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
Alfred F. Tallia, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair,
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Aliza Leiser
Gynecologic Oncologist
Associate Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Amanda Laird
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Endocrine Surgeon
Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Andrew 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
Anita 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
Antoinette (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
Benjamin 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)
Benjamin Crabtree, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Research Division,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Biren Saraiya, MD
Medical Oncologist, Urologic Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute;
Assistant Professor,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Trishnee Bhurosy, PhD, CHES
Research Associate II,
Section of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Christina Amaro, PhD
Behavioral Scientist & Instructor
Section of Pediatric Population Science,
Outcomes, and Disparities Research
Deborah 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
Dorinda (Dee) Sparacio, MS, BsChe
Denalee 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
Elisa 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;
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Ethan 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
Henry A. Pitt, MD
Chief of Oncologic Quality, Rutgers Cancer Institute; Distinguished Professor of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Howard Hochster, MD, FACP
Associate Director (Clinical Sciences) of Rutgers Cancer Institute;
Director, Oncology Clinical Research, RWJBarnabas Health;
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, RWJ Medical School Director GI Oncology
Irina Grafova, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behaviors, Society and Policy,
Rutgers School of Public Health
Jeanne Ferrante, MD, MPH
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research;
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Jennifer Hemler
Jonathan Gapilango, MSN, RN, OCN, CCRP, NE-BC
Administrative Director, Oncology Performance Measure & Accreditation,
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/ Rutgers Cancer Institute
Julia Jones
Karen Long-Traynor, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Chaelin “Karen” Ra, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Kathryn Greene, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication,
Rutgers University;
Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute;
Joint Appointment, Rutgers School of Public Health;
Affiliate, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies
Katie Darabos, PhD
Behavioral Scientist, Instructor Rutgers School of Public Health
Katie Devine, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Chief, Pediatric Population Science, Outcomes and Disparities Research,
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Kelly Dolasco, CPC
Operational Director, Breast Services, RWJBarnabas Health
Kristen Riley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department,
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Lisa Paddock, PHD
Deputy Director, Cancer Surveillance Research Program,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Liesl Broadbridge, ScM, CGC
Doctoral Student
Department of Communication, Rutgers University
Login S. George, PhD
Core Faculty, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research,
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing,
Rutgers University
Louise Ligresti, MD
Co-Director of the Cancer Survivorship and Outcomes Center
Chief of Cancer Survivorship, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Maria Venetis, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication,
Rutgers School of Communication & Information
Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH
Surgical Oncologist
Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology,
and Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Marilou Benenati
Matthew Matasar
Chief, Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Hematologist/Oncologist
Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Meredith Collins
Michael 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
Mridula George, MD
Associate Program Director, Breast Medical Oncology
Medical Oncologist
Nur Zeinomar, PHD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Paul Duberstein, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy,
Rutgers School of Public Health
Peter 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
Racquel Kelly Kohler, PhD, MSPH
Cancer Health Equity, Rutgers Cencer Institute
Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Rutgers School of Public Health
Rohini Navalekar, BE, MPA, CCRP
Research Scientist,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Sharon Pine
Shawna 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)
Sharon Manne, PhD
Co-director of the Cancer Survivorship and Outcomes Center at Rutgers Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine, Director of the Joint Office for Faculty Mentorship at Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Sheraz 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
Shicha Kumar, MD,FACS
Surgical Oncologist, Breast Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Tengteng Wang
Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology and Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Toni Beninato, MD, MS, FACS
Endocrine Surgeon
Rutgers Cancer Institute;
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Zhaomeng Niu, PhD
Research Associate II,
Section of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Oncology,
Rutgers Cancer Institute