Advisory Board

 

OncoEd, Inc. Scientific and Medical Advisors

Chandra P. Belani, MD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Lung & Esophageal Cancer Program
University of Pittsburgh

William Bensinger, MD
Autologous Transplant Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Howard Burris, MD
Director, Drug Development
Sarah Cannon Cancer Center
Tennessee Oncology

Steven Cohen, MD
Associate Member
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Robert H. Getzenberg, Ph.D.
Director of Urology Research
Brady Urological Institute
Professor of Urology and Oncology
Johns Hopkins Hospital

John Glaspy, MD
Director, Clinical Research Unit
Associate Professor & Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief
University of California , Los Angeles

Tony Greco, MD
Director, Sarah Cannon Cancer Center
Co-Director, Minnie Pearl Research Network
Tennessee Oncology

Steven Grunberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine

Julie Hansen, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University

Daniel Hayes, MD
Clinical Director, Breast Oncology Program
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan

Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD
Chairman & Professor, Leukemia Dept.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas

David Maloney, MD
Associate Member,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Associate Professor, Division of Oncology
University of Washington

Barbara L. McAneny, MD, CEO
New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, Ltd.

Neal Meropol, MD
Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Edith A. Perez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Daniel Petrylak, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Herbert Irving Cancer Center

Leonard B. Saltz, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Kevin A. Schulman MD
Professor of Medicine and Business Administration
Director, Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics
Vice Chair for Business Affairs, Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP
Medical Director, The West Clinic
Chairman Baptist Cancer Institute; Breast Cancer Research

Frank Smith, MD
Marjory J. Johnson Endowment Chair
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Hematology/Oncology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Stephen T. Sonis, D.M.D
Chief of Oral Medicine
Senior Surgeon
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Oral Medicine
Harvard University

Charles Thomas, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center


OncoEd Editors and Writers

Charles H. Weaver M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Charles H. Weaver, M.D. is the founder of CancerConsultants.com. Dr. Weaver is a medical oncologist who trained at the University of Pennsylvania, National Institutes of Health, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He spent five years as Chief Medical Officer at Response Oncology Inc. In his role at Response Oncology, he developed and implemented the strategy for interfacing with biopharmaceutical companies, established the clinical research organization, created the site management organization and developed the managed care strategy. Dr. Weaver brings to CancerConsultants.com a wealth of knowledge and experience in the clinical and business practice of oncology. He has extensive contacts throughout the oncology pharmaceutical industry. He has a well-established record of collaborating in clinical research with the biopharmaceutical industry and has authored more than 100 publications.

Kevin A. Schulman M.D.
Medical Co-Editor
Kevin A. Schulman, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics at Duke’s Clinical Research Institute.

Mia James
Managing Editor, OncoEd Inc.
Mia holds a BA from Middlebury College in English and Spanish Literature. Prior to her current position with OncoEd, she was Senior Editor at two outdoor lifestyle magazines and worked extensively as a freelance writer covering psychology, sports, outdoor and travel topics.

Diana Price
Managing Editor, OncoEd Inc.
Diana received her BA in English Literature from the University of Montana and attended graduate school at the University of Idaho. Before joining OncoEd, she had significant experience in publications, which included editorial and graphic design work for lifestyle, trade and education publications.

Adam Tanous
Managing Editor, OncoEd Inc.
Adam Tanous was educated at Williams College and Stanford University, where, in 1983, he received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. After working for a number of years as a research scientist in Silicon Valley, he earned an M.F.A degree in literature and fiction writing from the University of Virginia. Before joining OncoEd, he worked as writer and newspaper editor since 1992.

Kari Bohlke, ScD
Senior Medical Writer
Kari has a BA in Human Biology from Stanford and a Doctor of Science degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Her doctoral thesis explored dietary and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer. Before joining OncoEd, she spent seven years conducting research at the Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies in Seattle, Washington. She has published in the fields of cancer epidemiology, epidemiologic methods and vaccine safety.

Dayna Deuter
Senior Medical Writer
Dayna received her BA in Psychology from Whitman College, studied pre-med and basic medical sciences at Boise State University and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, respectively, and received a certificate in technical writing from Coastal Carolina University. She has been producing and editing oncology-specific education materials for patient and physician audiences since 2003. Her medical writing experience includes covering major cancer conferences in Europe and the U.S. and contributing to regulatory documentation involved in a new drug filing to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).

Jennifer Maxon, RN
Senior Medical Writer
Jenny obtained a degree in molecular biology from the University of Washington before becoming an oncology nurse. She has been on the staff of OncoEd as a medical writer since 1999 and is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society.

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