Shekinah Elmore

Shekinah Elmore (c. 1982 – July 24, 2024) was an assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.[1] As both a cancer doctor and a self-described "cancer person", she was known for her work in cancer patient advocacy among her fellow physicians and for her public speaking and writing.[2] She wrote and spoke publicly about surviving childhood rhabdomyosarcoma in the New England Journal of Medicine.[3]

While training at Harvard Medical School she focused on understanding and improving radiotherapy access in resource-limited settings and promoting pathways for resident involvement in improving global radiotherapy. Elmore received a Fulbright award to travel to Rwanda and study how patients there experience cancer treatment, which she spoke about at TEDMED.[4]

Elmore died in 2024.[5]

Education

She received her BA from Brown University, her MPH from Columbia University, and her MD from Harvard Medical School.

References

1. "Faculty". Department of Radiation Oncology. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
2. Farber, Orly Nadell (August 31, 2018). "This Harvard doctor has worn both a hospital gown and a white coat". STAT. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
3. Elmore, Shekinah N.C. (May 24, 2018). "p53 and Me". New England Journal of Medicine. 378 (21): 1962–1963. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1803542. PMID 29791817. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
4. "Shekinah Elmore". TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
5. Morris, Kim (July 28, 2024). "Celebration of Life Will Honor Dr. Shekinah Elmore's Legacy". Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Retrieved August 1, 2024.