Cancer Control and Population Sciences Members

Pediatric hematologist-oncologist Saro Armenian, D.O., M.P.H., is the Barron Hilton Chair in Pediatrics, with expertise in pediatric cancer, epidemiology and cancer survivorship.

Andrew Artz, M.D., M.S., is a professor at City of Hope’s Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute.

Kimlin Tam Ashing, Ph.D., is a professor and directs the Center of Community Alliance for Research & Education at City of Hope. She is a notable leader in examining cancer disparities and quality of life. Her life's work is to increase the voice and representation of underrepresented groups in

Sharon Baik, Ph.D., is an assistant professor, Division of Psychology, Department of Supportive Care Medicine. Her research interests focus on improving the health-related quality of life of cancer survivors, with a particular emphasis on medically underserved populations.

Kathleen Blazer, Ed.D., M.S., LCGC, is director of the Cancer Genomics Education Program at City of Hope.
William Dale, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.C.O., is the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.

Benjamin Djulbegovic, M.D., Ph.D., main academic and research interest lies in attempts to measure and optimize clinical research and practice of medicine by understanding both the nature of medical evidence and decision-making.
Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D., is a thoracic surgeon and an associate professor in City of Hope's Division of Thoracic Surgery. She sees patients with lung, esophageal and mediastinal tumors. Her research focuses on eliminating health inequity in thoracic oncology patients.
Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., CHPN, FAAN, FPCN, director, Division of Nursing Research and Education, focuses her clinical expertise and research in pain management, quality of life and palliative care.

Stacy W. Gray, M.D., is deputy director of the Center for Precision Medicine and professor and chief of the Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics within the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, and a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Sciences.

A world-renowned cancer geneticist, Stephen Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., focuses his research on precision medicine and the genomics of cancer in order to improve treatment and care for cancer patients and their families.

Heather Hampel, M.S., CGC, is a clinical professor and associate director, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics, Department of Medical Oncology.

Marta Jankowska received her Ph.D. at San Diego State University and University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also did postdoctoral work in family medicine and public health.

Veronica Jones, M.D., is chief and associate professor in the Division of Breast Surgery at City of Hope. A breast cancer researcher, Dr. Jones focuses on understanding mechanisms of aggressive biology across different races and ethnicities in hormone-sensitive breast cancer.
Jae Y. Kim, M.D., is the chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Kim specializes in esophageal cancer and lung cancer, robotic surgery, mesothelioma and thymoma.
Dr. Lacey studies women’s cancer risks and outcomes. He is a principal investigator of the California Teachers Study cancer epidemiology cohort, and he leads innovative initiatives to improve transparency, efficiency and data-sharing in population sciences.
Richard T. Lee, M.D., is the medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope.
Daneng Li, M.D., is a medical oncologist specializing in geriatric oncology and treating gastrointestinal cancers.
Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D., is The Morris & Horowitz Families Professor in Cancer Etiology & Outcomes Research at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. She conducts research focused on identifying genes that predispose to disease.

Narissa Nonzee, Ph.D., is a health services researcher and Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Equities within the Department of Population Sciences at City of Hope.

Sunita Patel, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the departments of Supportive Care Medicine and Population Sciences.

Victoria Seewaldt, M.D., is the Ruth Ziegler Chair in Population Sciences and chair and professor of the Department of Population Sciences, with a clinical specialty in breast cancer.

Christopher Sistrunk, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Population Sciences at City of Hope

Virginia Sun, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., professor in the Department of Population Sciences, focuses her research on developing and testing interventions to improve patient and family-centered care and surgical outcomes.

Cristian Tomasetti, Ph.D., is the director of City of Hope's Center for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, director of the Division of Mathematics for Cancer Evolution and Early Detection in the Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D., is the president and research director of Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), which joined forces with City of Hope to accelerate the speed at which scientists and medical staff convert research discoveries into cures for patients.

Lindsey S. Treviño, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Health Equities and Department of Population Sciences.
Dr. Wang is a molecular epidemiologist whose multifaceted research spans the evaluation of genes and heritability, the physical and social environment, and their interactions in cancer and cardiovascular disease etiologies, leveraging data from large cohort and international consortia.

F. Lennie Wong, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Population Sciences and Computational and Quantitative Medicine and a scientist in the Division of Outcomes Research.

Lisa D. Yee, M.D., is a City of Hope breast surgeon and an accomplished clinical and translational researcher with an interest in high-risk breast cancer patients, the effects of nutrition on breast cancer and breast cancer prevention.

Finly Zachariah, M.D., specializes in the palliative medicine at City of Hope, helping patients with their supportive care needs, from pain control to the many issues involved in hospice and end-of-life care.