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H.O.W. Hearing The Ovarian Cancer Whisper Announces

The Dr. Robert C. Knapp ovarian cancer through the
Medical Student Award Jacquie Liggett Research
Fellowship. Women with
2022/23 Recipients ovarian cancer experiencing
financial need are helped
H.O.W. Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper is through the Jacquie Liggett
proud to announce the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Angel Fund. H.O.W. is
Student Award 2022/23 recipients. H.O.W. provides dedicated to promoting
these prestigious scholarships to Florida medical students awareness and recent
interested in gynecologic oncology by working with advances in ovarian cancer
a gynecologic oncologist during their elective time in by presenting educational
medical school. programs to women
The 15 Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award primarily in our area. H.O.W.
2022/23 recipients include: John W. Figg and Miranda also provides scholarships
Solly from University of Florida College of Medicine; to Florida medical students
Akshara Sree Challa, Andrew D. Masciarella and Fay F. interested in gynecologic
Pon from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; oncology by working with
Marc W. Chartier from Florida State University College a gynecologic oncologist
of Medicine; Nicholas B. Conway, Monica Reyes, during their elective time in
Shantell Rolle, Sarah Stavros and Justin Yeh from Florida medical school through the
International University Herbert Wertheim College of Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical
Medicine; Erin E. Duffey, Oriana Fermin, and Caridad Student Award.
Infante from University of Central Florida College of Dr. Robert C. Knapp is
Medicine; and Cianna Rivera from University of South the chairman of the H.O.W.
Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Medical Advisory Board
“This year, for the first time in H.O.W. history, every and the co-inventor of the
Florida university with a medical school had at least one blood test for ovarian cancer,
medical student awarded the Dr. Robert Knapp Medical CA125. He is the William
Student Award,” shared Jennifer McGrath, executive H. Baker Professor of
director of H.O.W. “These outstanding students will be Gynecology and Gynecologic
exposed to a wide array of gynecologic oncology practice Oncology, Emeritus, at the
activities and advanced research experience; and it is Harvard Medical School
our hope they will be inspired to consider a career in and Visiting Scholar in
gynecologic oncology.” Obstetrics and Gynecology
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2022 at the Weill Medical College
it is estimated that 19,880 women will receive a new of Cornell University. He
diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and nearly 13,000 will die is also the former Director
from it. This insidious disease is called the “Whisper of Gy ne c ol o gy a n d
Killer” because symptoms are so subtle that the disease Gynecologic Oncology at
usually goes undetected until it is often too late for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Women’s Hospital have established the annual Robert
successful treatment. Cancer Institute. C. Knapp Lectureship in Gynecology. He continues to
H.O.W. Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper raises He has published 210 medical articles and a textbook lecture to medical students at Cornell and other medical
money to support basic or translational research in on women’s cancer. Harvard and the Brigham and schools.

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