Scientific Advisory Board

LUNGevity is proud to be working with an outstanding team of dedicated scientists and researchers. They are leaders in their fields with a broad range of expertise.

Members of the Scientific Advisory Board volunteer their time to meet annually in order to advise LUNGevity on the best strategic direction for research investments. Often Board members also generously guide the Foundation on key issues within the early detection and therapeutic arenas.

Members

Denise R. Aberle, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Radiology

Nasser Altorki, MB, BCh
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery

Philip D. Bonomi, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Alice Pirie Wirtz Professor of Medical Oncology
Director, Division of Hematology-Oncology

David Carbone, MD, PhD
Ohio State University
Visiting Professor of Medicine
Director of the Thoracic Center

Martin "Mac" Cheever, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Director, Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network

Steven M. Dubinett, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

James Jett, MD
National Jewish Health
Professor of Medicine

Robert L. Keith, MD
University of Colorado, Denver
Professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology
Denver VAMC
Associate Chief of Staff - Research

J. Jack Lee, PhD, DDS
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor of Biostatistics
Kenedy Foundation Chair in Cancer Research

Scott Lippman, MD
University of California, San Diego
Director, Moores Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine

Pierre Massion, MD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Director of the Thoracic Program
Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology

Charles Rudin, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Professor and Director, Lung Cancer Therapeutics Program
Co-Director, Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Program
Cancer Center Associate Director for Clinical Research

Lawrence Schwartz, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
James Picker Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
James Picker Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology

Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center - Center for Thoracic Cancers

Steven J. Skates, PhD
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor

Avrum Spira, MD, MSci
Boston University
Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Bioinformatics
Alexander Graham Bell Professor in Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Chief, Section of Computational Biomedicine

Margaret R. Spitz, MD, MPH
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center