Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP, FASCO, professor of medicine, is chief of the division of hematology and oncology within the department of medicine and serves as the associate director for medical affairs at the UF Health Cancer Center. She is the research lead for the UFHCC’s Gynecologic Cancers Disease Site Group. She is the principal investigator for all chemotherapeutic and investigational therapy trials for gynecologic cancers and is site PI for all Gynecologic Oncology Group/NRG Oncology gynecologic cancer trials. Dr. Markham earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and then completed her residency in internal medicine at UF where she served as chief medical resident and later completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology. Clinically, Dr. Markham’s primary focus is on the care of women with gynecologic malignancies. Her research is focused on investigations of experimental therapeutics and prognostic factors for gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Markham is also involved in the study of quality of cancer care, quality improvement strategies and cancer survivorship. Dr. Markham is board-certified in medical oncology. She is also a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Physicians, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and several clinical trial cooperative groups.