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Medical Advisory Committee

The National Leiomyosarcoma Foundation (NLMSF) Medical Advisory Committee is comprised of renowned experts from the global clinical and research/scientific community. Their expertise and virtual discussions help us keep patients and families informed of the continuous progress in rare cancer research network, as well as clinical trials, and new/novel translational therapies. They provide guidance to the foundation by identifying and evaluating scientific research initiatives as esteemed member of our International Leiomyosarcoma Research Roundtable, founded by the NLMSF in 2018.

Janai Ascher-Carr, MD

Pathologist

University of California Davis
Sacramento, CA

Nam Quoc Bui, MD

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Kenneth Cardona, M.D., FACS

Sarcoma Surgical Oncologist

Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA

Joseph Carlson, M.D., PhD.

Pathologist

Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Priya Chudasama, Ph.D.

Sarcoma Researcher

German Cancer Research Center

Elizabeth Davis, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN

Ryan Denu, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Mihaela Druta, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Chiari Fabbroni, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

National Cancer Institute of Milan
Milan, Italy

Kristen N. Ganjoo, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Suzanne George, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Rebecca Gladdy, M.D., Ph.D., FRCSC

Surgical Oncologist

Princess Margaret and Mount Sinai Hospitals
Toronto, Canada

Elise Nassif Haddid, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Emine Hatipoglu, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

The Royal Marsden
London, England

Matthew Hemming, M.D. Ph.D

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

University of Massachusetts
Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA

Evita Henderson Jackson, M.D.

Pathologist

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Robin Jones, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

The Royal Marsden
London, England

Brian Kadera, M.D.

Pathologist, Surgical Oncologist

UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Anush Kaibasi, M.D.

Radiation Oncologist

Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Aparna Kamat, M.D.

Gynecologic Surgical Oncologist

Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX

Bernd Kasper, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Interdisciplinary Tumor Center
Mannheim, Germany

Alexander J. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.

Pathologist

The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Alessandra Maleddu, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Anschutz Medical Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Aurora, CO

Sujana Movva, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY

John Mullinax, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Arash Nagavi, M.D.

Radiation Oncologist

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Scott Okuno, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Seth Pollock

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Kunal Rai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Genomic Medicine

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Albiruni Razak, MB, MRCPI

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Princess Margaret Cancer Center and Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Canada

Roberta Sanfilippo

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

National Cancer Institute of Milan
Milan, Italy

Scott Schuetze, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Rogel Cancer Center
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Dale Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Taussig Oncology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Brittany Siontis, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Neeta Somaiah, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Brian Van Tine, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Eric Toloza, M.D., Ph.D.

Thoracic Oncology Surgeon

Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Jonathan Trent, M.D., Ph.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Sylvester Cancer Center
University of Miami Health System
Miami, FL

William Tseng, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist

Keck Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Breelyn Wilky, M.D.

Sarcoma Medical Oncologist

Anschutz Medical Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Aurora, CO