Other Breast Cancer Experts
In addition to our Medical Advisory Board members, Living Beyond Breast Cancer is fortunate to have many other breast cancer experts who donate their time and energy to serve as speakers, reviewers, advocates and expert resources.
Sissy Sartor, MD
Sissy Sartor, MD, is a physician at the Fertility Institute of New Orleans. In addition to seeing patients, she is involved with resident and medical student education as a clinical associate professor in the department of OB/GYN at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.
Lidia Schapira, MD
Dr. Schapira is a medical oncologist at the Gillette Center for Breast Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, is associate professor of epidemiology in the department of biostatistics and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Schmitz’s primary research interest is the relationship between obesity and cancer.
Joseph Serletti, MD
Joseph Serletti, MD, is chief of the division of plastic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of expertise are breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery.
Nikita Shah, MD
Pamela Joyce Shapiro, PhD
Pamela Joyce Shapiro, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor in the department of psychology at Temple University and an assistant research professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Her research focuses on understanding the causes of cancer-related cognitive change and the impact of these cognitive difficulties on quality of life.
Kanu P. Sharan, MD
Dr. Sharan is a physician and assistant professor of medicine at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.
Joy Simha
Joy Simha is one of three original co-founders of the Young Survival Coalition and serves on their board of directors. She represents the YSC on the board of directors of The National Breast Cancer Coalition and serves on the executive committee of the NBCC.
Jennifer Chalfin Simmons, MD, FACS
George W. Sledge, Jr., MD
Dr. Sledge is a professor of medicine and pathology, and chief of the division of oncology at Stanford University's School of Medicine.



