Folasade May

Folasade (Fola) May (MD PhD, MPhil) is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Director of Quality Improvement in the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Director of the May Laboratory, Associate Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, and staff physician in the Veterans Affairs. Her research aims to improve population preventive health strategies, increase access to cancer preventive services, and eliminate cancer health disparities domestically and internationally. She is a member of the Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. Dr. May has received numerous awards for her research, community engagement and advocacy, including recognition and funding from the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, Broad Stem Cell Research Center, and Stand Up to Cancer. Her media appearances have included ABC News, 20/20, Red Table Talk, Black News Channel, and Inside Edition.