Gastrointestinal Steering Committee Task Force Rosters
The Colon, Esophagogastric, Hepatobiliary, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreas, and Rectal-Anal task forces of the NCI Gastrointestinal 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.
Colon Task Force
Co-chairs
Christopher Lieu, M.D.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Jonathan Loree, M.D., M.S., FRCPC
BC Cancer Vancouver Centre
Vancouver BC, Canada
Members
Jared D. Acoba, M.D.
University of Hawai'i Cancer Center
Honolulu, HI
Nilofer S. Azad, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Michael Cecchini, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Julie S. Clauer, M.B.A
Patient Advocate
Burbank, CA
Deirdre J. Cohen, M.D., M.S.
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY
Marwan Fakih, M.D.
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
Belal Firwana, M.D., M.S.
BJC HealthCare
St. Louis, MO
Vaia Florou, M.D., M.S.
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Phuong Gallagher
Fight Colorectal Cancer
Springfield, MO
Sepideh Gholami, M.D., M.A.S., FACS, FSSO
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
New Hyde Park, NY
Bruce Giantonio, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Philip J. Gold, M.D.
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Rachel Goodwin, M.D., FRCPC
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Atif Iqbal, M.D., FACS, FACRS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Audrey E. Kam, M.D.
Rush University Medical College
Chicago, IL
Dipen M. Maru, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Van K. Morris, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Bruno C. Odisio, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Fang-Shu Ou, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Michael J. Overman, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Aparna R. Parikh, M.D., M.S.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Ibrahim H. Sahin, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Abdulazeez Salawu, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mohamed Salem, M.D.
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, NC
Hanna K. Sanoff, M.D., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Antonia Sepulveda, M.D., Ph.D..
George Washington University
Washington DC
Christina Wu, M.B. B.Ch.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Rona Yaeger, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov
Esophagogastric Task Force
Co-chairs
Samuel J. Klempner, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Nataliya V. Uboha, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Members
Mekhail Anwar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Afsaneh Barzi, M.D., Ph.D.
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Paul J. Catalano, Sc.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Lynn DeGregorio
DeGregorio Family Foundation
North Salem, NY
Dana Deighton
Patient Advocate
Alexandria, VA
Elena Elimova, M.D., M.Sc.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Peter C. Enzinger, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Michael K. Gibson, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
David Ilson, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Syma Iqbal, M.D.
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Salma Jabbour, M.D.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
Kaitlyn J. Kelly, M.D., M.A.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Maged F. Khalil, M.D.
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA
Lawrence R. Kleinberg, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Geoff Y. Ku, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Sangjune Lee, M.D., FRCPC, DABR
University of Calgary Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, AB, Canada
Aamer Mahmud, M.D.
Queen's University School of Medicine
Kingston, ON, Canada
Steven B. Maron, M.D., M.Sc.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Rutika Mehta, M.D., M.P.H.
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Daniela Molena, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Haeseong Park, M.D., M.P.H.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Viktoriya Paroder, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Lakshmi Rajdev, M.D., M.S.
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY
Hannah Roberts, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Anwaar Saeed, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Manish A. Shah, M.D.
Cornell University Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Gina M. Vaccaro, M.D.
Providence Cancer Institute
Portland, OR
Zev A. Wainberg, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Kay Washington, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov
Hepatobiliary Task Force
Co-chairs
Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Milind Javle, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Members
Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, M.D., M.B.A.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Mitesh Borad, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Marinela Capanu, Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Sreenivasa R. Chandana, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Cancer & Hematology Centers of West Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Laura Dawson, M.D., FRCPC
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Anthony B. El-Khoueiry, M.D.
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Susan M. Geyer, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Laura W. Goff, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Gregory M. Heestand, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Julie K. Heimbach, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Z. Ian Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Paul J. Karanicolas, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS(C), FACS
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Thomas Karasic, M.D.
Abramson Cancer Center Perelman
Philadelphia, PA
Ahmed O. Kaseb, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
R. Kate Kelley, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Jennifer J. Knox, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Eugene J. Koay, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Evan Lapinsky, M.D.
ChristianaCare Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants
Newark, DE
Gregory B. Lesinski, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Armeen Mahvash, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Tim Meyer, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FRCP
University College London
London, United Kingdom
Bruno N. Nattero, M.D.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Do-Youn Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
Manisha Palta, M.D.
Duke University
Durham, NC
Lorenza Rimassa, M.D.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
Milan, Italy
Lourdes A. Rocha-Nussbaum, M.A.
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
Golden, CO
Sarah Schiltz
Patient Advocate
Los Gatos, CA
Aaron J. Scott, M.D.
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Rachna T. Shroff, M.D., M.S.
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Amit Singal, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Stacey M. Stein, M.D., M.M.S.
