Lori J Pierce

North Carolina · connectedBorn 1901

American radiation oncologist

Studied at Duke University

oncologist, radiation therapist, university teacher

Recorded without a firm citation

Kept here, labelled, rather than mixed in above.

As African Americans, we are acutely aware that for almost every metric, we see a disparate outcome, with Black and brown people doing worse. Cancer is certainly no different.

My desire to enter medicine was further defined by otherformative experiences I had at home in DC

With radiation oncology, I was able to enjoy the combination of patient care, physics, and biology. And I realized, I was at my best when I was in the clinic seeing patients.

Even as a young child, seeing him practice medicine resonated with me and inspired me to think about becoming a physician. He was truly a role model

I always tell junior faculty to play to the strength of their institution. When you first come in, try not to do something totally different than what others in your institution do. Get your footing on the strengths of your institution and work with a mentor while you're learning the ropes and then become independent with your own new ideas. You want to be focused, then bring new ideas into an existing infrastructure and go from there.