Expert Database
Christine Ambrosone
Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Distinguished Professor and Senior Vice President for Population Sciences, The Jayne and Phil Hubbell Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention, Chair, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control
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Breast cancer research, epidemiology, cancer health disparities, cancer prevention, public health, population sciences
Andrew Bain
Assistant Professor of Oncology, Chief of Endoscopy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
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Gastroenterology, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, colonoscopy, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, Barrett’s esophagus
Barbara Bambach
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Oncology
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Pediatric/adolescent cancers, pediatric bone marrow transplant
Maansi Bansal-Travers
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior
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Tobacco product marketing, tobacco regulation, tobacco health warnings
Matthew Barth
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Pediatric/adolescent cancers, pediatric lymphoma
Joanne Becker
Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Medical Director, Blood Bank and Therapeutic Apheresis Unit
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Blood donation, blood transfusion, blood banking, laboratory testing using blood products
Ermelinda Bonaccio
Associate Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department Diagnostic Radiology
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Breast cancer early detection, mammography/breast imaging, breast biopsy
Helen Cappuccino
Assistant Professor of Oncology, Breast Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Oncology
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Breast cancer, breast surgery, benign breast disease
Amy Case
Associate Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Supportive Care
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Palliative medicine, pain management, survivorship, medical marijuana
Gurkamal Chatta
Professor of Oncology, Clinical Chief of Genitourinary Medicine
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Prostate cancer
Michael Ciesielski
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, brain cancer
Todd Demmy
Professor of Oncology
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Esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, minimally invasive surgery, photodynamic therapy, malignant pleural effusions, regional lung chemotherapy
Elisabeth Dexter
Attending Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery Quality Assurance Officer
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Thoracic cancer and minimally invasive chest, lung and esophageal surgery
Grace Dy
Chief, Thoracic Oncology, Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine
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CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, lung cancer, mesothelioma, medical oncology, novel therapeutics
Stephen Edge
Professor of Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Vice President for System Quality and Outcomes, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
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Breast cancer, surgery and health care research and innovation
Deborah Erwin
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control
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Cancer health disparities, public health
Andrew J. Fabiano
Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Director, Spinal Oncology Center
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Neurosurgery, brain tumors, spinal tumors, meningiomas, hydrocephalus, endoscopic skull base surgery, Chiari malformations, gamma knife radiosurgery
Robert Fenstermaker
Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Neuro-Oncology Program
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Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, glioblastoma, meningioma, gamma knife, pituitary tumor, acoustic neuroma, immunotherapy, trigeminal neuralgia
Peter Frederick
Associate Professor of Oncology, Clinical Chief of Gynecology, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology Oncology, Clinical Disease Team Leader, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
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Uterine (endometrial) cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, robotic surgery, endometriosis
Irwin Gelman
Director of Research Integration, Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Academic Track Chair for Cancer Genetics, Genomics & Development, Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics
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Cancer genetics, cancer development, cancer metastasis
Maciej Goniewicz
Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior, Director of Shared Resource, NicoTAR
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E-cigarettes, tobacco control, smoking cessation
Khurshid Guru
Chair, Department of Urology, Director, Robotic Surgery, Director, Applied Technology Laboratory for Advanced Surgery (ATLAS), Robert P. Huben Endowed Professor of Oncology, Professor of Oncology
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Robotic surgery, bladder cancer, prostate cancer
Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri
Chief, Lymphoma Section, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Head, Lymphoma Translational Research Lab, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology
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Lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hematologic malignancies, medical oncology
Wesley Hicks Jr.
