PhD
Barbara S. Hulka Distinguished Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Epidemiology
Area of Interest
Dr. Olshan’s major interests include the epidemiology of cancer, perinatal, and pediatric outcomes. He has been the principal investigator for multiple NIH-, EPA-, and CDC-funded studies. The cancer studies have focused on etiology and outcomes, including disparities.
He was principal investigator for the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, the UNC co-PI of the AMBER breast cancer consortium, and led several national studies focused on the etiology of childhood cancer. He is co-PI of the Carolina Endometrial Cancer Study. He is PI of the North Carolina Head and Neck Cancer Study and the Carolina Thyroid Cancer Study. Dr. Olshan is co-PI of the North Carolina Center for Birth Defects Prevention and Research.
