Medical Scientific Advisory Committee

    The Alliance's Medical Scientific Advisory Committee advises the organization on treatments, research, and other key issues related to colorectal cancer. Committee members volunteer their time and expertise, ensuring our information to the community is timely, accurate, and ethical.

    Medical Scientific Advisory Committee

    Chloe Atreya, MD, PhD

    Gastrointestinal Oncologist Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco

    Nilofer Saba Azad, M.D.

    Co-Director of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Professor of Oncology Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Patrick Boland, MD

    Medical Oncologist Assistant Professor Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    Michael Choti, MD

    Chief of Surgery Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center/ Banner Health Arizona

    Edward Chu, MD

    Director Albert Einstein Cancer Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System

    J. Randolph Hecht, MD

    Director of the UCLA Gastrointestinal Oncology Program/Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA

    Rachel Issaka, MD, M.A.S

    Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Research Division Fred Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR)

    Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

    Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Oncological Sciences and Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Patrick Jackson, MD

    Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Associate Professor of Surgery Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

    Deborah Keller, MD

    Colorectal Surgeon New York- Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP

    Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine Colon Cancer Task Force Chair National Cancer Institute The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    David Lieberman, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine Oregon Health and Science University

    Christopher Lieu, MD

    Director, Colorectal Medical Oncology Program Deputy Associate Director for Clinical Research University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus

    John L. Marshall, MD

    Chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Associate Director, Clinical Research Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cedrek McFadden, MD, FACS, FASCRS

    Colorectal Surgeon Vice-Chair of Operations, Prisma Health Department of Surgery Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

    Jeffery A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH

    Clinical Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center / Deputy Clinical Research Officer / Douglas Gray Woodruff Chair in Colorectal Cancer Research/ Co-Director, Colon and Rectal Cancer Center / Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH

    Director Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Mark Pochapin, MD, FACG, FASGE, FACP

    Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology NYU Langone

    Nina Sanford, MD

    Radiation Oncology, Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care University of Texas Southwestern

    Frank L. Sapienza

    Partner The Drug & Chemical Advisory Group, LLC

    Christine Sardo Molmenti, MPH, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology, and Prevention Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

    Deb Schrag, MD, MPH

    Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Sharon L. Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS

    Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Associate Professor of Surgery University Hospital/Cleveland Medical Center

    Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD, CSO

    Professor and Director Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention & Health Promotion University of Arizona (UA) Cancer Center

    Alan P. Venook, MD, FASCO

    The Madden Family Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research, Shorenstein Associate Director of Program Development Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco

    Ben Weinberg, MD

    Hematology/Oncology Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Rich Wender, MD

    Chair of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Pennsylvania Health System

    Jason Zell, DO, MPH

    Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist / Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology University of California-Irvine Health