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Weijing Sun, M.D., FACP
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
Vincent C. Tam, M.D.
University of Calgary Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Calgary, AB, Canada
Leila T. Tchelebi, M.D.
Northern Westchester Hospital
Mt. Kisco, NY
Michael K. Yan, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) Task Force
Co-chairs
Simron Singh, M.D., M.P.H., FRCPC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Heloisa P. Soares, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Members
Junaid Arshad, M.D.
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Timothy Asmis, M.D., FRCPC
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Lisa Bodei, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Jennifer Chan, M.D., M.P.H.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Aman Chauhan, M.D.
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FL
N. Arvind Dasari, M.D., M.S.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Brittany Dingley, M.D., M.P.H., FRCSC
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jennifer R. Eads, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Bret Friday, M.D., Ph.D.
Essentia Health Cancer Center
Duluth, MN
Kathryn E. Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Timothy J. Hobday, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Thomas A. Hope, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Erik S. Mittra, M.D., Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Amr R. M. Mohamed, M.D.
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH
Sten Myrehaug, M.D., FRCPC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Itzhak Nir, M.D.
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Albuquerque, NM
Fang-Shu Ou, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Brian H. Ramnaraign, M.D.
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Diane Reidy-Lagunes, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
David B. Schrimmer, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA
Walid L. Shaib, M.D.
Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers
Cartersville, GA
Bassam B. Sonbol, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Michael C. Soulen, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan R. Strosberg, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
Namrata Vijayvergia, M.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Mary M. Zoeller, M.S.W.
Patient Advocate
Indianapolis, IN
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov
Pancreas Task Force
Co-chairs
Efrat Dotan, M.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Andrew H. Ko, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Members
Andrew Aguirre, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Helene Andrews-Polymenis, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX
Nathan Bahary, M.D., Ph.D.
Allegheny Heath Network
Pittsburgh, PA
Gregory P. Botta, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, CA
Dana Cardin, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
E. Gabriela Chiorean, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Vijay Damarla, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
Illinois CancerCare
Decatur, IL
Lauren Henke, M.D., M.S.C.I.
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH
Peter J. Hosein M.B.B.S.
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FL
Anup Kasi, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
Bryson W. Katona, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Matthew H.G. Katz, M.D., FACS, FASCO
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Kay Kays
Kay Kays - Seena Magowitz Foundation
Sun City, AZ
Daniel A. King, M.D., Ph.D.
Northwell Health
New Hyde Park, NY
Gulam A. Manji, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, NY
Omeed Moaven, M.D., FACS
Louisiana State University Health
New Orleans, LA
Shubham Pant, M.B.B.S.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Michael J. Pishvaian, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University - Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC
Daniel Renouf, M.D., M.P.H., FRCPC
British Columbia Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Nina N. Sanford, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Harshabad Singh, M.B.B.S.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Davendra P. Sohal, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH
Erica Tsang, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Raymond C. Wadlow, M.D.
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, VA
Hao Wang, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Jennifer Wo, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Lei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
George Zogopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS(C), FACS
McGill University
Montréal, QC, Canada
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov
Rectal-Anal Task Force
Co-chairs
Prajnan Das, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Jason A. Zell, D.O.
University of California Irvine
Orange, CA
Members
Justine Almada
Anal Cancer Foundation
New York, NY
Christopher J. Anker, M.D.
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Al B. Benson, M.D., FACP, FASCO
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Carl J. Brown, M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC, FACS
Providence Health Care - St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kristen K. Ciombor, M.D., M.S.C.I., M.A.
Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Stacey A. Cohen, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Dustin Deming, M.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Jennifer Dorth, M.D., M.H.Sc.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Karuna Ganesh, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Manju George, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Paltown Development Foundation
Omaha, NE
Marc J. Gollub, M.D., FACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Vallerie L. Gordon, M.D., FRCPC
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
William A. Hall, M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
David Horowitz, M.D.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY
Atif Iqbal, M.D., FACS, FACRS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Mehraneh D. Jafari, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Krishan R. Jethwa, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Adel Kardosh, M.D., Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Eric D. Miller M.D., Ph.D.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Jonathan Nowak, M.D., Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Lindsay B. Romak, M.D.
Christiana Care
Newark, DE
Leonard Saltz, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Niloy J. Samadder, M.D., M.Sc.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Enrique Sanz Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Deborah Schrag, M.D., M.P.H.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Maseshwari Senthill, M.D.
University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA
Arshin Sheybani, M.D.
UnityPoint Health
Des Moines, IA
Martin R. Weiser, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Kathryn A. Winter, M.S.
NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center
Philadelphia, PA
NCI CCCT Program Director (Interim)
Abdul Tawab Amiri, Ph.D.
atawab@mail.nih.gov