Lauren Ghazal Selected as Fellow of New York Academy of Medicine

Assistant Professor Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC, has been selected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM).

As a new fellow, she joins a community of more than 2,000 New York healthcare professionals who share a commitment to achieving health equity.

NYAM members collaborate to address health challenges facing urban populations, taking an interdisciplinary approach to policy, research, education, and community outreach. Ghazal hopes to support the organization’s mission of health equity through her research and advocacy surrounding adolescent and young-adult (AYA) cancer survivors.

An alumna of the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Ghazal was previously involved in the NYAM during her doctoral studies.

“Admission to the NYAM is a significant honor,” Ghazal said. “I look forward to working with distinguished members of NYAM to promote cancer health equity. I will work across nursing, medicine and other disciplines, as well as across various institutions, to conduct research that impacts adolescents and young adults.”

Ghazal, who joined the School of Nursing’s faculty in Summer 2023, is a researcher and family nurse practitioner whose studies combine her personal and professional experiences in nursing, economics, and cancer care. Her work addresses financial needs and hardships among AYA survivors, as well as disparities experienced by LGBTQ+ survivors in this age group. In addition to her research in this area, Ghazal is a vocal advocate for AYA survivors, inspired by her own experiences battling Hodgkin lymphoma in her 20s.

She also looks forward to joining the NYAM Section on Nursing, a specialty group that focuses on strengthening nurses’ contributions to community health and well-being.

Ghazal expressed gratitude to her nominators for sponsoring her application, including Professor Allison Squires, PhD, FAAN, RN, of NYU Nursing, and Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Associate Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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