Merry J Markham, MD, FACP FASCO : Research

Dr. Markham focuses her clinical expertise and investigations on gynecologic malignancies. She serves as the Program Leader for the multidisciplinary Gynecologic Oncology Program at UF and the Research Lead for the UF Health Cancer Center's Gynecologic Cancers Disease Site Group. Highly involved in medical education, Dr. Markham has been a medical school course director and is a frequent lecturer in the College of Medicine. She serves as a mentor and teacher of medical students, residents, and hematology-oncology fellows in the Department of Medicine, and she has received numerous awards for her teaching activities. Dr. Markham's research interests include - experimental therapeutics and prognostic factors for gynecological malignancies; quality of cancer care and quality improvement strategies; and cancer communications, including the role of social media in medicine, patient education, patient decision making and empowerment, and medical education.