Expert Database

Christine Ambrosone

Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Senior Vice President for Population Sciences, The Jayne and Phil Hubbell Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention, Chair, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Gastroenterology, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, colonoscopy, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, Barrett’s esophagus

Maansi Bansal-Travers

Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior

Great source on:
Tobacco product marketing, tobacco regulation, tobacco health warnings

Matthew Barth

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Oncology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Blood donation, blood transfusion, blood banking, laboratory testing using blood products

Ermelinda Bonaccio

Associate Professor of Oncology, Interim Director of Breast Imaging , Chair, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Great source on:
Breast cancer early detection, mammography/breast imaging, breast biopsy

Martin Brecher

Emeritus Professor

Great source on:
Pediatric/adolescent cancers

Helen Cappuccino

Assistant Professor of Oncology, Breast Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Oncology

Great source on:
Breast cancer, breast surgery, benign breast disease

Amy Case

Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Supportive Care, Lee Foundation Endowed Chair of the Department of Supportive and Palliative Care

Great source on:
Palliative medicine, pain management, survivorship, medical marijuana

Gurkamal Chatta

Professor of Oncology, Clinical Chief of Genitourinary Medicine

Great source on:
Prostate cancer

Yeong “Christopher” Choi

Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Senior Vice President of Industry Partnerships, Technical Director, GMP Facility, Center for Immunotherapy

Great source on:
Immunotherapy, cellular therapy, molecular oncology, quality/regulatory affairs

Michael Ciesielski

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Neuro-Oncology Lab, Department of Neurosurgery

Great source on:
Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, brain cancer

Todd Demmy

Professor of Oncology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Thoracic cancer and minimally invasive chest, lung and esophageal surgery

Grace Dy

Director of Translational Research for Thoracic Medicine, Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine

Great source on:
CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, lung cancer, mesothelioma, medical oncology, novel therapeutics

Deborah Erwin

Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control

Great source on:
Cancer health disparities, public health

Andrew J. Fabiano

Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Director, Spinal Oncology Center

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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, Associate Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology Oncology, Clinical Disease Team Leader, Department of Gynecologic Oncology

Great source on:
Uterine (endometrial) cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, robotic surgery, endometriosis

Irwin Gelman

Director of Research Integration, Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Academic Trach Chair for Cancer Genomics and Computational Oncology PhD Program, Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics

Great source on:
Cancer genetics, cancer development, cancer metastasis

Maciej Goniewicz

Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior, Director of Shared Resource, NicoTAR

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Robotic surgery, bladder cancer, prostate cancer

Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri

Director, Lymphoma Research, Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Head, Lymphoma Translational Research Lab, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology

Great source on:
Lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hematologic malignancies, medical oncology

Wesley Hicks Jr.

Chairman, Department of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Great source on:
Head/neck cancers, thyroid cancer, tissue engineering, wound healing

Meghan Higman

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Oncology

Great source on:
Pediatric/adolescent cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, pediatric bone marrow transplant

Jens Hillengass

Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Chief of Myeloma, Vice Chair for Research , Department of Medicine

Great source on:
Myeloma, hematology

Chi-Chen Hong

Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Tobacco control, tobacco policy, epidemiology, public health, e-cigarettes

Renuka Iyer

Professor of Oncology, Co- Leader Liver and Pancreas Tumor Program , Section Chief for Gastrointestinal Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vice Chair of Faculty Recruitment & Retention

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Pediatric cancers, adolescent cancers, lymphoma in children and adolescents, integrative medicine

Erik Knudsen

Senior Vice President and Associate Director for Basic Science, Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Head/neck cancers, early detection/prevention and molecular characterization of head and neck cancer, adaptive therapy

Mark Lema

Professor of Oncology, Chair of Anesthesiology, Preoperative Medicine and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology

Great source on:
Anesthesiology, cancer pain management, palliative care

Martin Mahoney

Professor of Oncology, Medical Director, Undiagnosed Cancer Clinic, NYS Smokers Quit Line, Director, Cancer Prevention & Detection Center, Employee Health Clinic, Associate Member, Cancer Control, Prevention and Disparities Program, Department of Health Behavior, Department of Medicine

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Bone marrow transplant, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, testicular cancer, hematologic oncology

Laszlo L. Mechtler

Professor of Oncology, Chief, Department of Neuro-Oncology

Great source on:
Neuro-oncology, brain cancer, neuroimaging, headache and pain management

James Mohler

Professor of Oncology , Chair, Emeritus, Department of Urology, Chief, Inter-Institutional Academics

Great source on:
Urology, prostate cancer, prostate cancer detection/treatment guidelines, androgen deprivation, active surveillance, racial disparities in prostate cancer

Carl Morrison

Senior Vice President, Scientific Development and Integrative Medicine, Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Great source on:
Genomics/personalized medicine, molecular pathology, cancer genetics, sarcoma, bone cancers

Kirsten Moysich

Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control, Professor, Department of Immunology

Great source on:
Molecular epidemiology, environmental factors and cancer, immunotherapy, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, breast cancer

Steven Nurkin

Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Associate Professor of Oncology, Vice Chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Surgical Oncology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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 Sciences - Prevention Track, Roswell Park Graduate Division

Great source on:
Tobacco use and addiction, effects of tobacco use, tobacco-related communications

Robert Plunkett

Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Great source on:
Brain tumors, cancer pain, gamma knife radiosurgery

Dheerendra Prasad

Chief, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Medical Director, Department of Radiation Medicine, Professor of Radiation Medicine, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Director, Central Nervous System & Pediatric Radiation Services

Great source on:
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

Professor of Oncology, Senior Vice President, Clinical Investigation, The Judith and Stanford Lipsey Endowed Chair in Clinical Cancer Research, Director, Center for Early Phase Clinical Trials, Chief, Early Phase Clinical Trials Division, Chief, Melanoma Section, Department of Medicine

Great source on:
Novel therapeutics, melanoma, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines, personalized medicine

Mary Reid

Chief of Cancer Screening, Survivorship and Mentorship, Professor of Oncology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Pediatric cancers, cancer survivorship, long-term complications of childhood cancer, fertility preservation, Hodgkin lymphoma, psychosocial impact of cancer

Thomas Schwaab

Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Urology, Department of Immunology

Great source on:
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, Department of Internal Medicine

Great source on:
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, Cancer Stress Biology Program, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Radiation Medicine

Great source on:
Head and neck cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), nutrition and cancer

Joseph Skitzki

Professor of Oncology, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chair, Melanoma/Sarcoma Disease Site Research Group

Great source on:
Melanoma, sarcoma, surgical oncology

Edward Spangenthal

Clinical Chief of Cardiology, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
Breast cancer, drug development, surgery

Eunice S. Wang

Chief, Leukemia/Benign Hematology Service, Medical Director, Chemotherapy/Infusion Center, Leukemia Clinical Disease Team Leader, Professor of Oncology, Assistant Member, Tumor Immunology Program, Department of Immunology

Great source on:
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

Great source on:
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, Department of Translational Immuno-Oncology, Shashi Lele, MD, Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology, Co-Leader, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy CCSG Program

Great source on:
Cervical cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian and fallopian-tube cancer, vulvar and vaginal cancer, gynecologic cancer surgery, minimally invasive surgery