Genomic Cancer Risk Assessment Faculty

Course Director

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics

City of Hope Faculty

Kathleen R. Blazer, Ed.D., M.S., LCGC
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
Director, Cancer Genomics Education Program

Alexandra Capasso, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor

Anuja Chitre, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor

Sandra Dreike, M.S., CGC
Manager, Genetic Counselor

Hunaydah Elfarawi, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor

Lauren Gima, M.S., CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor

Stacy W. Gray, M.D., A.M.
Director, Clinical and Scientific Strategy; Vice President, System Strategy

Stephen Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Division of Medical Oncology; Director, Center for Precision Medicine

Heather Hampel, M.S., CGC
Clinical Professor and Associate Director, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics

Gregory Idos, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology

Joanne Jeter, M.D., M.S.
Interim Chief, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics

Bita Nehoray, M.S., CGC
Manager, Genetic Counselor

Wai Park, D.O.
Assistant Professor and Clinical Geneticist, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics

Kathryn Reyes, M.S.,CGC
Genetic Counselor

Christina Rybak, M.S., CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor

Susan Shehayeb, M.S., CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor

Elise Sobotka, M.S., M.P.H.
Genetic Counselor

Ilana Solomon, Sc.M., M.A., CGC
Deputy Director, Center for Precision Medicine

Kaila Wilson, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor

Elyssa Zukin, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor

Guest Faculty

Jill Bates, PharmD, MS, BCOP, CPT, FASHP
Deputy Executive Director of the National Pharmacogenomics Program
Institution: Department of Veterans Affairs

Kelly Bolton, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis, Division of Oncology

Jane Churpek, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology/Oncology and Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Julie Culver, M.S., LGC
Genetic Counselor
Institution: USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Tobias Else, M.D.
Section Head, Neuro-Oncology; Physician, Division of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Institution: University of Michigan

Carol Fabian, M.D.
Director, Breast Cancer Prevention & Survivorship Centers
Institution: KU Breast Cancer Prevention Center

Judy Garber, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention
Institution: Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Veda Giri, M.D.
Associate Professor in Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Institution: Thomas Jefferson University

Teresa Heckel, M.B.A.
Project Director, Clinical Programs
Institution: Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Karen Hurley, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Institution: Cleveland Clinic

Junne Kamihara, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in Pediatrics
Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Sonia S. Kupfer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Institution: University of Chicago Medical Center

Allison W. Kurian, M.D., MSc.
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine

Lisa Madlensky, MS, CGC
Director, Family Cancer Genetics Program; Professor, Department of Medicine
Institution: University of California San Diego

Rachelle Manookian, M.S., CGC
Genetic Counselor
Institution: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Brian Shuch, M.D.
Director, Kidney Cancer Program; Alvin & Carrie Meinhardt Endowed Chair in Kidney Cancer Research
Institution: University of California Los Angeles

Colin Pritchard, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Institution: University of Washington

Padma Sheila Rajagopal, M.D., M.P.H.
Physician-Scientist Early Investigator
Institution: Cancer Data Science Laboratory and Women's Malignancies Branch at the National Cancer Institute

Elective and Emeritus Faculty

Patricia Ashton-Prolla, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Institution: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Randall W. Burt, M.D.
Senior Director for Prevention and Outreach
Institution: Huntsman Cancer Institute

Danielle Castillo, B.S.

Stephanie Cohen, M.S., LCGC
Director, Genomic Medicine Institute
Institution: St. Vincent Hospital

Fergus J. Couch, Ph.D.
Professor
Institution: Mayo Clinic

Kevin Davies, Ph.D.
Vice President, Business Development & Publisher
Institution: C&EN American Chemical Society

Josef Herzog

Elisabeth King, R.N., FNP

Lucy Langer, M.D., M.S.H.S.
Co-Medical Director, Cancer Genetics
Institution: Compass Oncology

Katrina Lowstuter, M.S., CGC
Institution: USC Norris Cancer Hospital

Patrick Lynch, M.D.
Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Institution: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Therese M. Mulvey, M.D.
Physician in Chief and Medical Oncologist
Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Kenneth Offit, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Clinical Genetics Service
Institution: Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center

Charite Ricker, M.S., CGC
Cancer Genetic Counselor and Genetic Services Coordinator
Institution: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Mark E. Robson, M.D.
Clinic Director, Clinical Cancer Genetics Services
Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Patricia Rodriguez, M.D.
Cancer Genetics Specialist
Institution: Virginia Cancer Specialists

Thomas Slavin, M.D., DABM.D.
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs for Oncology
Institution: Myriad Genetics

Louise C. Strong, M.D.
Professor, Cancer Genetics
Institution: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Karen Tedesco, M.D.
Chief, Clinical Genetics Service
Institution: New York Oncology Hematology

Jeffrey N. Weitzel, M.D.
Professor of Oncology and Population Sciences

Sharon Wilczynski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Institution: City of Hope

Janet L. Williams, M.S., LGC
Director, Research Genetic Counselors
Institution: Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger Health System

Marc S. Williams, M.D.
Director, Genomic Medicine Institute
Institution: Genomic Medicine Institute of the Geisinger Health System