy Steering Committee for the NCI, and the Scientific Board of Directors for LUNGevity Foundation. Dr. Sequist’s research focuses novel technologies and approaches to cancer screening and early detection. She is passionate about mentoring.
In her free time, she likes to spend time with her husband, two sons and two dogs, read and paint