Head and Neck Steering Committee Task Force Rosters
The Metastatic/Recurrent, Previously-untreated Locally Advanced, and Rare Tumors task forces of the NCI Head and Neck Steering Committee were established to provide a forum for in-depth discussion of clinical trial concepts, provide advisory input on trial design, and make recommendations for clinical trial planning meetings.
Metastatic/Recurrent Task Force
Co-chairs
Sana Karam, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Cristina P. Rodriguez, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Members
Douglas Adkins, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Hanna Bandos, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Aarti Bhatia, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Marcelo Bonomi, M.D.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
J. Chad Brenner, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Bhishamjit S. Chera, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Laila A. Gharzai, M.D., L.L.M.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Aaron Hansen, M.B.B.S., FRACP
Queensland Health
Brisbane, Australia
Neil Hayes, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
John M. Kaczmar, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Jed Katzel, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Randall J. Kimple, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Alexander J. Kirk
Patient Advocate
San Francisco, CA
Stewart Lyman, Ph.D.
HPV Cancer Resources
Nashville, TN
Ranee Mehra, M.D.
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
David Neu
Patient Advocate
Philadelphia, PA
Craig Pochini, M.D., FRCPC
Eastern Health
St. John's, NL, Canada
Sidharth V. Puram, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MI
Andrew G. Robinson, M.D.
Queen's University
Kingston, ON, Canada
Siddharth Sheth, D.O., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Conor E. Steuer, M.D.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Paul L. Swiecicki, M.D.
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Vinita Takiar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati Barrett Cancer Center
Cincinnati, OH
Vatche Tchekmedyian, M.D.
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Hong Zhu, Ph.D.
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA
NCI CCCT Program Director
Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov
Previously-untreated Locally Advanced (PULA) Task Force
Co-chairs
Julie Bauman, M.D., M.P.H.
George Washington University
Washington DC
Joseph A. Califano, M.D.
University of California Sand Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, CA
Members
Houda Bahig, M.D., Ph.D.
Centre Hospitalier de Université de Montréal
Montréal, QC, Canada
Adam Burr, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Nicole G. Chau, M.D.
BC Cancer Vancouver
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Douglas B. Chepeha, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACS, FRCS(C)
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Amarinthia E. Curtis, M.D.
Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC
John R. de Almeida, M.D., M.S.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jessica L. Geiger, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Evan M. Graboyes, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Brittany Holmes, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Hyunseok Kang, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Ann A. Lazar, Ph.D., M.S.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Christopher McLaughlin, M.D.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Henry S. Park, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Mihir R. Patel, M.D.
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Shyam Rao, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA
Ari J. Rosenberg, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Assuntina G. Sacco, M.D.
University of California San Diego Health
La Jolla, CA
David Sher, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Andrew G. Shuman, M.D., FACS
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Elizabeth Wiens
Patient Advocate
Atlanta, GA
Dan Paul Zandberg, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
NCI CCCT Program Director
Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov
Rare Tumors Task Force
Co-chairs
Neil Gross, M.D., FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Shlomo Koyfman, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Members
Christopher A. Barker, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Mihir K. Bhayani, M.D.
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Shauna Campbell, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Christina H. Chapman, M.D., M.S.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Steven B. Chinn, M.D.
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Brock J. Debenham, M.D.
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Neal E. Dunlap, M.D.
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY
Umamaheswar Duvvuri, M.D., Ph.D.
New York University Langone Health
New York, NY
Mark M. Gitau, M.B. Ch.B.
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
Fargo, ND
Glenn J. Hanna, M.D.
Danna-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Brittany Henderson, M.D.
Charleston Thyroid Center
Mount Pleasant, SC
Shetal A. Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Urjeet Patel, M.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Willard Richardson
Patient Advocate
Calgary, AB, Canada
Michael Samuels, M.D.
Banner Health
Miami, FL
Eric J Sherman, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Katherine Singley
Patient Advocate
Decatur, GA
Martin Smoragiewicz, M.D.C.M, Ph.D., FRCPC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Anna Spreafico, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lova Sun, M.D., M.S.C.E.
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Caner Center Perelman
Philadelphia, PA
Aaron M. Wieland, M.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Eric Winquist, M.D., FRCPC
London Health Sciences Centre
London, ON, Canada
Jun Vivien Yin, Ph.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer enter and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
NCI CCCT Program Director
Mehrdad Mohseni, M.D.
mehrdad.mohseni@nih.gov