Advisors
The ABTA relies on leaders and experts in the brain tumor community to make sure the work we do is meaningful and accurate. Our Scientific Advisory Council makes research funding recommendations to the ABTA Board of Directors and also advises the ABTA about scientific trends and new areas of research. Our Clinical Advisory Council and Metastatic Brain Tumor Initiative Advisors review our brochures and other content we put into our programs and services to make sure information is clinically current and evidence-based.
Scientific Advisory Council
Kenneth Aldape, MD
Chief of the Laboratory of Pathology
Institution:
National Institutes of Health
Location:
Bethesda, MD
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Professor and Sally S. Morley Designated Professor in Brain Tumor Research
Institution:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Priscilla Brastianos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, CNS Metastasis Center
Institution:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Location:
Boston, MA
Steven Brem, MD
Professor and Co-Director, Penn Brain Tumor Center
Institution:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Bruce, MD
Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery and Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Institution:
Columbia University Medical Center
Location:
New York, NY
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD
Harvey W. Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief and Chairman
Institution:
Brigham and Women’s and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location:
Boston, MA
Eric Holland, MD, PhD
Senior VP and Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Institution:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine
Location:
Seattle, WA
Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD
Professor and Medical Director, Neuropathology Division
Institution:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Location:
Chicago, IL
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor of Translational Neuro-oncology and Neurotherapeutics
Institution:
Providence Saint John’s Health Center and John Wayne Cancer Institute
Location:
Santa Monica, CA
John Laterra, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Brain Cancer Program and Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuroscience and Oncology
Institution:
John Hopkins University and Kennedy Krieger Research Institute
Location:
Baltimore, MD
Minesh Mehta, MD
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
Institution:
Baptist Health South Florida and Cancer Institute
Location:
Miami, FL
Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor and Co-Director, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy
Institution:
University of Florida
Location:
Gainesville, FL
Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA
Director of Neuro-Oncology and Director of the Brain Tumor Institute
Institution:
University of California, San Diego
Location:
San Diego, CA
Martine Roussel, PhD
Endowed Chair in Molecular Oncogenesis and Co-Leader of the Cancer Biology Cancer Center Program
Institution:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Location:
Memphis, TN
Harald Sontheimer, PhD
Chair of the Department of Neuroscience
Institution:
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Location:
Charlottesville, VA
Erik Sulman, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Research and Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Institution:
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center and NYU Langone Health
Location:
New York, NY
Kyuson Yun, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Tumor Treatment Center
Institution:
Houston Methodist Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College
Location:
Houston, TX
Clinical Advisory Committee
Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, FACP, MBA
Deputy Director, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief of Solid Tumor Medical Oncology
Institution:
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Location:
Miami, FL
Jean Arzbaecher, RN, MS
Advanced Practice Nurse for Neuro-Oncology
Institution:
University of Illinois
Location:
Chicago, IL
Elizabeth B. Claus, MD, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics and Director of Medical Research, Yale School of Public Health and Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Institution:
Yale School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Location:
New Haven, CT/Boston, MA
Erin Dunbar, MD
Director of Neuro-Oncology
Institution:
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Vinai Gondi, MD
Director of Research & Education, Northwestern Medicine Proton Center Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center, Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
Institution:
Northwestern Medicine
Location:
Chicago, IL
Shanu Khanuja, MPH, BA
Patient Focused Capabilities Leader, ABTA mentor and volunteer
Institution:
N/A
Location:
Chicago, IL
Mary Ann Laubacher, MSN, RN
Retired Nurse, Clinical Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, ABTA Mentor and Volunteer
Institution:
N/A
Location:
Marlborough, MA
Ashlee Loughan, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology / Clinical Neuropsychologist; Director of LiveNOW
Institution:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Location:
Richmond, VA
Jeffrey S. Wefel, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor and Neuropsychology Section Chief
Institution:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location:
Houston, TX
Gabriel Zada, MD, FAANS, FACS
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology and Internal Medicine and Director, USC Brain Tumor Center
Institution:
USC Keck School of Medicine
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine Program Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Co-Leader, Cancer Stem Cell Working Group, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Staff, Department of Cancer Biology and Department of Radiation Oncology
Institution:
Cleveland Clinic
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Metastatic Brain Tumor Initiative Advisory Committee
Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, FACP, MBA
Deputy Director, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief of Solid Tumor Medical Oncology
Institution:
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Location:
Miami, FL
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Professor and Sally S. Morley Designated Professor in Brain Tumor Research
Institution:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Priscilla Brastianos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, CNS Metastasis Center
Institution:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Location:
Boston, MA
Daniel J Brat, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Pathology
Institution:
Northwestern Medicine
Location:
Chicago, IL
Minesh Mehta, MD
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
Institution:
Baptist Health South Florida and Cancer Institute
Location:
Miami, FL
Robin Page
Patient Advocate
Institution:
NA
Location:
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