15th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®

Program Directors

David R. Gandara, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Director, Thoracic Oncology Program
Senior Advisor to the Director
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Professor of Pharmacology
Chief of Medical Oncology
Associate Director for Translational Research
Yale Cancer Center
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Paul Baas, MD, PhD
Professor of Thoracic Oncology
Department of Thoracic Oncology
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Paul Bunn, Jr., MD
Professor, James Dudley Chair in Cancer Research
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
Aurora, CO

Walter John Curran, Jr., MD
Executive Director
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Roy Decker, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Clinical Research Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

Emily Duffield, APRN
Smilow Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

Laurie Gaspar, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Radiation Oncology
Grohne Chair in Clinical Oncology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO

Barbara J. Gitlitz, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Associate Director for International Programs
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver, CO

Juliane M. Juergensmeier, PhD
Translational Scientist, Developmental and Experimental Therapeutics
Yale Cancer Center
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Karen Kelly, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Jennifer Rene Harmon Tegley and Elizabeth Erica Harmon
Endowed Chair in Cancer Clinical Research
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Hematology/Oncology Division
University of Pennsylvania
Director, Thoracic Oncology
Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Primo Lara, Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Translational Research
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

Daniel Lieber, MD
Medical Oncologist
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Los Angeles, CA

Philip C. Mack, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Director of Molecular Pharmacology
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

James L. Mulshine, MD
Professor
Associate Provost for Research and Vice President
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou, MD, PhD
Health Science Associate Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA

Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, MD
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Harvey I. Pass, MD
Stephen E. Banner Professor of Thoracic Oncology
Vice-Chair Research, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
NYU Langone Medical Center 
New York, NY

Suresh Ramalingam, MD
Professor
Chief of Thoracic Oncology
Director of Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Jonathan Riess, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology Oncology
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA

Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD
Head, Thoracic Oncology Unit
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
University of Turin
San Luigi Hospital
Orbassano, Italy

Stephen G. Swisher, MD, FACS
Head, Division of Surgery
Professor and Chair
Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Anne Tsao, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Mesothelioma Program
Director, Thoracic Chemo-Radiation Program
Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Everett E. Vokes, MD
John E. Ultmann Professor
Chair, Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief
University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
Chicago, IL

Heather A. Wakelee, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine - Oncology
Stanford School of Medicine
Member, Stanford of Cancer Institute
Stanford, CA

Ignacio I. Wistuba, MD
Department Chair, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology
Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology
Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

James CH Yang, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Deputy Director, Department of Medical Oncology
National Taiwan University Hospital
Director, Cancer Research Center
National Taiwan University College of Medicine
Taipei City, Taiwan

Ken Y. Yoneda, MD
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA