Maureen Canavan, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist (General Medicine)Cards
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Associate Research Scientist (General Medicine)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Maureen E. Canavan, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist at Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research Center (COPPER) since 2017. In addition to working the MCBS data, she works as part of the Yale Cancer Center’s Cancer Care Innovations Lab (CaCIL) team evaluating quality metrics for cancer care. Her research interests include health management, employment, and end of life care. Prior to her work at COPPER, she was a member of the Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) team, she conducts qualitative and quantitative data analysis of GHLI studies in countries including Ghana, Ethiopia and China. She received an M.P.H. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health and a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University.
Last Updated on May 21, 2025.
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- All Institutions
- COPPER Center
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Obesity Research Working Group
- Yale Institute for Global Health
Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale University Graduate School (2011)
- MPH
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Education, and Behavioral Science (2005)
- BS
- Pennsylvania State University, Biology (2003)
Research
Publications
2025
Definitive radiation as a nonsurgical option after chemoimmunotherapy for stage III lung cancer.
Caturegli G, Canavan M, Ayoade O, Woodard G, Boffa D, Resio B. Definitive radiation as a nonsurgical option after chemoimmunotherapy for stage III lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 8072-8072. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.8072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage III non-small cell lung cancerIII non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerThree-year overall survivalNonsurgical optionsDefinitive radiationLocal therapyOverall survivalClinical stage III non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerClinical stage III patientsStage III NSCLC patientsStage III lung cancerSquamous cell carcinoma patientsStage III lung adenocarcinomaIII NSCLC patientsInitiation of radiationNon-operative formsCharlson-Deyo scoreIII lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseStage III patientsTreated with radiationCell carcinoma patientsKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patients diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2020 based on COVID-19 status.
Ayoade O, Canavan M, Caturegli G, Zolfaghari E, Resio B, Woodard G, Boffa D. Survival of patients diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2020 based on COVID-19 status. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.e24041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer patient survivalPatient survivalTumor behaviorCOVID-19 infectionCancer typesCharlson-Deyo scoreNational Cancer DatabaseSurvival of patientsKaplan Meier analysisCox proportional hazards modelsStage IV cancerAssociated with lower mortality riskProportional hazards modelCOVID-positive patientsMeier analysisCancer DatabaseLower mortality riskPositive patientsTreatment modalitiesDeyo scoreIV cancerImmune modulationImmunological consequencesCancer patientsYear mortalityThe impact of race on the association between structural racism and the quality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Gaddy J, Lee D, Herrin J, Yu J, Pollack C, Dean L, Hamid S, Feder S, Canavan M, Soulos P, Gross C. The impact of race on the association between structural racism and the quality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 1598-1598. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.1598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient raceStructural racismNon-small cell lung cancerBlack patientsWhite patientsTwo-year survivalAppropriate evaluationSurveillance, EpidemiologyMixed effects logistic regression modelsMultivariable mixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsRegression modelsLogistic regression modelsLowest quintileHealth careRacial disparitiesRacial inequalityImpact of raceLocal stagingQuintileCell lung cancerMinoritized communitiesInteraction termsAssociationDisparitiesSalary Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Among Assistant Professors at US Medical Schools
Owda D, Mensah M, Yang D, Canavan M, Gross C, Chaudhry S. Salary Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Among Assistant Professors at US Medical Schools. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e259583. PMID: 40366659, PMCID: PMC12079292, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS medical schoolsCross-sectional studyClinical specialtiesMedical schoolsWhite menMedian annual salaryWhite physiciansEthnic disparitiesMain OutcomesSalary ratioURiMSpecialtySalary inequitiesEthnicityWomenPhysiciansDisparitiesSalary disparitiesMenRaceGenderAnnual salarySalary dataSalary differencesAggregate dataMediators of Racial Inequities in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Care
