The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center also has disease working groups focused on particular cancer types. These multi-disciplinary groups bring together clinicians and investigators to translate scientific findings into coordinated patient care. These groups may work within or across our formal research programs.
| Disease Working Group | Clinical Leader | Research Grouping | Research Leader | Meeting Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | Jacob Mandel Akash Patel | Brain | Ben Deneen | |
| Breast | Mo Rimawi Karla Sepulveda | Breast | TBD | |
| Gastrointestinal | Ben Musher Tannaz Armaghany Atif Iqbal | Pancreas Liver Colorectal | Ramsey Camp David Rowley Cathy Yao Loning Fu Noah Shroyer | First Friday of the month, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Fourth Friday of the month, 3 - 4 p.m. |
| Genitourinary | Seth Lerner Jeff Jones Ed Yen Arpit Rao | Bladder Prostate Kidney | Salma Kaochar Cheryl Walker | Third Monday every 2 months, 4 - 5 p.m. |
| Gynecology | Jan Sunde | Anthony Costales | Every 4 weeks on Wednesday, 7:45 - 8:15 a.m. | |
| Head, Neck & Thyroid | Meera Patel | Erich Sturgis | Ad Hoc | |
| Heme Malignancies | George Carrum Joanna Yi Akiva Diamond | Heme Malignancies | Rachel Rau | Third Tuesday of the month, 3 - 4 p.m. |
| Melanoma Sarcoma | TBD | Melanoma Sarcoma | TBD | Ad Hoc |
| Thoracic | Taylor Ripley Anita Sabichi | Thoracic | Chris Amos Bryan Burt | First Monday of the month, 4 - 5 p.m. |