Experimental Therapeutics Program Members

Geoffrey R. Weiss, M.D., Program Leader

Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Clinical trials with targeted therapies and cytokines

Roger Abounader, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology

Roles and targeting of c-Met in brain tumors; c-Met/PTEN interactions in gliomas; PTEN/mutant-p53 interactions in gliomas; microRNAs in brain tumors 

Reid B. Adams, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery

Adhesion signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. RFA treatment of breast cancer

Willie A. Andersen, M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Gynecologic Oncology clinical investigations. P.I. on GOG grant

Kristen A. Atkins, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Biomarkers for ovarian and uterine malignancies

Stanley H. Benedict, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiation-Oncology

Leslie J. Blackhall, M.D.

Associate Professor, Palliative Care

Palliative care clinical cancer research

Stephen H. Caldwell, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, variceal bleeding, hepatocellular cancer, coagulopathy in liver disease, and viral hepatitis

Helen P. Cathro, MBChB, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pathology

OB/Gyn Pathology

Mark R. Conaway, Ph.D.

Professor of Public Health Sciences

Design and analysis of laboratory studies and clinical trials

Michael G. Douvas, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Developing new treatment for leukemia

Kimberly P. Dunsmore, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Children's Oncology Group P.I.

Linda R. Duska, M.D.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Endometrial cancer, clinical trials

Wendi El-Amin, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

Jeanne M. Erickson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant, Nursing 

Research in cancer symptom management for adolescents and young adults

Paula M. Fracasso, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Hematology-Oncology

Deputy Director, Cancer Center

EGFR and cell cycle inhibitors in women's malignancies

Henry F. Frierson, M.D.

Professor of Pathology

Molecular biomarkers for G.U. and G.I. malignancies

Lloyd S. Gray, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology

Ion channel blockers for chemotherapy

Richard L. Guerrant, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Recognition, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Impact, Treatment and Prevention of Enteric Infections; Global Health and Tropical Infectious Diseases

James H. Harrison, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences

Clinical decision support; Clinical process monitoring; Time sequence analysis in medicine; Clinical user interface design; Modeling health-related data and documents; Healthcare data mining; Collaboration support

Jennifer A. Harvey, M.D.

Professor of Radiology

Prognostic indicators for breast cancer based on imaging

Patricia J. Hollen, Ph.D., R.N.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Oncology nursing interventions in Quality of Life outcomes

John A. Hossack, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Ultrasound imaging of prostate cancer

Isa M. Hussaini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology

Molecular markers for astrocytic tumors, based on signaling

Mark J. Jameson, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology

Involvement of growth factors and resistance to chemotherapy/targeted therapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. 

Amir A. Jazaeri, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Biomarkers and signaling in gynecologic cancers

David R. Jones, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Clinical investigations and chemoresistance of lung cancer

Randy Jones, Ph.D. R.N.

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Health disparities among minority and vulnerable population; treatment decision-making and quality of life; cancer, health behaviors and cultural factors

Michel Kahaleh, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Interventional endoscopy for G.I. cancer diagnosis and treatment

Adam J. Katz, M.D.

Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery

Mesenchymal Stem Cells derived from adipose tissue

Kimberly Kelly, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Shiv R. Khandelwal, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Residency Program Directory in Radiation Oncology
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Augusta Medical Center

Radiosensitizers, fractionation

William A. Knaus, M.D.

Professor and Chair of Public Health Sciences

Biomarkers identified by data-mining and statistics

Benjamin Kozower, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

General thoracic surgery and lung transplantation

Victor E. Laubach, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Research of Surgery

Compensatory hyperplasia following pneumonectomy

Jae K. Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences

Statistics and bioinformatics; genetic data mining

Ming D. Li, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Human Genetics and Genomics, Genetics Epidemiology and Bioinformatics, Molecular Neuroscience of Drug Addiction

James W. Mandell, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology

Astroglisis: reaction of astrocytes to tumor infiltration  

Jaime Mata, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Assistant Director of the Center for In-vivo HPG MRI

Elizabeth McGarvey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Research of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Investigations of psychosocial and mental health barriers to participation in cancer early detection practices

Susan C. Modesitt, M.D.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Gynecologic malignancies, obesity related cancers, novel treatments and clinical trials

Christoper A. Moskaluk, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology

Molecular analysis of epithelial cancers by gene array. P.I. for CHTN grant

M. Norman Oliver, M.D.

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

Dongfeng Pan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Synthesis of radiochemical probes for cancer imaging

Gina R. Petroni, Ph.D.

Professor of Public Health Sciences

Design and analysis of clinical trials

Steven M. Powell, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Molecular genetic analysis of gastric tumors

Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Paul W. Read, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Image-guided stereotactic radiation therapy

Tyvin A. Rich, M.D.

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Circadian modulation of radiation- and chemo-sensitivity

Karen S. Rheuban, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education
Medical Director, Office of Telemedicine

Congestive heart failure, telemedicine, continuing medical education, and faculty development

Mary E. Ropka, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences

Behavioral cancer genetics

David Schiff,  M.D.

Professor of Neurology

Neuro-oncology clinical trials

Bernard F. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Improving implantation of radioactive seeds for prostate cancer

Anneke T. Schroen, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Health services research in oncology research and care.

Mark E. Shaffrey, M.D.

Professor of Neurosurgery

Neuro-oncology clinical trials

Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Axonal Guidance Cues

Ke Sheng, Ph.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology

Yun M. Shim, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Inflammation & remodeling in asthma and Pathogenesis of COPD: Role of Th2 cytokins and lipid metabolites

Richard H. Steeves, RN, FNP, Ph.D.

Professor of Nursing, Family, Community and Mental Health Systems

Bereavement, dying, suffering, cancer, homicide survivors

Mark H. Stoler, M.D.

Professor of Pathology

Analysis of gene expression in cancer tissues for diagnosis

Scott M. Strayer, M.D, MPH

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Smoking cessation, practice based research, behavioral change research, cancer prevention, information technology at the point of care  

Ann G. Taylor, Ed.D., RN, FAAN

Professor of Nursing, Acute and Specialty Care

Clinical trials of complementary and alternative methods

Peyton T. Taylor, Jr., M.S., M.D.

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Gynecologic Oncology clinical trials

Dan Theodorescu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Urology

Mechanisms and biomarkers for genitourinary cancer metastasis

Christopher Y. Thomas, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Molecularly targeted therapies for Head and Neck and G.U. cancers

Waldron, Peter, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric clinical trials

Mark B. Williams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Radiology

Multi-modality imaging for breast cancer and for cancer research

Michael E. Williams, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Molecularly-targeted clinical trials for hematologic malignancies

Wensha Yang, Ph.D.

Instructor, Radiation Oncology

Radiation-Induced Lung Injury

Member list current as of October 2008