Faculty & Staff

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Chair Ad Interim
Executive Assistant: Vanessa Rangel

Vilar Laboratory

Research Interests: hereditary cancer syndromes, colorectal cancer, cancer interception, Lynch syndrome and clinical trials

Therese Bevers, M.D., FAAFP
Professor
Medical Director of the Cancer Prevention Center (CPC)
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Caryll Fauth

Research Interests: breast cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and survivorship

Abenaa Brewster, M.D., MHS
Professor
Medical Director of Breast Medical Oncology (BMO)
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Caryll Fauth

Research Interests: breast cancer management and decision-making, molecular epidemiology and factors affecting risk and survival, tumor genomics and genetic susceptibility, influence of ethnicity and obesity on breast cancer

Powel Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor
Grant Program Coordinator: Sam Tillinger

Brown Laboratory

Research Interests: breast cancer, gene regulation and transcription factors, cancer genetics, genomics and cancer prevention

Johannes F. Fahrmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Adriana Soria

Research Interests: metabolic alterations of tumors and understating their functional relevance, with respect to both cancer cells and local host constituents of the tumor microenvironment, and how this knowledge can be applied translationally to derive at novel targets for cancer interception and biomarkers for risk assessment and early detection

Samir "Sam" Hanash, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Adriana Soria

Research Interests: proteomics for cancer detection and therapy, development of blood-based cancer biomarkers and clinical cancer prevention

Abhijit Mazumdar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Executive Assistant: Vanessa Rangel

Research Interests: prevention of triple-negative breast cancer, chemo and immune prevention, hereditary breast and pancreatic cancer and molecular mechanisms of resistance pathways

Lonzetta Newman, M.D., Ed.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Caryll Fauth

Research Interests: cancer prevention, medical education and insulin resistance

Margaret B. Row, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
Professor
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Caryll Fauth

Research Interests: cancer prevention in high-risk breast patients, role of exercise and obesity in cancer prevention and survivorship and clinical care of the undiagnosed breast patient

Parijatham Thomas, M.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Director of the Cancer Prevention Center (CPC)
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Caryll Fauth

Research Interests: breast cancer prevention and clinical trials and clinical program improvement for high-risk screening and preventive therapy in breast cancer
Clinical Focus: breast cancer medical oncology, screening and preventive therapy for patients at high risk for breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship

Cheryl L. Freeman, M.B.A., M.S.-C.P.M.
Department Administrator
CLFreeman@MDAnderson.org

Shenera Charles, M.B.A.
Operations Manager
SCharles1@mdanderson.org