Stefanie Joho BS

Stefanie Joho is uniquely qualified to comment upon the strengths and deficiencies of present day health care. At age 22, she awoke after a surveillance colonoscopy to be told by a shocked physician that a large tumor had been found in her colon. Thus began an odyssey of five years during which her colorectal cancer progressed from stage II to IV, all the while being exposed to a variety of treatment modalities at some of the nation’s finest cancer centers. It is only through the efforts of cutting-edge technologies and paradigm-shifting immunotherapy administered through a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins that she is alive today.

Ms Joho received her Bachelor’s degree from NYU in psychology and gender studies. A cancer research and patient advocate, she has appeared before government and legislative bodies to underscore the importance of funding research. She has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Public radio and spoken at numerous conferences. Her experiences as a patient serve as a jumping off point for exploring the need for continued support of research efforts, patient education and empowerment, changing the culture of physician-patient relationships, improving the delivery of care and facilitating patients becoming “Partners Of Science.” Ms Joho maintains an active practice as a consultant, advocate, and public speaker.