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DNA model being manipulated by a researcherOur advisory board is composed of health care experts who volunteer their time to assure the information we provide to our community is credible and up to date.

Our advisory board members review the content available on our website, our publications and FORCE positions.

FORCE continues to add members to our health care advisory board.

Current members

Monica Alvarado, M.S., C.G.C.
Genetics Services Regional Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
(Genetic Counseling)

Jeff Boyd, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
(Cancer Research)

Robert Allen Burger, M.D.
Department of Surgical Oncology
Director, Women's Cancer Center
Co-Director, Ovarian Cancer Research Program
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
(Gynecology/Oncology)

James C. Coyne, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Health Services and Behavioral Sciences Program
Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
(Research Psychology)

Frank DellaCroce, M.D
Co-Founder, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
New Orleans, LA
(Breast Reconstruction)

Geoffrey Fenner, M.D.
Director, Fenner Plastic Surgery
Chicago, IL
(Breast Reconstruction)

James Ford, M.D.
Director, Stanford Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
Stanford Cancer Center
Palo Alto, CA
(Cancer Genetics)

Steven Frankel, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Imaging Group
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
(Breast Imaging)

Jeffrey D. Friedman, M.D.
Plastic Surgeon
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
(Breast Reconstruction)

Judy E. Garber, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cancer Risk and Prevention Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
(Oncology and Clinical Genetics)

Heather Hampel, M.S., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
(Genetic Counseling)

Karen Hurley, PhD
Psychologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
(Clinical Psychology)

Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Health Outcomes & Behavior
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
(Clinical Psychology)

Paul Kredow, PsyD
Director, Center for Psychological Services
Northfield, IL
(Clinical Psychology and Spouse/Partner Support)

 

Noah D. Kauff, M.D.
Director, Ovarian Cancer Screening and Prevention, Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
(Clinical Genetics)

Jennifer R. Klemp, Ph.D, M.P.H.
Risk Assessment Counselor and Program Manager of the Breast Cancer Survivorship Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
(Cancer Risk Assessment Counseling)

Christine Laronga, M.D.
Program Leader, Comprehensive Breast Program
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
(Breast surgery)

Joshua Levine, MD
The Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
New York, NY
(Breast Reconstruction)

Karen Lu, M.D.
Co-Director, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
(Gynecology/Oncology)

Martin Anthony Martino, M.D.
Gynecologic Oncologist
The Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
(Gynecology/Oncology)

Ellen Matloff, M.S.
Director of the Cancer Genetic Counseling Program
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT
(Genetic Counseling)

Kenneth Offit, M.D.
Chief, Clinical Genetics Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
(Medical Oncology)

Andrea Pusic, FRCSC
Plastic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
(Breast Reconstruction)

Timothy R. Rebbeck, Ph.D.
Leader, Cancer Center Genetics, Epidemiology and Risk Reduction Program
Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
(Epidemiology )

Victoria Seewaldt, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC
(Medical Oncology)

Scott Sullivan, M.D.
Co-Founder, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
New Orleans, LA
(Breast Reconstruction)
(Plastic Surgery)

Rebecca Sutphen, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Oncologic Sciences
College of Medicine
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
(Clinical Genetics)

Jeffrey Weitzel, M.D.
Chief, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
(Oncology and Clinic Genetics)

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