PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY
FELLOWS' BIOS: 2008-2009
AYMEN ELFIKY, MD
Oncology Resident, Yale University Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
Dr. Elfiky is a native of Brooklyn, NY who most recently completed his fellowship training in medical oncology at the Yale Cancer Center. He has received numerous awards and honors, the most notable of which have been a Fulbright Scholarship for his study of the health care sector in Egypt as well as an ASCO Young Investigator Award for his research on renal cell cancer while at Yale University.
His fundamental sense of identity as a healer, advocate, and citizen is maintained through his firm commitment to serving and empowering others through such endeavors as architect and founder of the National Initiative for Cancer Eradication (NICE) and devising a national education and HPV vaccination campaign aimed at decreasing the incidence of cervical cancer. In addition, he has committed to orchestrating a series of science fairs aimed at inspiring, mentoring, and nurturing the scientific interests and pursuits of minority children within the United States.While continuing his clinical training and work at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Elfiky’s long-term objectives include developing national strategies designed to overcome health care disparities as they relate to prostate and other cancer diagnoses, access to standard-of-care therapies, and inclusion in clinical trials.
Dr. Elfiky received his medical degree, along with a combined master’s degree in immunology, from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO in 2001; he completed his internship in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2002 and completed his residency training at New York University Medical Center, New York, NY in 2005.
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