Women's Yellow Pages of Greater Philadelphia

WOMEN OF ACCOMPLISHMENT 25th Edition

INSPIRATION:
The way my patients fight for their lives and adjust to what life gives them.

Shayma Kazmi, MD, RPh

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

1331 E. Wyoming Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 537-7400
shayma.Kazmi@ctca-hope.com
www.cancercenter.com

GUILTY PLEASURE: Reading fiction novels.

FOR BALANCE/STRESS RELIEF: Read and play with my kids.

MOST REWARDING PART OF CAREER: Helping people at their most vulnerable moments. I also work with an amazing team of people who inspire me, along with my patients.

LITTLE KNOWN FACT: I'm a Brown Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

ULTIMATE 5 DINNER PARTY GUESTS: Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Gandhi, Napoleon, Shakespeare.

WHAT WANTED TO BE WHEN GREW UP: An astronaut so I could explore beyond this world. I realized there's much more to explore within this world.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: More work/life balance.

ADVICE TO PASS ON: Laugh lots; it helps.

I WISH I HAD KNOWN YEARS AGO: How smart my parents are.

FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY UNDER THE WORD: Energetic.

FOR A LAUGH: I play with my 2 boys who are silly, funny, innocent, and always make me laugh.

DEFINITION OF SUCCESS: Peace, happiness, and the sense of accomplishment.

NEXT ITEM IN YOUR BUCKET LIST: A service project with my family.