Hamid S, Lee D, Herrin J, Yu J, Pollack C, Dean L, Gaddy J, Oladele C, Feder S, Canavan M, Nunez-Smith M, Soulos P, Gross C. Mediators of Racial Inequities in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Care. Cancer Medicine 2025, 14: e70757. PMID: 40052387, PMCID: PMC11886416, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer carePhase of careSocioeconomic statusNon-small cell lung cancerIndividual-level socioeconomic statusNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMedicare-Medicaid dual eligibilityWhite patientsHealth care accessLung cancer careNon-Hispanic blacksIndirect effects of mediatorsDiagnosis stageStage-appropriate treatmentTwo-year survivalCancer careCare accessEffects of raceOptimal careDual eligiblesCareStructural racismRacial inequalityBlack patientsInadequate evaluationThe association between clinical trial participation, drug costs, and performance in the Oncology Care Model
Canavan M, Westvold S, Csik V, Franks J, Rocque G, Gross C, Adelson K. The association between clinical trial participation, drug costs, and performance in the Oncology Care Model. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf008. PMID: 39842859, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOncology Care ModelCare modelValue-based payment programsMedicare alternative payment modelsAlternative payment modelsRandom-effects meta-analysisImpact of clinical trialsClinical trial participationCT episodesEffects meta-analysisAcademic oncology practicesImprove careClinical trialsPatient complexityPayment modelsPayment programsMedicare costsTrial participantsOncology practiceCancer CenterMeta-analysisMedicareDrug costsParticipantsOncologyRecent Survival Gains in Stage IV NSCLC by Sociodemographic Strata
Ayoade O, Canavan M, Zolfaghari E, Caturegli G, Kim S, Boffa D. Recent Survival Gains in Stage IV NSCLC by Sociodemographic Strata. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2025, 6: 100798. PMID: 40212792, PMCID: PMC11985032, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerStage IV non-small cell lung cancerIV non-small cell lung cancerStage IV NSCLC patientsIV NSCLC patientsCell lung cancerMedian survivalNSCLC patientsLung cancerNon-small cell lung cancer patientsNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan Meier methodTwo-year survivalStratified Cox analysisAdjusted mortality riskMeier methodCancer DatabaseCox analysisEra 1NSCLC treatmentSurvival gainChemotherapy administrationNon-Hispanic blacksPatientsHispanic patients
2024
Brief Report: Should a prior cancer history be reevaluated as an exclusion for clinical trial participation?
Ayoade O, Canavan M, Caturegli G, Boffa D. Brief Report: Should a prior cancer history be reevaluated as an exclusion for clinical trial participation? Lung Cancer 2024, 198: 108032. PMID: 39561624, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.108032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAssociated with superior survivalSuperior survivalStage III NSCLC patientsCancer historyIII NSCLC patientsReceipt of immunotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseRegimens of chemotherapyStage IV patientsAnalyze overall survivalCell lung cancerKaplan Meier analysisStage III andCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelInnovative treatment approachesInfluence patient outcomesNSCLC patientsIV patientsOverall survivalImmunotherapy trialsCancer DatabaseMeier analysisNon-smallCost-Related Prescription Drug Rationing by Adults With Obesity
Chen A, Borden C, Canavan M, Ross J, Oladele C, Lipska K. Cost-Related Prescription Drug Rationing by Adults With Obesity. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2433000. PMID: 39499520, PMCID: PMC11539006, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic anti-cancer treatment and healthcare utilization at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis.
Adelson K, Canavan M, Niu J, Zhao H, Nortje N, Xiang J, Giordano S, Cheng L. Systemic anti-cancer treatment and healthcare utilization at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 20: 276-276. DOI: 10.1200/op.2024.20.10_suppl.276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeSystemic anticancer therapyDay of deathIntensive care unit useIntensive care unitHealthcare utilizationEmergency departmentCombined chemo-immunotherapyEnd-of-life chemotherapy useAssociated with healthcare utilizationImmunotherapy useChemo-ImmunotherapyIncreased healthcare useEnd of lifeAdverse quality of lifeAssociated with higher EDCare unitQuality of lifeSystemic anti-cancer treatmentHospice useDay hospiceHospice enrollmentSEER-Medicare databaseUse of chemotherapyHealthcare use
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- May 28, 2025
United by Cancer Research: One Mission. One Voice
- June 07, 2024
Yale Cancer Center Researchers and Trainees Present at ASCO
- May 17, 2024Source: NewsBreak
Most cancer treatments are useless for patients with advanced tumors near end of life
- May 16, 2024
Oncologists Should Re-Evaluate Cancer Treatments Near End of Life