Implementation Science Seminar Series
"Bending the Arc from Disparities Towards Equity in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes"
Rachel Issaka , MD, MAS
Assistant Professor
Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
University of Washington
Dr. Rachel Issaka is a Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and the University of Washington (UW) with expertise in colorectal cancer prevention, quality improvement, and health equity. She is the Director of the FHCRC/UW Medicine Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. Dr. Issaka’s research focuses on decreasing colorectal cancer mortality through increased screening in medically underserved populations. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Dr. Issaka has contributed to national medical practice guidelines for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT). In 2020 she was selected to serve on an expert panel advising the President’s Cancer Panel and the COVID-19 Prevention Network, a group formed to provide oversight for National Institutes of Health funded COVID-19 vaccine trials.
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Supported by the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research