Clinical 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 Clinical Advisory Committee reviews our educational products and programs to verify that information is clinically current and evidence-based.
Clinical Advisory Committee
CAC Chair
Ashlee Loughan, PhD
Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor
Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: Richmond, VA
Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Institution: University of California San Franciso
Location: San Francisco, CA
Michael A. Vogelbaum, MD, PhD
Program Leader, Neuro Oncology, Chief of Neurosurgery
Institution: Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute
Location: Tampa, FL
Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD
Assistant Member Clinical Psychologist Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
Institution: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Location: Memphis, TN
Akanksha Sharma, MD
Neuro Oncology, Palliative Medicine
Institution: Formerly Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Joseph Bovi, MD, FACR
Adjunct Professor, Radiation Oncology
Institution: ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
Location: Appleton, WI
Shakti Ramkissoon, MD, PhD
Vice President, Oncology
Institution: LabCorp
Location: Raleigh, NC
Ugonma Chukwueke, MD, PH
Associate Director of the Center for Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Institution: Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston, MA
Vinay Puduvalli, MD
Professor and Chair, Neuro-Oncology
Institution: MD Anderson
Location: Houston, TX
Ashley Ghiaseddin, MD
Professor and Chief, Neuro-Oncology
Institution: University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FL
David Raleigh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Location: San Francisco, CA
Terri Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC
NIH Scientist Emeritus
Institution: National Institutes of Health
Location: Bethesda, MD
Rick Franzo
Brain Tumor Survivor
Institution: The Growth Coach of the Poconos
Location: Philadelphia, PA
