Medical Scientific Advisory Committee
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance Medical Scientific Advisory Committee advises the organization on new treatments, medications, research and other key issues related to this disease. The committee members volunteer their time and expertise to our organization, ensuring the information we provide to the community is accurate and ethical.
Chloe Atreya, MD, PhD
Gastrointestinal Oncologist
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco
Patrick Boland, MD
Medical Oncologist Assistant Professor
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Michael Choti, MD
Chief of Surgery
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center/ Banner Health Arizona
Edward Chu, MD
Director Albert Einstein Cancer Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System
John Daly, MD, FACS, FRCS (G), FRCS (I)
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Surgery
Temple University School of Medicine
Axel Grothey, MD
Chair of the NCI GI Steering Committee
West Cancer Center and Research Institute Tennessee
Rachel Issaka, MD, M.A.S
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR)
Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Oncological Sciences and Medical Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Patrick Jackson, MD
Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Associate Professor of Surgery
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Djenaba A. Joseph, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Cancer Control Program
CDC
Deborah Keller, MD
Colorectal Surgeon
New York- Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP
Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine Colon Cancer Task Force Chair National Cancer Institute
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christopher Lieu, MD
Director, Colorectal Medical Oncology Program Deputy Associate Director for Clinical Research
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus
David Lieberman, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
John L. Marshall, MD
Chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Associate Director, Clinical Research
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jeffery A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH
Clinical Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center / Deputy Clinical Research Officer / Douglas Gray Woodruff Chair in Colorectal Cancer Research/ Co-Director, Colon and Rectal Cancer Center / Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Edith Mitchell, MD FACP, FCPP
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology
Department of Medical Oncology
Director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Associate Director, Diversity Affairs
Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH
Director Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mark Pochapin, MD, FACG, FASGE, FACP
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
NYU Langone
Nina Sanford, MD
Radiation Oncology, Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
University of Texas Southwestern
Frank L. Sapienza
Partner
The Drug & Chemical Advisory Group, LLC
Christine Sardo Molmenti, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology, and Prevention
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Deb Schrag, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Sharon L. Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency
Associate Professor of Surgery
University Hospital/Cleveland Medical Center
Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD, CSO
Professor and Director
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,
Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention & Health Promotion
University of Arizona (UA) Cancer Center
Alan P. Venook, MD, FASCO
The Madden Family Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research, Shorenstein Associate Director of Program Development
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco
Ben Weinberg, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rich Wender, MD
Chair of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Jason Zell, DO, MPH
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist / Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology
University of California-Irvine Health