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February 13, 2026
Through Her Patients’ Stories, Oncologist Naomi Ko ’91, P’21 ’26 Makes Health Care Inequities Personal
When breast oncologist Naomi Ko ’91, P’21 ’26 visited Concord Academy last Friday, she spoke passionately about her work investigating racial disparities in mortality rates from breast cancer. A physician scientist, Ko wove together history, data, and the deeply personal story of losing her grandmother to challenge how we understand inequity in medicine. Drawing on her patients’ experiences, she urged students to consider how systemic barriers shape survival and how we can move toward a more just approach to health care.