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Cesar Figueroa Ortiz posing for a photo with his parents
Home at Last: Cesar Figueroa Ortiz

Meet Cesar Figueroa Ortiz, who says, “The mission of MSK really resonated with me, all the employees seemed very happy, and the patients said great things about their care.”
Vanessa Rodriguez
Honoring Her Family’s History and Hispanic Heritage Month: Vanessa Rodriguez

Meet Vanessa Rodriguez, who is an event production manager in the Office of Development, where she works to enhance donor relationships to help fund cancer research.
Tomya Watt, Vice President of Talent Acquisition & Mobility and Chief Diversity Officer at MSK
A Pipeline for Talent: MSK’s Emerging Leader Program

Research supports that an inclusive workforce, with diverse leadership, results in better patient care and outcomes. It's known, too, that inclusion leads to greater innovation as the knowledge and ideas of more people, with different perspectives, are brought into the mix.
NBC’s Today Show Spotlights MSK and Addresses Access to Care at Comprehensive Cancer Centers
NBC’s Today Show Spotlights MSK and Addresses Access to Care at Comprehensive Cancer Centers

On July 22, 2021, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was prominently featured on NBC News/The Today Show about “How to Navigate Nation’s Top Hospitals.”
Sashi Ghosal and his family posing for a photo
IT Expert Reflects on Importance of Education — and Getting a Little Help from Friends

Meet Sashi Ghosal, an IT project manager at MSK. He has always benefited from doting relatives, kind bosses, and caring colleagues who have offered him support, counsel, or career advice that has transformed his life.
Elaine sitting down on a mountain with her border collie between her legs
MSK Nurse Exemplifies Tradition of Filipino Nursing in America

Elaine Mosqueda has traveled far in so many ways since moving from the Philippines to the United States at the age of 21.
Medical oncologist Bob Li in front of a grey background
Perspective
An MSK Doctor’s Journey: Drawing Strength from Diversity, Despite Attacks on the Asian Community

In 2014, Bob Li was a medical oncology clinical research fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, one of the best in the country. His...
Carol Brown
On-the-Air: MSK’s Chief Health Equity Officer Carol Brown Talks with NY1 about Cancer Health Disparities

In honor of Minority Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Brown shared information about cancer disparities, the importance of cancer screening, and MSK's health equity work.
Masked nurse
MSK Ranks in Top 20 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers For Diversity

MSK ranked #17 out of 500 companies and is the second highest ranked hospital.
Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Progress Toward Health Equity: Memorial Sloan Kettering's Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service Marks 10-Year Anniversary

Since its inception at MSK 10 years ago, the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD) Service has made significant progress in addressing barriers to access to cancer treatment and other healthcare for underserved communities across New York City and beyond.