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Head and Neck Steering Committee Task Force Rosters

The Metastatic/Recurrent, Previously-untreated Locally Advanced, and Rare Tumors task forces of the NCI Head and Neck Steering Committee were established to provide a forum for in-depth discussion of clinical trial concepts, provide advisory input on trial design, and make recommendations for clinical trial planning meetings.

Metastatic/Recurrent Task Force

Co-chairs

Sana Karam, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO

Cristina P. Rodriguez, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA

Nabil Saba, M.D., FACP [Chair Emeritus]
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute 
Atlanta, GA

 

Members

Douglas Adkins, M.D.
Washington University 
Saint Louis, MO

Hanna Bandos, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Aarti Bhatia, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine 
New Haven, CT

Marcelo Bonomi, M.D.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center  
Columbus, OH

J. Chad Brenner, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Bhishamjit S. Chera, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina 
Charleston, SC

Laila A. Gharzai, M.D., L.L.M.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Aaron Hansen, M.B.B.S., FRACP
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre 
Toronto, ON, Canada

Neil Hayes, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. 
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

John M. Kaczmar, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina 
Charleston, SC

Jed Katzel, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

Randall J. Kimple, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Alexander J. Kirk
Patient Advocate
San Francisco, CA

Stewart Lyman, Ph.D.
HPV Cancer Resources
Nashville, TN

Ranee Mehra, M.D.
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Baltimore, MD

David Neu
Patient Advocate
Philadelphia, PA

Craig Pochini, M.D., FRCPC
Eastern Health 
St. John's, NL, Canada

Sidharth V. Puram, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University
St. Louis, MI

Siddharth Sheth, D.O., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Chapel Hill, NC

Conor E. Steuer, M.D.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute 
Atlanta, GA

Paul L. Swiecicki, M.D.
University of Michigan Health  
Ann Arbor, MI

Vinita Takiar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati Barrett Cancer Center 
Cincinnati, OH

Vatche Tchekmedyian, M.D.
Maine Medical Center 
Portland, ME

Justine Yang-Bruce, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center  
Madison, WI

Hong Zhu, Ph.D.
University of Virginia School of Medicine  
Charlottesville, VA

NCI CCCT Program Director

Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov

 

Previously-untreated Locally Advanced (PULA) Task Force

Co-chairs

Julie Bauman, M.D., M.P.H.
George Washington University
Washington DC

Joseph A. Califano, M.D.
Moores Cancer Center at University of California Sand Diego Health
La Jolla, CA

 

Members

Eric Berthelet, M.D., FRCPC
University of British Columbia Vancouver Cancer Center 
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Adam Burr, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Douglas B. Chepeha, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACS, FRCS(C)
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre  
Toronto, ON, Canada

Amarinthia E. Curtis, M.D.
Spartanburg Medical Center 
Spartanburg, SC

William K. Dieterich
Patient Advocate 
Funkstown, MD

Jessica L. Geiger, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Evan M. Graboyes, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
Medical University of South Carolina 
Charleston, SC

Brittany Holmes, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine 
Stanford, CA

Zain A. Husain, M.D.
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Hyunseok Kang, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
University of California San Francisco 
San Francisco, CA

Christopher McLaughlin, M.D.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Anthony C. Nichols, M.D., FRCS(C), FACS
London Health Sciences Centre 
London, ON, Canada

 Henry S. Park, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Mihir R. Patel, M.D.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute 
Atlanta, GA

Shyam Rao, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Sacramento, CA

Ari J. Rosenberg, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Assuntina G. Sacco, M.D.
University of California San Diego Health 
La Jolla, CA

David Sher, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
Dallas, TX

Andrew G. Shuman, M.D., FACS
University of Michigan Health 
Ann Arbor, MI

Elizabeth Wiens
Patient Advocate  
Atlanta, GA

Matthew E. Witek, M.D., M.S.
University of Maryland School of Medicine  
Baltimore, MD

Melissa R. Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine 
New Haven, CT

Dan Paul Zandberg, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

NCI CCCT Program Director

Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov

 

Rare Tumors Task Force

Co-chairs

Thomas Galloway, M.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center 
Philadelphia, PA

Neil Gross, M.D., FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center  
Houston, TX

 

Members

Mihir K. Bhayani, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Shauna Campbell, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Christina H. Chapman, M.D., M.S.
Baylor College of Medicine 
Houston, TX

Steven B. Chinn, M.D.
University of Michigan Health 
Ann Arbor, MI

Neal E. Dunlap, M.D.
University of Louisville School of Medicine 
Louisville, KY

Umamaheswar Duvvuri, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine  
Pittsburgh, PA

Mark M. Gitau, M.B. Ch.B.
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center 
Fargo, ND

Glenn J. Hanna, M.D.
Danna-Farber Cancer Institute 
Boston, MA

Brittany Henderson, M.D.
Charleston Thyroid Center
Mount Pleasant, SC

Rong Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Madison, WI

Shetal A. Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Chapel Hill, NC

Urjeet Patel, M.D.
Northwestern University 
Chicago, IL

Willard Richardson 
Patient Advocate 

Michael Samuels, M.D.
Banner Health
Miami, FL

Eric J Sherman, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 
New York, NY

Katherine Singley
Patient Advocate
Decatur, GA

Martin Smoragiewicz, M.D.C.M, Ph.D., FRCPC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada

Anna Spreafico, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre 
Toronto, ON, Canada

Lova Sun, M.D., M.S.C.E.
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Caner Center Perelman
Philadelphia, PA

Aaron M. Wieland, M.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Eric Winquist, M.D., FRCPC
London Health Sciences Centre 
London, ON, Canada

Emrullah Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Jun Vivien Yin, Ph.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer enter and Research Institute 
Tampa, FL

NCI CCCT Program Director

Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov

 

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