Scientific Advisory Council

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As new standards of cancer care are being implemented nationwide and our health care system is changing, Triage Cancer hopes to be in the forefront of educating health care providers, and the cancer community in general, so that they can best utilize the valuable tools and resources that are available for their constituencies.

Triage Cancer collaborates with experts in the areas of medicine, mental health, nursing, social work, patient navigation, nutrition, oncofertility, law, employment, education, financial management, insurance, relationships, sexuality and intimacy, pain and palliative care, advocacy, and other areas of cancer survivorship.

The Triage Cancer Scientific Advisory Council provides guidance on substantive areas of cancer survivorship so that we may best serve the cancer community.

Members

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Kimlin Ashing, PhD

Dr. Kimlin Tam Ashing is professor and director of the Center of Community Alliance for Research and Education at City of Hope. …

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Shreya Badhrinarayanan, MD

Dr. Shreya Badhrinarayanan is a member of Triage Cancer's Scientific Advisory Council and is the Medical Director for Clinical Development Oncology at Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche.…

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Fumiko Chino, MD

Fumiko Chino, MD is a cancer researcher, Assistant Attending in Radiation Oncology, and co-Lead of the Affordability Working Group at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.…

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Jean Edward, PhD, RN, CHPE

Triage Cancer Scientific Advisory Council Member Jean Edward, is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the College of Nursing, and Nurse Scientist for the University of Kentucky HealthCare's Markey Cancer Center.…

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Fawzy Fawzy, MD

Affiliated with UCLA since 1973, Dr. Fawzy is Louis Jolyon West Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Vice-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.…

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Nancy Fawzy, PhD, RN

Accredited Provider Program Director

Nancy W. Fawzy, PhD, RN, received a Masters Degree in Oncology Nursing and a Doctorate in Nursing Science, from the UCLA.…

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Patricia Ganz, MD

Dr. Patricia A. Ganz is a medical oncologist, and a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine since 1978 and the UCLA School of Public Health since 1992. …

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Sarah Greene

MPH

Sarah Greene, MPH, is a consultant, researcher, and cancer survivor with expertise in learning
health systems, health communication, electronic health data, and patient-centered care.…

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Susan Hong, MD, MPH

Dr. Susan Hong is the Director of Cancer Survivorship at VCU Massey Cancer Center.…

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Qasim Hussaini, MD

Dr. Qasim Hussaini is a medical oncologist and health systems researcher at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, with a research focus on health systems, law, and policy as it pertains to oncologic care.…

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Margaret Liang, MD, MS

Dr. Margaret Liang, MD, MS is a gynecologic oncologist and health services researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.…

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Carrie Riccobono, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, OCN

Masters prepared Clinical Nurse Specialist with over twenty five years of progressive oncology health care experience in patient care practice, operations, management, education, and consultation in academic medical centers, community hospitals and clinics, multi-hospital organizations, and integrated health care systems.…

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Hester Schnipper, LICSW, BCD, OSW-C

Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, BCD, OSW-C, is the Chief of Oncology Social Work at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has been an adjunct professor at Simmons College School of Social Work and Boston University School of Social Work., and the Susan G.…

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Leonard Sender, MD

Dr. Sender completed his medical school training at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. …

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David Spiegel, MD

Dr. David Spiegel is the Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine, Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and is founder and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975.…

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Tom Strouse, MD

Tom Strouse is Medical Director Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital (NPH) at UCLA. …

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David Wellisch, PhD

Dr. David Wellisch is a Professor-in-Residence and Chief Psychologist of the Adult Division in the Department of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for 38 years.…

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Deane Wolcott, MD

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Robin Yabroff, PhD

Robin Yabroff, PhD, is an epidemiologist and Scientific Vice President, Health Services Research, at the American Cancer Society. …

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Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS

Dr. Zafar is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist and healthcare delivery researcher.…

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Bradley Zebrack, PhD

Dr. Brad Zebrack is Professor of Social Work and Member, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Health Behaviors and Outcomes Research program.…

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