This presentation will explore the role of the gut microbiome colorectal cancer incidence and the potential interplay of diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome in colorectal cancer disparities. Dr. Piawah will share findings from innovative studies involving diverse patient populations in the U.S. and Mexico, including young-onset colorectal cancer among Latino populations.

Dr. Sorbarikor Piawah is a gastrointestinal oncologist with a special interest in colorectal cancer. She has a background in public health research, particularly in health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities and low-income patients with cancer. She is also an integrative oncologist in the UCSF Osher Center. Her current research is focused on understanding the roles that the gut microbiome (the population of microorganisms living in the intestinal tract), diet, and lifestyle play in disparities among those with colorectal cancer and on designing therapies and interventions that target these factors.  

Dr. Piawah earned her medical degree at Harvard Medical School and a master of public health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, one of Harvard's teaching hospitals. She completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at UCSF. She belongs to the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has received awards for her research from the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health and UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities.

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