Medical Advisory Board

We are proud to have the advice and guidance of the 53 members listed below — all of whom are leaders in the field of cancer prevention or early detection in the United States — to continually update and review the information we use to educate the public.

Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., MPH, MS
Executive Director, Office of Clinical Research
University of Minnesota
Academic Health Center

David S. Alberts, M.D., Chairman
Regents Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Nutritional Sciences,
Public Health and BIO5
Director, Arizona Cancer Center

Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D
Director, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Paul A. Bunn Jr., M.D.
GROHNE/STAPP Professor and Director
University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center

Donald S. Coffey, Ph.D.
Professor, Urology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kenneth H. Cowan, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Eppley Cancer Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Riccardo Dalla-Favera, M.D.
Director, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University

William Dalton, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
University of South Florida

Andrew Dannenberg, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Robert W. Day, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Director Emeritus
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Raymond M. Dubois, M.D., Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas

H. Shelton Earp, III, M.D.
Director, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina

Stephen B. Edge, M.D.
Chair, Breast and Soft Tissue Surgery
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Margaret Foti, Ph.D.
Executive Director
American Association for Cancer Research

Harold P. Freeman, M.D.
Medical Director
Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention

Patricia A. Ganz, M.D.
Director, Division of Cancer Prevention & Control Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

David M. Gershenson, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Gynecologic Oncology
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Edward Giovannucci, M.D., Sc.D.
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health

Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Cancer Prevention
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
University of South Florida

Robert S. Gold, Ph.D., DrP.H., FAAHB
Dean, College of Health and Human Performance
University of Maryland

Gary E. Goodman, M.D., M.S.
Swedish Cancer Institute
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Stanley R. Hamilton, M.D.
Professor and Head
Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Claudia Henschke, Ph.D., M.D., FCCP
Professor of Radiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Waun Ki Hong, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Elmer E. Huerta, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cancer Preventorium
Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center

Nora A. Janjan, M.D.
Professor
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D.
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Jon F. Kerner, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Research Dissemination & Diffusion
Division of Cancer Control and Population Science
National Cancer Institute

LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery
Howard University Hospital

Bernard Levin, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Marc E. Lippman, M.D
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami

Scott M. Lippman, M.D.
Chairman, Dept. of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., M.D.
Medical Director
Indiana University Cancer Center

Maurie Markman, M.D.
Vice President for Clinical Research
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

John L. Marshall, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Georgetown University Hospital
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Elena Martinez, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Co-Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Arizona Cancer Center

Curtis Miyamoto, M.D.
Medical Director, Cancer Service Line
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Radiation Oncology
Temple Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital

Harold L. Moses, M.D.
Director Emeritus
Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center

Larry Norton, M.D.
Deputy Physician in Chief for Breast Cancer Programs
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center

Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health
University of Michigan

Richard G. Pestell, M.B., B.S., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.P.
Director, Kimmel Cancer Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Darrell S. Rigel, M.D.
Clinical Professor
NYU Medical Center
NYU School of Medicine & NYU Hospital Centers

John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D.
President and CEO
Karmanos Cancer Institute

David Schottenfeld, M.D., M.Sc.
John G. Searle Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine
University of Michigan School of Public Health

Paul Talalay, M.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Peyton T. Taylor, Jr., M.D.
Medical Director
University of Virginia Cancer Center

Andrew Weil, M.D.
University of Arizona
Program in Integrative Medicine

George J. Weiner, M.D.
Director
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa

Richard Wender, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Family Medicine
Kimmel Cancer Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Petra Wilder-Smith, DDS, Ph.D.
Director of Dental Programs
University of California, Irvine
The Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic

Walter C. Willett, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health

Stephen G. Yang, M.D.
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery and Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medical Institute

Robert C. Young, M.D.
President, Fox Chase Cancer Center