Chairman, Department of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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Head/neck cancers, thyroid cancer, tissue engineering, wound healing
Meghan Higman
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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Pediatric/adolescent cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, pediatric bone marrow transplant
Jens Hillengass
Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Chief of Myeloma
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Myeloma, hematology
Chi-Chen Hong
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control
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Lifestyle-related factors (diet, obesity, exercise, stress) and cancer, breast cancer risk factors/outcome, immune function and cancer
Andrew Hyland
Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The Robert, Ann and Lew Wallace Endowed Chair in Health Behavior
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Tobacco control, tobacco policy, epidemiology, public health, e-cigarettes
Renuka Iyer
Professor of Oncology, Co- Leader Liver and Pancreas Tumor Program , Co-Leader GI Translational Research Group, Section Chief for Gastrointestinal Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vice Chair of Faculty Recruitment & Retention
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Liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, carcinoid (neuroendocrine) tumors, cholangiocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, medical oncology
Candace S. Johnson
President & CEO, M&T Bank Presidential Chair in Leadership, Professor of Oncology, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
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Cancer research, vitamin D, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines, Cuban collaboration, CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, genomics/personalized medicine, experimental therapeutics
John M. Kane III
Professor of Oncology, Chair, Surgical Oncology, Chief, Melanoma/Sarcoma Service, Department of Surgical Oncology
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Melanoma, sarcoma, surgical oncology, immunotherapy, HIPEC, rare soft tissue and skin tumors
Kara Kelly
Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Waldemar J. Kaminski Endowed Chair of Pediatrics
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Pediatric cancers, adolescent cancers, lymphoma in children and adolescents, integrative medicine
Erik Knudsen
Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Basic Science Research, Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Personalized medicine, molecular diagnostics, genomics
Michael Kuettel
Professor of Oncology Chair, Department of Radiation Medicine , Chair, Department of Radiation Medicine , The Barbara C. & George H. Hyde Chair in Radiation Medicine, Director, GU Radiation Services
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Prostate cancer, radiotherapy, prostate cancer treatment guidelines, ionizing radiation
Moni Abraham Kuriakose
Professor of Oncology, Vice Chairman, Department of Head & Neck Surgery / Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Director, Translational Research for Head & Neck / Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery , Director, Skull Base Program
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Head/neck cancers, early detection/prevention and molecular characterization of head and neck cancer, adaptive therapy
Boris Kuvshinoff II
Chief Medical Officer, Professor of Oncology, Division of Gastrointestinal/Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology
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Liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, carcinoid (neuroendocrine) tumors, stomach cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, ampullary cancer, duodenal cancer, microwave ablation, nanoknife, Whipple procedure
Shashikant Lele
Clinical Chair, Division of Surgical Subspecialties, Professor of Oncology
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Cervical cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine fibroid tumors, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer
Mark Lema
Professor of Oncology, Chair of Anesthesiology, Preoperative Medicine and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
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Anesthesiology, cancer pain management, palliative care
Martin Mahoney
Professor of Oncology, Medical Director, Undiagnosed Cancer Clinic, Director, Cancer Prevention & Detection Center, Employee Health Clinic, NYS Smokers Quit Line, Associate Member, Cancer Control, Prevention and Disparities Program, Chair, CME Committee, Department of Health Behavior, Department of Medicine
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Family medicine, primary care, preventive medicine, health behavior, lung cancer, smoking cessation, HPV vaccines
David Mattson Jr.
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Radiation Medicine, Director, GI & GYN Radiation Services
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Gastrointestinal and gynecological radiotherapy, breast cancer brachytherapy and clinical research
Philip McCarthy
Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Director Emeritus of the Transplant & Cellular Therapy Center, Department of Medicine, The Dr. Philip L. McCarthy Endowed Chair in Transplant & Cellular Therapy
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Bone marrow transplant, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, testicular cancer, hematologic oncology
Laszlo L. Mechtler
Professor of Oncology, Chief, Department of Neuro-Oncology
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Neuro-oncology, brain cancer, neuroimaging, headache and pain management
James Mohler
Professor of Oncology , Chair, Emeritus, Department of Urology, Chief, Inter-Institutional Academics
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Urology, prostate cancer, prostate cancer detection/treatment guidelines, androgen deprivation, active surveillance, racial disparities in prostate cancer
Wong Moon
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery hand surgery, soft tissue reconstruction, microsurgical replantation/transplantation, biliary tract reconstruction, cosmetic surgery
Carl Morrison
Senior Vice President, Scientific Development and Integrative Medicine, Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Genomics/personalized medicine, molecular pathology, cancer genetics, sarcoma, bone cancers
Kirsten Moysich
Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control, Professor, Department of Immunology
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Molecular epidemiology, environmental factors and cancer, immunotherapy, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, breast cancer
Steven Nurkin
Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology
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Laparoscopic and robotic gastrointestinal surgery, endoscopic resection of tumors, surgical education, use of technology in patient care
Chukwumere Nwogu
Professor of Oncology, Attending Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery
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Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, minimally invasive surgery, mesothelioma, photodynamic therapy
Richard O'Connor
Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior , Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Member (Epidemiology & Prevention), Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Cancer Pathology and Prevention, Roswell Park Graduate Division
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Tobacco use and addiction, effects of tobacco use, tobacco-related communications
Tracey O'Connor
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Breast cancer, medical oncology, psychological impact of breast cancer, palliative care, cancer survivorship
Anthony Picone
Professor of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery
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Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, carcinoid cancer, surgery
Robert Plunkett
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
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Brain tumors, cancer pain, gamma knife radiosurgery
Dheerendra Prasad
Medical Director, Department of Radiation Medicine, Professor of Radiation Medicine, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Director, Central Nervous System & Pediatric Radiation Services , Director, Gamma Knife Center
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Brain tumors (adult and pediatric), spinal cord tumors (adult and pediatric), trigeminal neuralgia, vascular malformations of the brain, epilepsy, gamma-knife radiosurgery, proton therapy
Igor Puzanov
Senior Vice President, Clinical Investigation, Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Director, Center for Early Phase Clinical Trials, Co-Leader, CCSG Developmental Therapeutics Program , Chief, Early Phase Clinical Trials Division, Chief, Melanoma Section, The Judith and Stanford Lipsey Endowed Chair in Clinical Cancer Research
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Novel therapeutics, melanoma, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines, personalized medicine
Mary Reid
Chief of Cancer Screening, Survivorship and Mentorship, Professor of Oncology
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Lung cancer, cancer screening/early detection, CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, epidemiology, integrative medicine, survivorship
Denise Rokitka
Assistant Professor, Director, Pediatric, Adolescent Cancer Survivorship, Director, Young Adult Program and Oncofertility Program, Department of Pediatric Oncology
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Pediatric cancers, cancer survivorship, long-term complications of childhood cancer, fertility preservation, Hodgkin lymphoma, psychosocial impact of cancer
Thomas Schwaab
Chief of Strategy, Business Development and Outreach, Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Urology, Department of Immunology, CEO, RPCI Oncology, PC
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Bladder cancer, CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, international collaboration, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, partial nephrectomy, robotic kidney surgery, retroperitoneal surgery,
Brahm Segal
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Chief, Infectious Diseases, Professor of Oncology, Member, Department of Immunology
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Infectious diseases, infection control, ebola, zika
Anurag Singh
Professor of Oncology, Department of Radiation Medicine, Director, Radiation Research, Department of Radiation Medicine, Director, Head & Neck and Lymphoma Radiation Services, Co-Leader, Cell Stress and Biophysical Therapies Program, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Research
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Head and neck cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), nutrition and cancer
Joseph Skitzki
Associate Professor of Oncology, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chair, Melanoma/Sarcoma Disease Site Research Group
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Melanoma, sarcoma, surgical oncology
Edward Spangenthal
Clinical Chief of Cardiology, Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Cardio-Oncology
Kazuaki Takabe
Professor of Oncology, Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery, The Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in Breast Oncology, Breast Program Leader, Breast Disease Site Leader, Breast Oncology Fellowship Assistant Program Director
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Breast cancer, drug development, surgery
Eunice Wang
Chief, Leukemia Service, Medical Director, Infusion Services, Professor of Oncology, Assistant Member, Tumor Immunology Program, Department of Immunology
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Leukemia, myeloproliferative diseases (MPD), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), hematologic oncology, medical oncology
Sai Yendamuri
Chair, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Oncology, Attending Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Director, Thoracic Surgery Laboratory
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Esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, risk prediction using genomic markers, thoracic surgery,
Emese Zsiros
Associate Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Director of Research, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Associate Program Director, Fellowships in Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Translational Immuno-Oncology, Shashi Lele, MD, Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology, Co-Leader, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy CCSG Program
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Cervical cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian and fallopian-tube cancer, vulvar and vaginal cancer, gynecologic cancer surgery, minimally invasive surgery