Cancer Survivorship and Outcomes Center Members

We have more than 30 members to help guide our mission across multiple disciplines including, but not limited to: Medical & Surgical Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Control, School of Public Health, and Family Medicine.  

Some of the areas of expertise of our membership includes: 

  • Epidemiological Risk Factors and Disparities
  • Improving Behavioral, Physical Functioning, Financial, Behavioral and Psychosocial Outcomes
  • Clinical Care
  • Models of Survivorship Care Delivery in Community Settings

 

headshotCilgy Abraham, PhD, RN
Research Associate III,
Center for Advancing Research and Evaluation for Patient-Centered Care,
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  
 
headshotChristina Amaro, PhD
Behavioral Scientist & Instructor
Section of Pediatric Population Science,
Outcomes, and Disparities Research

headshotElisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes;
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program;
Interim Director, Population Science Research Support Shared Resource;
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotBenjamin Bates, MD
Instructor, Rutgers-RWJMS Department of Medicine;
Core member, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science;
Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control Program;
Fellow, ASCO Journals Editorial Fellowship (2022-2023)

headshotAdam C. Berger, MD, FACS
Chief, Melanoma and Soft Tissue Surgical Oncology,
Associate Director for Shared Resources,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Professor of Surgery,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
 

headshotToni Beninato, MD, MS, FACS
Endocrine Surgeon
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotTrishnee Bhurosy, PhD, CHES
Research Associate II,
Section of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotM. Michele Blackwood, MD, FACS
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Medical Director and Northern Regional Director, Breast Services,
RWJBarnabas Health

headshotLiesl Broadbridge, ScM, CGC
Doctoral Student
Department of Communication, Rutgers University

headshotPeter Cole, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Embrace Kids Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Director of Hematology, Oncology and Cellular Therapies at Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital

headshotBenjamin Crabtree, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Research Division,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotKatie Darabos, PhD
Behavioral Scientist, Instructor Rutgers School of Public Health

headshotKatie Devine, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Chief, Pediatric Population Science, Outcomes and Disparities Research,
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotKelly Dolasco, CPC
Operational Director, Breast Services, RWJBarnabas Health

headshotPaul Duberstein, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy,
Rutgers School of Public Health

headshotAndrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc
Associate Director for Clinical Services, Rutgers Cancer Institute;
System Director of Medical Oncology and Oncology Lead for Combined Medical Group, RWJBarnabas Health;
Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Innovation and Data Analytics, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

headshotJeanne Ferrante, MD, MPH
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research;
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health

headshotAngela Fong, PhD
Instructor of Medicine,
Section of Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey,
Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotJonathan Gapilango, MSN, RN, OCN, CCRP, NE-BC
Administrative Director, Oncology Performance Measure & Accreditation,
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/ Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotSusan Garawitz, MPH, MSW
Vice President, Oncology Service Line,
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

headshotLogin S. George, PhD
Core Faculty, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research,
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing,
Rutgers University

headshotIrina Grafova, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behaviors, Society and Policy,
Rutgers School of Public Health

headshotKathryn Greene, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication,
Rutgers University;
Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Joint Appointment, Rutgers School of Public Health;
Affiliate, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies

headshotEthan Halm, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor, Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School;
Vice Chancellor for Population Health, Rutgers Biological Health Sciences;
Deputy Chief Population Health Officer, RWJBarnabas Health System

headshotCarolyn Heckman, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Behavioral Sciences,
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotHoward Hochster, MD, FACP
Associate Director (Clinical Sciences) of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Director, Oncology Clinical Research, RWJBarnabas Health;
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, RWJ Medical School Director GI Oncology

headshotShawna Hudson, PhD
Professor and Research Division Chief, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;
Director, Center Advancing Research and Evaluation for Patient-Centered Care (CARE-PC);
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School;
Co-Director of Community Engagement,
NJ Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS)

headshotAnita Kinney, PhD
Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology,
Director, Center for Cancer Health Equity,
Rutgers School of Public Health;
Associate Director for Population Science and Community Outreach,
Director, ScreenNJ,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotGary Kwok, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Pediatric Population Science, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotShicha Kumar, MD,FACS
Surgical Oncologist, Breast Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotAliza Leiser, MD, FACOG
Gynecologic Oncologist,
Director of Robotic Surgery, Division of Gynecologic Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotAdana Llanos, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology,
Rutgers School of Public Health

headshotJyoti Malhotra, MD, MPH
Medical Oncologist,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotRohini Navalekar, BE, MPA, CCRP
Research Scientist,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotZhaomeng Niu, PhD
Research Associate II,
Section of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotDenalee O’Malley, PhD, LSW
Assistant Professor,
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health,
Research Division Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School;
Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research

headshotLisa Paddock, PHD
Deputy Director, Cancer Surveillance Research Program,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotBo (Bonnie) Qin, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotKristen Riley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department,
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

headshotBiren Saraiya, MD
Medical Oncologist, Urologic Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey;
Assistant Professor,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotSheraz U. Siddiqui, MD
Chief of Hospital Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital;
Assistant Dean of Safety, Quality, and Clinical Affairs,
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotKathryn Singer, APN
Advanced Practice Nurse, Hematology Oncology
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotMichael Steinberg, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief,
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine,
Medical Director, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies,
Vice Chair for Research,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotAntoinette (Nan) M. Stroup, PhD
Director, New Jersey State Cancer Registry;
Professor and Chief, Division of Cancer Epidemiology,
Rutgers School of Public Health;
Cancer Prevention and Control Program,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotAlfred F. Tallia, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair,
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

headshotLinda Tanzer
Chief Administrative and Operating Officer,
Associate Director for Administration and Planning,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotDeborah Toppmeyer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School;
Chief Medical Officer,
Chief, Division of Medical Oncology,
Director, The Stacy Goldstein Breast Center,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

headshotMaria Venetis, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication,
Rutgers School of Communication & Information
 

headshotNur Zeinomar, PHD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes,
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey