Edith A. Perez, M.D.

Edith A. Perez, M.D., is Deputy Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic in Florida. She also serves as Director of the Breast Program, and is a Serene M. and Frances C. Durling Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School.

Dr. Perez is a cancer specialist and an internationally known translational researcher at Mayo Clinic. Her roles extend nationally, including chairing the Breast Committee for the North Central Cancer Treatment Group, as well as other positions within the American Association for Cancer Research; the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Cancer Institute.

She has developed, and is involved in, a wide range of clinical trials exploring the use of new therapeutic agents for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. Dr. Perez also has developed studies to evaluate the role of genetic markers in the development and aggressiveness of breast cancer.

She has authored more than 550 research articles in journals, books and abstracts. Dr. Perez is invited frequently to lecture at national and international meetings; and serves on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals.

Dr. Perez is a recipient of the following awards:

• Breast Cancer Research Foundation Research Grant Award (1998-2011)
• Horizon Achievement Award in Cancer Research (2002)
• North Florida Hispanic of the Year Award (2003)
• Mayo Clinic Outstanding Faculty Award (2002 & 2004)
• Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator Award (2003)
• Serene M. and Frances C. Durling Professorship of Medicine (2006)
• Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of North Florida (2006)
• Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator (2007)
• Florida State Biomedical Research Advisory Council (BRAC) (2009-2012)
• Membership to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2009
• Mayo Clinic Outstanding Course Director (2009)
• EVE Award for Lifetime Achievement (2011)