Faculty and Staff
The Center for Targeted Therapy faculty share research interests that are closely aligned with the mission and vision of the CTT. A diverse group of 80 clinicians, basic scientists and translational researchers, these faculty represent 12 departments from within MD Anderson.
Director
Varsha Gandhi, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair ad interim, Department of Experimental Therapeutics
Faculty
- James L. Abbruzzese, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology - Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Borje Andersson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy - Kumudha Balakrishnan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Geoffrey Bartholomeusz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Oliver Bogler, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery - Research - William Bornmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - George A. Calin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Lisa Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Rong Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Lynda Chin, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Genomic Medicine - Charles A. Conrad, M.D.
Professor, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Jorge Cortes-Franco, M.D.
Professor, Department of Leukemia - Kirk S. Culotta, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Michael A. Davies, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology - Guilio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology - Gerald Falchook, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Siqing Fu, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Zhen Fan, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Izabela Fokt, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Varsha V. Gandhi, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair ad interim, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Walter N. Hittelman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - David S. Hong, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Peng Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology - Filip Janku, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Hagop Kantarjian, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Leukemia - Michael Keating, M.B.B.S.
Professor, Department of Leukemia - Scott Kopetz, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology - Jian Kuang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Macus T. Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology - Jonathan Kurie, M.D.
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology
- Betty Lamothe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Chang-gong Liu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xiaojun Liu, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xiuping Liu, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, M.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - John S. McMurray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Funda Meric-Bernstam, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Khalid Mohamedali, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Aung Naing, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Bulent Ozpolat, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Robert Z. Orlowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma - Sarina Piha-Paul, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - William K. Plunkett, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Waldemar Priebe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Fredika M. Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Michael G. Rosenblum, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Zahid H. Siddik, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Christine Stellrecht, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Apostolia M. Tsimberidou, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Jennifer Wheler, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics - Chuan-Fen Wu, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - David Yang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging - Sai-Ching J. Yeung, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine - W.K. Alfred Yung, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Shuxing Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Leonard Zwelling, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics