Breast Cancer Steering Committee Task Force Rosters
The Breast Immuno-Oncology and Breast Oncology Local Disease task forces of the NCI Breast Cancer 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.
Breast Immuno-Oncology (BIO) Task Force
Co-chairs
Sylvia Adams, M.D.
New York University Perlmutter Cancer Center
New York, NY
Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Members
Justin M. Balko, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Harry Bear, M.D., Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Manali Bhave, M.D.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Thelma Brown
Patient Advocate
Birmingham, AL
David W. Cescon, M.D.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Steven J. Chmura, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charmáine Cook
Patient Advocate
Reno, NV
Joshua Gruber, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Christie J. Hilton, D.O.
Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Kevin Kalinsky, M.D., M.S.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Keith L. Knutson, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Nathalie Levasseur, M.D., FRCPC
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jennifer K. Litton, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Heather L. McArthur, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Suresh G. Nair, M.D.
Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute
Allentown, PA
Rita Nanda, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
David B. Page, M.D., M.S.
Providence Cancer Institute
Portland, OR
Sujata Patil, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Charles M. Perou, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Rossanna Pezo, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Odette Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mei-Yin C. Polley, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Joseph Sparano, M.D., FACP
Mt. Sinai Tisch Cancer Institute
New York, NY
NCI CCCT Program Director
Elena Schwartz, Ph.D.
elena.schwartz@nih.gov
Breast Oncology Local Disease (BOLD) Task Force
Co-chairs
Simona F. Shaitelman, M.D., Ed.M.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Alastair Thompson, M.B. Ch.B., MD, FRCS(ED)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Members
Jayant P. Agarwal, M.D.
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Hanna Bandos, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Tanya S. Berrang, M.D., FRCPC
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Victoria, BC, Canada
Ursa Brown-Glaberman, M.D.
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Albuquerque, NM
Eileen Connolly, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Sandra Finestone, Psy.D.
Patient Advocate
Irvine, CA
Gaorav Gupta, M.D., Ph.D.
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Norah L. Henry, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
A. Marilyn Leitch, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Joshua M. V. Mammen, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Anne Meyn, M.Ed.
Patient Advocate
Houston, TX
Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Steven Piantadosi, M.D., Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Matthew M. Poppe, M.D.
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Habib Rahbar, M.D., FSBI
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Andrea L. Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Danielle Rodin, M.D., M.P.H., FRCPC
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Samantha Seaward, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, CA
Karla A. Sepulveda, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Candice N. Thompson, M.D.
Stanford University Emeryville Cancer Center
Emeryville, CA
Irene Wapnir, M.D.
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA
Timothy Whelan, M.D.
Hamilton Health Sciences Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Wendy A. Woodward, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Jean L. Wright, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
NCI CCCT Program Director
Elena Schwartz, Ph.D.
elena.schwartz@nih.gov