Dr. Rodriguez, a bilingual thoracic oncologist who is one of the 2.4% of Latina physicians in the U.S., uses her social media presence to amplify wellness and belonging topics. Since 2020, Dr. Rodriguez has created Spanish-language video content and seminars for Cancer Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education, a nonprofit patient advocacy organization that offers expert-mediated information on cancer management to empower patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. She is an active member of the health equity committee for the ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, a national clinical trial collaborative funded by the National Cancer Institute. She is also an American Society of Clinical Oncology virtual diversity mentoring program mentor for minority medical students and fellows. Dr. Rodriguez is a triple board-certified hematologist and oncologist who helped establish Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary lung cancer care approach. She is also co-lead of the thoracic site disease group at the center.
