Scientific Committee Chairs
Caraballo Elba, PhD, MSc
Director of Division of Research Support
Associate Investigator, Division of Cancer Biology/ UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cruz Correa Marcia, MD, PhD, FASGE, AGAF
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Surgery, UPR Medical Sciences Campus
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Director of GI Oncology Section, Isaac Gonzalez
Martinez Oncologic Hospital
Lead Investigator, Division of Cancer Biology & Executive Director
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Echevarría Maria, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UPR School of Medicine
Principal Investigator, NCI Children Oncology
Group
Affiliated Lead Investigator, Division of Cancer Medicine
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ortiz Ana Patricia, MPH, PhD
Ad honorem Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, UPR MedicalSciencesCampus
Director, Office of ResearchTraining & Education
Lead Investigator, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Keynote Speakers
Caligiuri Michael, MD, PhD
President of the City of Hope National Medical Center
Chief Scientific Officer
Co-founder Cytoimmune Therapeutics Puerto Rico
Perez Santiago Josue, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine, UPR Medical Sciences Campus
Co-Director Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Core
Associate Investigator, Division of Cancer Biology
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tirado Gomez Maribel, MD
AssociateProfessor of Medicine, UPR Hematology & Oncology Fellowship
Program Director, UPR School of Medicine, UPR Medical Sciences Campus
Director Oncology Section, UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital
Affiliated Associate Clinical Investigator, Division of Cancer Medicine
Tortolero Luna Guillermo, MD, PhD
Director ofDivisionofCancerControl& Population Sciences
Lead Investigator, UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Foti Margaret, PhD, MD (he) Chief Executive Officer American Association for Cancer Research
Winn Robert A., MD
Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation and Professor of Pulmonary Disease and CriticalCare Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Schoolof Medicine
Advances in Cancer Care, Research &. Health Policy
May 5 &. 6, 2023 • PUERTO RICO CONVENTION CENTER, SAN JUAN, PR
Invited Faculty & Speakers
Aguila Nelson, DVM
Deputy Director, Center to Reduce Cancer HealthDisparities, National Cancer Institute
Cruz Jove Eva, MD
President of Susan GKamen for the Cure, PR Chapter, BreastRadiologist & NCORP Investigator, SenosPuerto Rico
Franco Hector, PhD
AssociateProfessorofGenetics Bioinformatics& Computational BiologyProgram,University of North Carolina
Mellado Lopez Carlos, MD Secretaryof thePuertoRico Departmentof Health
Negron Vashira, PhD SeniorMolecularScienceLiaison, PuertoRicoRegion,Caris Life Sciences
Rodriguez Luz Maria, MD SurgicalOncologist&Colorectal Surgeon,Gastrointestinal&Other CancersResearchGroup Divisionof Cancer Prevention NationalCancer Institute
Rodriguez Capo Lilliam President&Founder,VOGES ImmunizationCoalitionofPuerto Rico
Santiago Roberto, MD AssistantProfessorPresidentof the PuertoRicoRadiationOncology Association
Santos Lillian, PsyD CEO American Cancer Society of PuertoRico
SpringfieldSanya, PhD Director, Center toReduceCancer HealthDisparities.NationalCancer Institute
Local Faculty & Speakers
Báez Vallecillo Luis, MD Medical Hematologist Oncologist UPR ComprehensiveCancerCenter Hospital
Bracero Nabal, MD
AdjunctProfessor Gynecology, School of Medicine.UPRMedical Sciences
Campus/Reproductive EndocrinologistandInfertility
Genes FertilityInstitute
Chevere Car1os, MD
RadiationOncologist&Directorofthe Radiotherapy/DivisionofCancer Medicine,UPR ComprehensiveCancer Center
Colon Edgar, MD
ProfessorofMedicine,Schoolof Medicine,UPR Medical Sciences
Campus/DiagnosticRadiologist, SALUSPuertoRico
Colon Lopez Vivian, PhD, MPH
AdhonoremProfessor,Departmentof Health ServicesAdministration, GraduateSchoolofPublicHealth,UPR MedicalSciences Campus
Lead Investigator,DivisionofCancer Control&PopulationSciences/UPR
ComprehensiveCancerCenter
Cruz Chacon Alexis, MD
AdjunctAssistantProfessorof Medicine,Schoolof Medicine, UPR MedicalSciencesCampus
MedicalOncologist,DivisionofCancer MedicineUPR ComprehensiveCancer Center Hospital/DirectorofBone
MarrowTransplantationProgram, AuxilioMutuoCancerCenter
Delgado Cifuentes Aura, MD Assistant Professor ofSurgery,School of Medicine,UPRMedical Sciences
Campus/Colorectal Surgery,Division ofCancerMedicine, UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital
Diaz Padilla Julio, MD RadiationOncologist,Divisionof CancerMedicine, UPRComprehensive Cancer Center/IsaacGonzalez MartinezOncologic HospitalFaculty President
Dutil Julie, PhD ProfessorandInvestigator AssociateDirectorof thePROmics Core/LeadInvestigator,Divisionof Cancer Biology/UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Echenique Miguel, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine,UPRMedical Sciences Campus/Breast Cancer Surgery Director,Divisionof Cancer Medicine/ UPR ComprehensiveCancer Center Hospital
Feliciano Lopez Lourdes, MD MedicalHematologistOncologist MedicalDirector,UPR ComprehensiveCancer Center Hospital
Garcia Colon Maribel, MD Assistant Professor ofPediatrics,
Travis Elizabeth, PhD
Associate Vice PresidentforWomen, MinorityFaculty Inclusion
MattieAllen Fair Professor in Cancer Research,TheUniversityofTexasMD Anderson Cancer Center
Tossas-Milligan Katherine, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor,Departmentof HealthBehavior&PolicyAffiliate AssistantProfessor, Epidemiology Division, Department of Family Medicine & Population Health, Director, CatchmentAreaData
Access&Alignment,MasseyCancer Center,VirginiaCommonwealth University
Schoolof Medicine UPRMedical SciencesCampus7MedicalDirector
AmericanRedCrossPuertoRico/ Adolescents&YoungAdultsClinicCoDirector/DivisionofCancerMedicine
UPR ComprehensiveCancerCenter
Gierbolini Bermudez Axel, DrPHc Doctoralstudent,DoctoralProgramin PublicHealthwithspecializationin SocialDeterminants of Health,UPR GraduateSchoolof PublicHealth
Gonzalez Escola Segundo, MD SurgicalOncologist/Affiliated Surgeon,DivisionofCancer Medicine, UPR ComprehensiveCancer Center Hospital
Gonzalez Pons Maria, PhD
AssociateInvestigator,Divisionof CancerBiology/Organoid Core AssociateDirector/UPR Comprehensive CancerCenter
Lopez Alvarez Vania, MD
AssociateProfessor, Schoolof Medicine,UPRMedicalSciences
Campus/Breast Imaging& lnterventionalBreast Radiologist, DivisionofCancer Medicine/UPR Comprehensive CancerCenter Hospital
Lopez Acevedo Nicolas, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, Schoolof Medicine?UPRMedical SciencesCampus Directorof Surgery,Divisionof Cancer Medicine/ UPR ComprehensiveCancerCenter Hospital
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