Breast Cancer Therapies and Nursing Care

Biography

Shahla Masood is a Persian born physician, who currently holds the positions of Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology at University of Florida College ofrnMedicine – Jacksonville and Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UF Health Jacksonville. In addition, Dr. Masood is the Medical Director of UF Health BreastrnCenter. An internationally recognized expert in breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis, Dr. Masood has fostered the concept of an integrated multidisciplinary approachrnin breast cancer care, research, and education. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Breast Journal, the founder and past president of the “International Societyrnof Breast Pathology,” the Director of the “Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease”, and “The Breast Cancer Public Forum”. Dr. Masood is heavily involvedrnin the study of minimally invasive procedures such as fine needle aspiration biopsy and ductal lavage in providing diagnostic and prognostic information in high risk andrnbreast cancer patients. She defined the cytomorphology of high-risk proliferative breast disease in the early 1990s and has pioneered the concept of cytomorphology as arnbreast cancer predictor. Dr. Masood is the author of several textbooks, book chapters, and numerous publications. She is a frequent speaker at national and internationalrnsymposiums and consensus meetings. She is also a member of the board of trustees of several prestigious scientific societies and organizations at local, regional, nationalrnand international levels. Dr. Masood has received numerous awards and recognition for her scientific work, her contribution to advancing global breast health educationrnand her efforts to improve the quality of breast health care. She is the recipient of “The 2010 Breast Health Global Initiative Award,” “Courage to Teach Award” from NationalrnAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and Florida Times Union “Eve Award,” to name a few. She has been named as one of the Top Doctors in America,rnTop Doctors in Cancer and one of the 20 Top Most Influential Professors in Oncology at an international level. She was recently recognized at the 15 Year Anniversary ofrnRace for a Cure in Rome, Italy for her efforts in initiation of the Komen Italia, Race for the Cure. Dr. Masood is a patient advocate, a partner in community affairs and anrnaccomplished artist and gourmet chef.

Research Interest

Clinical Special Interests: Breast pathology, cytopathology