Advisory Boards
National Advisory Board
Anthony Back, M.D.
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
University of Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington
Jonathan S. Berek, M.D., M.M.S.
Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Kelly Fryer-Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Medical History & Ethics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Gary L. Kreps, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication
Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Elizabeth A. Rider, M.S.W., M.D., FAAP
Director of Programs for Communication Skills
John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital
Director of Academic Programs
Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice, Children's Hospital Boston
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Co-Chair, Medicine Academy, National Academies of Practice
Lidia Schapira, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Staff Oncologist
Gillette Center for Breast Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
James A Tulsky, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Nursing
Director, Center for Palliative Care
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Heather F. West, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
International Advisory Board
Barry D. Bultz, Ph.D., R.Psych.
Director, Dept. of Psychosocial Resources,
Program Leader: Psychosocial Oncology, Supportive, Pain and Palliative Care
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Josephine Clayton, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. FRACP
Head of Department of Palliative Care and Senior Lecturer,
E25 - Royal North Shore Hospital,
The University of Sydney,
Sydney, Australia
Anna Costantini, Ph.D.
Chief of Psycho-Oncology Unit
Department of Oncological Sciences
Sant'Andrea Hospital
Second Faculty of Medicine
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
Andrea Gaisser, M.D.
Cancer Information Service
German Cancer Research Center and National Center of Tumor Diseases
Heidelberg, Germany
Luigi Grassi, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry
Chair Department of Biomedical & Specialty Surgical Science
University of Ferrara, Italy
Dr.med. Alexander Marmé
Department of Gynaecological Oncology
Womens Hospital
University of Tuebingen
Germany
Dr. Luzia Travado
Chief of Clinical Psychology Unit
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Hospital de S. José
Lisboa, Portugal
Yosuke Uchitomi, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Psycho-Oncology Division
National Cancer Center Research Institute East
Kashiwa, Japan
Vincenzo Ziparo, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Second Medical School
Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy)
Internal Advisory Board
Janis Apted, M.L.S.
Associate Vice President,
Faculty & Academic Career Enhancement (FACE)
John Bingham, M.H.A.
Vice President of Performance Improvement,
Chief Quality Officer
Diane C. Bodurka, M.D.
Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director,
Department of Gynecologic Oncology
Barbara Bowman, R.N., J.D.
Associate Vice President, Patient Services,
Office of the Vice President of Medical Affairs
Sharon Bronson, M.S., R.Ph.
Director, Pharmacy Academic Programs
Eduardo Bruera, M.D.
Professor, Chair, Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine
Thomas A. Buchholz, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paul M Cinciripini, Ph.D.
Professor, Deputy Chair and Director Tobacco Treatment Program,
Department of Behavioral Science
Gerald S Falchook
Fellow
Medical Oncology
Michael Fisch, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
Associate Professor,
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Laura Fletcher, M.A., LPC
Director,
Place ... of wellness
David M Ford, Ed.D.
Program Director, Faculty Teaching Skills Program, Faculty & Academic Career Enhancement (FACE)
Emil J Freireich, M.D.
Professor, Department of Leukemia, Director of Special Medical Education Programs
Harry Gibbs, M.D.
Associate Professor, Vice President, Institutional Diversity
Mark R. Gilbert, M.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair
Department of Neuro-oncology
Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept of Behavioral Science
Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research
Sunni Hosemann, R.N., B.S.N.
Program Education Coordinator, Academic Affairs, Sr Vice President's Office
John Hyatt, L.C.S.W., CEAP
Director, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Health and Wellbeing
Nuhad K Ibrahim, M.D.
Associate Professor, Breast Medical Oncology
David R Jenkins, D.Min.
Director, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education
Leslie Kian, M.B.A.
Director, Clinical Operations Informatics
Henry Mark Kuerer, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Professor, Surgical Oncology
Stephen McRae, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Radiology
Susan K Peterson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
Maura Polansky, M.S., PA-C,
Director Physician Assistant Educational Programs, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Anu Rao, Ph.D.
Director and Ombudsperson, MD Anderson Ombuds Office
Kathie Rickman, A.P.N.
Psychiatry
Debra Sivesind, A.P.N.
Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine
Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, M.D., Ph.D.
Barnts Family Distinguished Professor
Deputy Chair, Research Head, Section of Rheumatology
Department of General Internal Medicine, AT, and EC
Richard Theriault, D.O., FACP
Professor, Breast Medical Oncology
Stephen P Tomasovic, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Naoto T Ueno,M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Breast Medical Oncology
Louise Villejo, M.P.H.
Executive Director, Patient Education Office
Steven H. Wei, M.S., M.P.H., PA-C
Surgical Oncology
John Weinland,
Associate Director - Graduate Medical Education
Department of Trainee and Alumni Affairs
Robert J Wells, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics-Patient Care
Donna S Zhukovsky, M.D., FACP
Associate Professor, Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine