Posted: November 12, 2019
Luis E. Raez, MD, has been elected 2019-2021 President of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO). With more than 3,500 members, FLASCO plays a very important role in relationships with industry, payors, and education for oncology providers and advocacy for their patients. Dr. Raez hopes to increase rates of lung cancer screening and molecular testing in the state of Florida during his presidency. Dr. Raez is currently chief scientific officer and medical director at Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Health Care System, the third largest public health care system in the country. He is also clinical professor of Medicine at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University. He serves as chairman of the IASLC Latin American Group and he is the former chair of the IASLC membership committee. ✦
