Maysa Abu-Khalaf
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Research Interests:Clinical trials evaluating novel agents for the treatment of breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers; PI3K-mTOR inhibitors; HER-2 targeted therapies; angiogenesis
Clinical Interests:Breast Cancer: Early and advanced stages, hormone receptor positive breast cancers, triple negative breast cancers, HER-2 positive breast cancers, adjuvant (postoperative) treatment, neoadjuvant (preoperative) treatment, metastatic breast cancer treatment, clinical trials. Gynecologic Cancers: Advanced/recurrent ovarian and endometrial cancers, clinical trials.
Victor Chang
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Research Interests:questions of drug resistance and the hereditary factors involved in cancer occurrence and treatment; applying molecular genetics to a more complete understanding of both hereditary influences and the potential for targeted treatments.
Clinical Interests:myelodysplasia; leukemia; and cancers of the lung, colon, and lymph nodes.
Anne Chiang
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Hari Deshpande
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Research Interests:Clinical trials in head and neck cancer; sarcoma; Genitourinary (GU) cancer; thyroid and endocrine cancers
Clinical Interests:Head and neck cancer; Genitourinary (GU) cancers; sarcomas; thyroid cancer.
Vincent DeVita, Jr
Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Drug Resistance; Hodgkin's Disease; Lymphomas; Molecular Technology; Primary Chemotherapy
Clinical Interests:Consultations on Patients with lymphomas; Breast cancer; Melanoma; Hodgkin's disease; Cancer chemotherapy; Epidemiology; Public health
Michael DiGiovanna
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Pharmacology
Research Interests:Breast cancer; HER-2/neu/ErbB-2; IGF1 receptor; EGF receptor; Growth factor receptor tyrosine protein kinases in malignancy; estrogen receptor, signal transduction
Clinical Interests:Breast Cancer
Joseph Eder
Research Interests:Phase I clinical trials; Cancer pharmacology; Angiogenesis
Clinical Interests:Some particular areas of past and present involvement in the development of novel therapeutics include high dose chemotherapy, the modulation/ reversal of drug resistance, growth factors, vaccines, signal transduction pathway inhibitors, cell cycle inhibitors, and the therapeutic use of antiangiogenisis agents. In this area, I have interest in developing pharmacodynamic markers of antiangiogenic effects in the clinic including MRI and PET imaging, circulating endothelial cells, monitoring interstitial fluid pressures and the evaluation of tumor biopsies after therapy. The clinical role of pathways to resistance is an area of interest and I have led clinical trials of HGF/MET inhibitors combined with VEGF-targeted therapies.
Leonard Farber
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:Melanomal; Prostate Cancer
Scott Gettinger
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Clinical trial design; novel therapeutics; radiosensitizers; prognostic biomarkers
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; mesothelioma; thymoma; head and neck cancer; thyroid cancer; mediastinal and chest wall tumors
Sarah Goldberg
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Clinical trials; Translational research; Novel therapeutics; Personalized medicine
Clinical Interests:Lung Cancer; Thoracic Oncology; Personalized Medicine
Bonnie Gould Rothberg
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Pathology
Research Interests:Molecular cancer epidemiology; Cancer prognosis; Melanoma - skin cancer; Lung cancer; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Tuberous sclerosis; Next-generation sequencing; Immunohistochemistry and quantitative immunofluorescence; Biospecimens and biobanking; Lifestyle choices associated with cancer outcome
Roy Herbst
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology
Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
Associate Director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Research Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests:Early phase clinical trials; Biomarker studies; Personalized medicine for cancer treatment.
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; Thoracic Oncology; Personalized Cancer Medicine; Clinical Trials for Lung cancer; Tumor profiling; Tumor biomakers
Howard Hochster
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests:clinical research; pharmacology; anti cancer drug development; early clinical trials in cancer
Clinical Interests:gastrointestinal cancer; colon cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; biliary cancer
Erin Hofstatter
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:high risk cancer genetics; breast cancer.
Michael Hurwitz
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Cell migration; Kinase signaling; Phosphorylation; Cytoskeleton; Engulfment; Apoptosis; C. elegans; Cancer biology
Clinical Interests:genitourinary cancers
Anamika Katoch
Clinical Interests:lymphoma; leukemia.
Harriet Kluger
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Research Interests:Prognostic and predictive markers in melanoma and renal cell carcinoma; development of new drugs for melanoma and renal cell carcinoma
Clinical Interests:Melanoma; renal cell carcinoma; breast cancer Clinical trials using immune and biologic therapies
Jaseok Koo
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Cancer prevention and therapy; Lung carcinogenesis; Epithelial cell biology; Personalized medicine; Molecular targets; Drug development; Transcription Factor CREB; Inflammation; Cytokines and chemokines and receptors; Biomarkers for early detection and therapy
Jill Lacy
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Clinical research in gastrointestinal malignancies, including gastroesphageal, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers, and brain tumors; Epstein-Barr virus-associated malignancies
Clinical Interests:Colorectal cancer; pancreatic cancer; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; gall bladder cancer; anal cancer; biliary cancer; liver cancer; neuroendocrine tumors; brain tumors; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL); Hodgkin's disease; Kaposi's sarcoma
Arthur Levy
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:breast cancer; hematologic malignancies; lymphoma; solid tumors
Rogerio Lilenbaum
Chief Medical Officer of Smilow Cancer Hospital
Research Interests:Dr. Lilenbaum’s life has been about caring for patients with lung cancer. He has done pioneering work in defining the best way to treat lung cancer—particularly in older patients. He is a proven leader who is committed to enhancing Smilow Cancer Hospital’s ability to provide the very best care to our patients.
Clinical Interests:lung cancer; lung cancer treatment in older patients
Thomas Lynch
Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Cancer Center
Research Interests:Lung cancer; EGFR; Targeted therapy; Personalized medicine
Clinical Interests:Cancer; thoracic oncology; chemotherapy
Daniel Morgensztern
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Research Interests:Lung cancer; targeted therapy; molecular diagnosis; prognosis; supportive care; epidemiology; head and neck cancer
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer, thoracic oncology, head and neck cancer.
Daniel Petrylak
Professor
Co-Director, Signal Transduction Research Program
Research Interests:Clinical trials for prostate and bladder cancers
Clinical Interests:genitourinary cancer; prostate cancer; clinical trials for men with prostate and bladder cancer.
Lajos Pusztai
Co-Director, Cancer Genetics Research Program
Professor of Medicine, Director of Breast Medical Oncology Section
Research Interests:breast cancer; translational cancer research; developing pharmacogenomic markers of response to breast cancer therapy and identifying methods to select the optimal treatment for each patient
Clinical Interests:breast cancer; cancer genetics.
John Roberts
Director, Adult Sickle Cell Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research Interests:Clinical trials; clinical trials design.
Clinical Interests:sickle cell disease; urological cancers (prostate, bladder, testicle)
Tara Sanft
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Medical Director of Adult Survivorship for the Yale Cancer Center Survivorship Clinic
Research Interests:the delivery of treatment summaries and survivorship care plans; symptom management; interventions that optimize health and longevity in the cancer survivor
Clinical Interests:palliative care; cancer survivorship; breast cancer.
Stacey Stein
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:developing new clinical trials to provide new treatment options for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
Mario Sznol
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Vice-Chief, Medical Oncology
Clinical Research Program Leader, Melanoma Program, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests:Cancer drug development; Cancer immunotherapy and novel agents
Clinical Interests:melanoma; immunologic therapy; renal cell (kidney) carcinoma; Phase I trials
