Committee Members

Leaders	Title/Expertise	Contact Information
Juneko Grilley-Olson, MD Committee Chair	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Head and Neck Oncology • Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology	juneko_grilley-olson@med.unc.edu
Anne Beaven, MD Committee Co-Chair	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Vice Chief of Operations • Lymphoma	anne_beaven@med.unc.edu
Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc Faculty Advisor, Minority Accrual	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement • Lung Cancer	marjory_charlot@med.unc.edu
David McNelis, PhD Patient Advocate	• Research Professor Emeritus, UNC Institute for the Environment • Director, Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development	mcnelis@unc.edu
Members
Jeffrey Blumberg, MD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Otolaryngology) • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology	jeffrey_blumberg@med.unc.edu
Benjamin Calvo, MD	• Associate Professor (Surgical Oncology) • Director, Gastrointestinal Multidisciplinary Oncology Program • Co-Director, UNC Lineberger GI Oncology Program	ben_calvo@med.unc.edu
Dana Casey	• Assistant Professor (Radiation Oncology)	dana_casey@med.unc.edu
Catherine Coombs, MD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Leukemia	catherine_coombs@med.unc.edu
Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH	• Associate Professor (Hematology) • Lymphoma	chris_dittus@med.unc.edu
Lauren Dockery, MD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine • Gynecologic Oncology	ldockery@email.unc.edu
Paola Gehrig, MD	• Professor (Gynecologic Oncology) • Director, UNC Gynecologic Oncology	paola_gehrig@med.unc.edu
Eben Lichtman, MD	• Assistant Professor (Hematology) • Myeloma	eben_lichtman@med.unc.edu
Autumn McRee, MD	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Director, GI Clinical Trials Program • GI Cancer	autumn_mcree@med.unc.edu
Shetal Patel, MD, PhD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Thoracic and Head & Neck Cancer	shetal_patel@med.unc.edu
Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Breast Cancer	kreeder@med.unc.edu
Marcie Riches, MD, MS	• Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program	marcie_riches@med.unc.edu
Emma Rossi, MD, FACOG	• Assistant Professor • Gynecologic Oncology	emma_rossi@med.unc.edu
Siddharth Sheth, MC	• Assistant Professor (Oncology) • Head & Neck Cancer	sid_sheth@med.unc.edu
J. Keith Smith, MD, PhD	• Professor of Radiology – Neuroradiology • Executive Vice Chair, Radiology	jksmith@med.unc.edu
Nasreen Vohra, MD	• Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, East Carolina University	vohran@ecu.edu
Robert Wehbie, MD, PhD, FACP	• Adjunct Assistant Professor • Gastrointestinal Oncology; Head and Neck Oncology; Leukemia and Lymphoma; General Medical Oncology	robert_wehbie@med.unc.edu
William Wood, MD	• Associate Professor (Hematology) • Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma	wawood@med.unc.edu
Theodore Yanagihara, MD, PhD	• Assistant Professor (Radiation Oncology)	ted_yanagihara@med.unc.edu
Shared Seats Biostatisticians
Joseph Ibrahim, PhD	• Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics • Faculty Director, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Biostatistics Core	ibrahim@bios.unc.edu
Anastasia Ivanova, PhD	• Professor of Biostatistics	aivanova@bios.unc.edu
Bahjat Qaqish, MD, PhD	• Professor of Biostatistics	qaqish@unc.edu
Naim Rashid, PhD	• Assistant Professor of Biostatistics	naim@unc.edu
Xianming Tan, PhD	• Associate Professor of Biostatistics	xianming@email.unc.edu
Laboratory Medicine
Paul Armistead, MD, PhD	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation	paul_armistead@med.unc.edu
James Coghill, MD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma	jcoghill@unch.unc.edu
Ian Davis, MD, PhD	• G. Denman Hammond Professor of Childhood Cancer • Associate Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology • Associate Director, Cancer Epigenetics Training Program •Co-Leader, UNC Lineberger Cancer Genetics Program	ian_davis@med.unc.edu
Chad Pecot, MD	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Lung Cancer; Molecular Therapeutics	pecot@email.unc.edu
Benjamin Vincent, MD	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology) • Joint Faculty, Department of Microbiology and Immunology	benjamin_vincent@med.unc.edu
Social Science
Erin Kent, PhD, MSc	• Associate Professor (Health Policy and Management)	erin.kent@unc.edu
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD	• Assistant Professor (Oncology)	kirsten_nyrop@med.unc.edu
Emily Ray, MD, MPH	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • Breast Cancer	emily_ray@med.unc.edu
Megan C. Roberts, PhD	• Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy) • Director, Implementation Science in Precision Health and Society	megan.roberts@unc.edu
Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH	• Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) • GI Cancer	hanna_sanoff@med.unc.edu
Angela Smith, MD, MS, FACS	• Associate Professor (Urology) • Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Service • Director, UNC Urologic Oncology	angela_smith@med.unc.edu
Jennifer Smith, PhD	• Professor (Epidemiology)	jsssmith@email.unc.edu
Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN	• Associate Professor, Nursing • Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar	lsong@unc.edu
Ray Tan, MD, MSHPM	• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Urology) • Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director	hjtan@med.unc.edu
Justin Trogdon, PhD	• Professor (Health Policy and Management)	justintrogdon@unc.edu

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