Medical Advisory Board
These thought leaders are key partners in helping us provide trusted information on breast cancer testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and quality of life.
Our medical advisors volunteer their time and expertise to ensure Living Beyond Breast Cancer provides you with up-to-date, evidence-based information that will help you make the best decisions for your care and your life. These dedicated professionals help us plan programs and deliver content that represents the medical, emotional, and practical concerns they see day after day working with people with breast cancer.
Hailing from every corner of the country, our medical advisors have a wide range of specialties including medical, surgical, and radiation oncology, mental health, complementary and integrative medicine, nutrition and physical rehabilitation, and cancer advocacy and policy. Get to know our compassionate experts.
Medical Advisory Board
Janet Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Palliative Medicine Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Tiffany Avery, MD MPH
Chief Medical Officer, NantHealth
Jonathan Bank, MD
Partner, NYBRA Plastic Surgery
Vivian J. Bea, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine; Section Chief, Breast Surgical Oncology, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Emily M. Beard, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN
Oncology Nurse, Patient Navigator, & Program Coordinator, Northside Hospital Cancer Institute
Rachel Beller, MS, RDN
CEO, Beller Nutritional Institute
Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST
Chief Philanthropy Officer & President, Inova Health Foundation
Virginia Borges, MD, MMSc
Deputy Head, Division of Medical Oncology; Director, Breast Cancer Research Program & Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Michelle Bronzo, MA, LPC, LCPC, LMHC, CT
Psychotherapist, Michelle Bronzo Counseling, LLC
Minas Chrysopoulo, MD, FACS
President & CEO, PRMA Plastic Surgery
Helen Coons, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Health Psychologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Steven Copit, MD
Breast Reconstruction Surgeon, Mangat Copit Plastic Surgery and Skin Care
Kimberly Curseen, MD
Director of supportive & palliative care outpatient services, Emory Healthcare
Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE
Professor, Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Professor, Medicine & Surgery, Brown University; Director of Pelvic Malignancies, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Head of Community Outreach & Engagement, Legoretta Cancer Center at Brown University
Susan Domchek, MD
Basser Professor in Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania
Oluwadamilola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Gregory D. Garber, MSW, LCSW
Administrative Director, Division of Supportive Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health
Judy Garber, MD, MPH
Director, Cancer Risk and Prevention Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Monique Gary, DO, MSc, FACS
Medical Director, Grand View Health/Penn Cancer Network Cancer Program
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, MD
Director, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Pamela Ginsberg, PhD
Psychologist, retired
William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP
Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Julie R. Gralow, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Generosa Grana, MD, FACP
Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Sameer Gupta, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College; Attending Physician, Hematology-Oncology, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Regina Hampton, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Breast Care Center, Doctors Community Hospital
Lyndsey Harper, MD
Founder and CEO, Rosy; Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Texas A&M School of Medicine
Ann Honebrink, MD, FACOG
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania
Sara Hurvitz, MD
Division Head, Hematology/Oncology & Professor of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc
Medical Oncologist, Mays Cancer Center
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sexuality Counselor, CancerCare Manitoba
Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, CPT
VP of Operations & Associate Director of Wellness, Synergy Private Health
Zanetta Lamar, MD
Medical Oncologist, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
Clara Nan-hi Lee, MD, MPP
Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Nancy U. Lin, MD
Associate Chief, Division of Breast Oncology; Director, Metastatic Breast Cancer Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Heather Macdonald, MD, FACOG
Medical Director, Early Risk Assessment Program & Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program, Hoag Hospital
Reshma L. Mahtani, DO
Chief of Breast Medical Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Saneta Maiko, PhD, MS, IDI
District Superintendent, United Methodist Indiana, Founder Amani Family Services, and Chaplain Researcher at Indiana University Health
Sami Mansfield, ACSM-CET, PN1
Founder, Cancer Wellness for Life
Pallav K. Mehta, MD
Medical Director, Reimagine Care; Assistant Professor of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Kathy D. Miller, MD
Ballvé Lantero Professor of Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Rita Nanda, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine & Director, Breast Medical Oncology Program, The University of Chicago
Larry Norton, MD
Deputy Physician in Chief, Breast Cancer Programs, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD, FACP
Walter L. Palmer Service Professor, Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Eliza Park, MD, MSc
Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist, Park Psychiatry, PLLC; Consulting Psychiatrist, Cerula Care
Elisabeth Potter, MD
Founder, Community Breast Reconstruction Alliance
Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH
Vice Chair, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Institute
Lori B. Ranallo, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CBCN
Breast Oncology Nurse Practitioner, University of Kansas Cancer Center
Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, DNP, APN, AOCN
Director of Outreach, Prevention, and Survivorship, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Hope S. Rugo, MD
Director, Breast Oncology & Clinical Trials Education, University of California, San Francisco
Elahe Salehi, DNP, ANP-BC
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Breast Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel P. Silver, MD, PhD
Leader, Breast Program, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Nicole Simone, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Sydney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Debra Somers Copit, MD FACR
Director, Breast Imaging, Einstein Healthcare Network
Jill Stopfer, MS, LGC
Associate Director, Genetic Counseling, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
H. Irene Su, MD, MSCE
Director, Fertility Preservation Program & Associate Professor, Reproductive Endocrinology, University of California San Diego
Neil K. Taunk, MD, MSCTS
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Director of Brachytherapy and Procedural Radiation for Penn Medicine
Eleonora Teplinsky, MD
Head, Breast and Gynecological Medical Oncology, Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care
Debu Tripathy, MD
Professor of Medicine & Chair, Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Celeste Vaughan-Briggs, LCSW
Program Manager, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program; Oncology Social Worker at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Lindsay Vlaminck, MS, BSN, RN, CBCN, CN-BN
Nurse Coach, SurvivorRN
Nikhil Wagle, MD
Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lynn Westphal, MD, FACOG
Associate Professor & Director of Women's Health, Stanford University
Anusha Wijeyakumar, CPC, E-RYT, Dip Mentoring
Wellness Consultant, Hoag Hospital
Eric Winer, MD
Director, Yale Cancer Center
Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Terri Lynn Woodard, MD
Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center