Expert Database
Stacey Akers
Staff Physician, Department of Gynecologic Oncology
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Uterine (endometrial) cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, robotic surgery, endometriosis
Christine Ambrosone
Professor of Oncology, Senior Vice President, Population Sciences, Chair, Cancer Prevention & Control, Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention
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Breast cancer research, epidemiology, cancer health disparities, cancer prevention, public health, population sciences
Hassan Arshad
Associate Professor of Oncology, Director, Head and Neck Surgical Fellowship Program, Leader of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Oncology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Thyroid cancer, cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx/throat, larynx, sinus and skull base, microvascular reconstruction, robotic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, photodynamic therapy
Andrew Bain
Assistant Professor of Oncology, Chief of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine
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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, Pediatrics
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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, Clinical Chief, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and 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
Chair of Diagnostic Radiology, Assistant Professor
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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, Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine
Great source on:
CIMAvax, Cuba vaccine, lung cancer, mesothelioma, medical oncology, novel therapeutics
Stephen Edge
Professor of Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Vice President, Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
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Breast cancer, surgery and health care research and innovation
Marc Ernstoff
Professor , The Katherine Anne Gioia Chair of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Clinical Investigation
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Kidney cancer, melanoma, medical oncology, novel therapeutics, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines
Deborah Erwin
Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement , Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Carlton House
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Cancer health disparities, public health
Andrew J. Fabiano
Associate 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, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Program Director, Gynecology Oncology Fellowship Program, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology Oncology, Clinical Disease Team Leader, Department of Gynecologic Oncology
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Uterine (endometrial) cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, robotic surgery, endometriosis
Irwin Gelman
Director of Research Integration, Distinguished Professor of Oncology, Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics
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Cancer genetics, cancer development, cancer metastasis
Maciej Goniewicz
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior
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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
Steven Hochwald
Chief of Gastrointestinal/Endocrine Surgery, Vice Chair of Department of Surgical Oncology, Professor of Oncology
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Colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, small intestine cancer, stomach cancer, adrenal tumors
Chi-Chen Hong
Associate Professor of Oncology, Associate Member, Department of Cancer Prevention and 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
Chair, Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences
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Tobacco control, tobacco policy, epidemiology, public health, e-cigarettes
Renuka Iyer
Professor of Oncology, Co-Director, Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center, Section Chief for Gastrointestinal Oncology
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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 and 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 , Program Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship
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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
Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Personalized medicine, molecular diagnostics, genomics
Richard Koya
Associate Professor of Oncology, Associate Director, Center for Immunotherapy, Director, Vector Development & Production Facility
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Immunotherapy, cellular therapy
Michael Kuettel
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Medicine , The Barbara C. & George H. Hyde Chair in Radiation Medicine
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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
Kelvin Lee
Professor, Chair, Department of Immunology, The Jacobs Family Chair in Immunology, Senior Vice President, Basic Science
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Cancer immunology/immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, Cuban collaboration, CimaVax, Cuba vaccine, multiple myeloma, dendritic cell biology, medical oncology, novel therapeutics
Shashikant Lele
Clinical Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Clinical Chair, Division of Surgical Subspecialties
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Cervical cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine fibroid tumors, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer
Mark Lema
Professor of Oncology and Anesthesiology, Chair of Anesthesiology, Preoperative Medicine and Pain Medicine
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Anesthesiology, cancer pain management, palliative care
Martin Mahoney
Professor of Oncology, 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.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine, Director of Radiation Oncology Residency Program
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Gastrointestinal and gynecological radiotherapy, breast cancer brachytherapy and clinical research
Philip McCarthy
Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Director, Transplant & Cellular Therapy Center, Department of Medicine
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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
Associate Director and Senior Vice President, Translational Research, Chief, Inter-Institutional Academics, Professor of Oncology
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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 and Neck Surgery/Plastic and 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
Professor of Oncology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Senior Vice President, Scientific Development and Integrative Medicine, Chief, 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 and Control, Professor, Department of Immunology
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Molecular epidemiology, environmental factors and cancer, immunotherapy, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, breast cancer
Steven Nurkin
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
Kunle Odunsi
Deputy Director, Chair, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The M. Steven Piver Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Executive Director, Center for Immunotherapy
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Ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer, trophoblastic disease, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines, cellular therapy
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, Director, Central Nervous System & Pediatric Radiation Medicine , Director, Gamma Knife Center, Professor of Radiation Medicine & Neurosurgery
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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
Director, Early Phase Clinical Trials Program, Chief of Melanoma, Co-Leader, CCSG Experimental Therapeutics Program , Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine
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Novel therapeutics, melanoma, immunotherapy/cancer vaccines, personalized medicine
Mary Reid
Director of Cancer Screening and Survivorship, 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
Ilene Rothman
Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Dermatology
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Dermatology, UV exposure, atopic dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma, hemangiomas, melanoma, mosaic skin conditions, precancerous skin conditions, squamous cell carcinoma, vascular anomalies
Thomas Schwaab
Chief of Strategy, Business Development and Outreach, 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, Director of Faculty Development, Member, Department of Immunology
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Infectious diseases, infection control, ebola, zika
Anurag Singh
Professor of Oncology, Director of Radiation Research, Department of Radiation Medicine, Co-Leader, Cell Stress and Biophysical Therapy 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, Chair, Clinical Data Network Shared Resource Advisory Committee
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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 Program Director
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Breast cancer, drug development, surgery
Mark Travers
Research Scientist, Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
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Tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure, smokefree policies, hookah/waterpipe use
Eunice Wang
Chief, Leukemia Service, 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
Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Center for Immunotherapy
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Cervical cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian and fallopian-tube cancer, vulvar and vaginal cancer, gynecologic cancer surgery, minimally invasive surgery