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Advisory Boards

Patient Resource has assembled a prestigious Advisory Board to assist with editorial focus and ensure accuracy of the information presented. Members include well-known names from business and industry, opinion leaders from non-profit organizations, and highly respected medical doctors from the nation’s leading cancer treatment facilities. Editor-in-Chief is Charles M. Balch, MD, FACS, FASCO, who oversees a team of seasoned medical writers to ensure editorial content is both accurate and engaging and presented with a sensitive professionalism meant to empower cancer patients and their families.

Editor-in-Chief:

Charles M. Balch, MD, FACS, FASCOProfessor of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Editor-in-Chief, Patient Resource LLC Former Executive Vice President & CEO, American Society of Clinical Oncology Past President, Society of Surgical Oncology Click to Read More

U.S. Medical Advisory Board Members:

James O. Armitage, MD The Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center Past President, American Society of Clinical Oncology Past President, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Click to Read More
Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Cooperative Groups,
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Past President, Association of Community Cancer Centers Click to Read More
Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, FACR Senior Vice President and Medical Director, Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center Emeritus Professor, Radiation Oncology,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Click to Read More
Paul A. Bunn, MD, FACP, FASCO Distinguished Professor and James Dudley Endowed Professor
of Lung Cancer Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine Past President, American Society of Clinical Oncology Click to Read More
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD President and Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope National Medical Center Past President, American Association for Cancer Research Click to Read More
Kaisorn L. Chaichana, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,
Director of Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery,
Director of Brain Tumor Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Click to Read More
Armando E. Giuliano, MD, FACS, FRCSEd Professor of Surgery, Executive Vice Chair of Surgery, Associate Director, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Past President, Society of Surgical Oncology Click to Read More
William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP, FASCO Betsy Bramsen Professor of Breast Oncology & Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine Deputy Director, Clinical Network Director, Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Click to Read More
Frederick L. Greene, MD, FACS Medical Director, Cancer Data Services, Levine Cancer Institute Past Chair, Commission on Cancer & American Joint Committee on Cancer Click to Read More
Larry C. Kilgore, MD, FACS, FACOG Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division Director, University of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Tenneessee Medical Center Click to Read More
Mario E. Lacouture, MD Chief of Dermatology Division, NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island
Medical Director, Symptom Management Program, Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island
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Tanya W. Moseley, MD, FACR, FABI, PMP
Profession of Diagnostic Radiology
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Division Chief of Breast Imaging
Breast Imaging Fellowship Director
The University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, Director of Interdisciplinary Breast Program,  Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Network Medical Director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes Click to Read More
John E. Niederhuber, MD Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery and Department of Oncology Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Past President, Society of Surgical Oncology Past President, Association of American Cancer Institutes Former Director, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Click to Read More
Nicholas J. Petrelli, MD Director of the Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research,
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, ChristianaCare Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Past President, Society of Surgical Oncology Past Chair, Colorectal Committee of the
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Click to Read More
Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS Director, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Kathleen Wellenreiter Klotz Chair in Cancer Research,
Professor and Director, Division of Surgical Oncology,
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Past President, Society of Surgical Oncology Click to Read More
Richard B. Reiling, MD Past President, Association of Community Cancer Centers Click to Read More
Howard G. Rosenthal, MD Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Kansas Health System,
Sarcoma Center Medical Director of Sarcoma Services Click to Read More
Peter T. Scardino, MD Chair of Surgery, Chief of Urologic Oncology,
Head of the Prostate Cancer Research Program,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University Click to Read More
Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP Founding CEO, Inova Schar Cancer Institute (retired) Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia (retired) Click to Read More
Terry T. Tsue, MD, FACS Professor Emeritus Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery University of Kansas School of Medicine Former Vice President & Physician-in-Chief,  The University of Kansas Cancer Center Click to Read More
Alison R. Walker, MD, MPH, MBA Senior Member, Professor of Oncologic Sciences,  University of South Florida, Malignant Hematology MMG Practice Advisor, Moffitt Cancer Center Click to Read More

Global Medical Advisory Board Members:

Antonio Carlos Buzaid, MD (Brazil) Chairman, Oncology Center of the Hospital São
José de Beneficencia Portuguesa de São Paulo, Brazil Click to Read More
Eduardo Cazap, MD, PhD (Argentina) Past President, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC-Geneva) Founder and First President, Latin American & Caribbean
Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM) Past President, Argentine Association of Clinical Oncology Click to Read More
Alexander M.M. Eggermont, MD, PhD (France) General Director, Cancer Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif-Paris President, European Academy of Cancer Sciences Click to Read More
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, FACP (U.S.) Professor of Medicine, Department of Breast Medical Oncology,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Past President, American Society of Clinical Oncology Click to Read More
Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS (Japan) Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery,
Keio University, School of Medicine Director, Keio Cancer Center Vice President, Keio University Hospital (Tokyo) Click to Read More
John F. Thompson, MD, FRACS, FACS (Australia) Emeritus Professor of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, The University of Sydney Senior Surgeon, Melanoma Institute Australia Chairman, Cancer Council Australia Melanoma Guidelines Working Party Click to Read More
Yi-Long Wu, MD (China) Vice President, Guangdong General Hospital Director, Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute President, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology Click to Read More

Patient Advisory Board Members:

Linette K. Atwood Cancer Survivor & Patient Advocate Click to Read More
Alan J. Balch, PhD Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Patient Advocate Foundation Click to Read More
Linda Bohannon, RN, BSN, MSM President & Chief Executive Officer, Vital Strategic Insights Click to Read More
Lisa Greaves Division Director, Educational Meetings, American Society of Clinical Oncology Click to Read More
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, ONN-CG University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer,
Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Former Adm Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Center Former Director, Johns Hopkins Survivorship Programs Click to Read More
Armin D. Weinberg, PhD Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Adjunct Professor, Rice University Faculty Affiliate, Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging Co-Founder, Intercultural Cancer Council Click to Read More