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, led by SAC Chairperson, Dr. Minesh Mehta, 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, led by CAC Chairperson, Dr. Elizabeth Claus, and the Metastatic Brain Tumor Advisory Committee 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
Manish Aghi, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Institution:
University of California, San Francisco
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Associate Director for Informatics and Data Science
Institution:
National Cancer Institute
Location:
Rockville, MD
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
Maria Castro, PhD
R.C. Schneider Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Institution:
University of Michigan Medical School
Location:
Ann Arbor, MI
Milan Chheda, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology, and Director, Neuro-oncology
Institution:
Washington University School of Medicine
Location:
St. Louis, MO
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
Benjamin Ellingson, PhD, MS
Professor of Radiology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery
Institution:
University of California, Los Angeles
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Anita Hjelmeland, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, and Basic Science Co-Leader, Neurooncology Program, O’Neal CCC
Institution:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Location:
Birmingham, AL
Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD
Professor and Medical Director, Neuropathology Division
Institution:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Location:
Chicago, IL
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
Director, Neuro-oncology, and Chair and Professor, Department of Translational Neuro-oncology and Neurotherapeutics
Institution:
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Location:
Santa Monica, CA
Justin Lathia, PhD
Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, and Scientific Director, Rose Ella Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center
Institution:
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Location:
Cleveland, OH
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
Harald Sontheimer, PhD
Professor and Chair, 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 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
Associate Director for Informatics and Data Science
Institution:
National Cancer Institute
Location:
Rockville, MD
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:
Director, The Core Life Cancer Wellness Program at Affinity Integrated Health Care
Location:
IL
