Lung Transdisciplinary Cancer Team

The goal of the Lung Transdisciplinary Cancer Team is to bring expertise from different disciplines in basic and clinical research to advance our understanding of lung cancer and to translate that information to clinical trials to improve patient care in South Carolina.

The team consists of members with expertise in basic biology, oncology, pathology, surgery, population science, pharmacology, engineering, and informatics and biostatistics.

Leader

Team Members

Leonard Alsfeld, M.D.
Carl Atkinson, Ph.D.
Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D.
Hiu Cheung, Ph.D.
Kenneth Michael Cummings, Ph.D.
Jennifer Dahne, Ph.D.
Toros Dincman, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard Drake, Ph.D.
Connor Dwyer, Ph.D.
Geoff Fong, Ph.D.
Jessica Ashley Forcucci, M.D.
Marvella Ford, Ph.D.
Robert Gemmill, Ph.D.
Barry C. Gibney, D.O.
Gregory Haidemenos, M.D.
Mark Hamann, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Hammerbacher
Bryan Heckman, Ph.D.
Julie Hirschhorn, Ph.D.
Philip Howe, Ph.D.
Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D.
Melanie Jefferson, Ph.D.
Hannah Knochelmann
Carsten Krieg, Ph.D.
Kathryn Grace Lindsey, M.D.
Sara Matar, M.D.

Sandra Mazzoni, D.O.
Erin McClure, Ph.D.
Cecile Nasarre, Ph.D.
Patrick Nasarre, Ph.D.
Soo Ngoi, Ph.D.
Ray Niaura, Ph.D.
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D.
Elizabeth O’Quinn
Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D.
Sophie Paczesny, Ph.D.
Janardan Pandey, Ph.D.
Reena Patel, M.D.
Alana Rojewski, Ph.D.
Mark Rubinstein, Ph.D.
Mike Saladin, Ph.D.
Cynthia Schandl, M.D., Ph.D.
Shalin Shah, M.D.
Darion Showell, M.D.
Demetri Spyropoulos, Ph.D.
Margaret Stafford, M.D.
Gerard A. Silvestri, M.D.
Nichole Tanner, M.D.
Cynthia Timmers, Ph.D.
Benjamin Toll, Ph.D.
Graham Warren, M.D., Ph.D.
Jack Yang, M.D.