Cancer Prevention and Control

The Cancer Prevention and Control research program coordinates and promotes all of the cancer prevention and control-related research activities within the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Led by program leader, Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH and program co-leader, Andrew Miller, MD, the Cancer Prevention and Control Program capitalizes on being in a major research university with schools of medicine and nursing and a highly ranked school of public health from which to build a cancer center program that addresses a full spectrum of cancer prevention and control research.

The broad, long-term goals of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program are to reduce cancer risk, incidence, morbidity, and mortality, and to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors in Georgia and beyond.

These goals are addressed through the following four primary scientific themes:

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Chemoprevention: Describing and tracking cancer incidence and mortality trends of all cancers; conducting population-based etiologic research in humans; and conducting chemoprevention trials in Georgia and in national collaborations.
Health Behavior Research: Conducting population-based research that applies social science research methods, including theories of human behavior and rigorous measurement, to preventing cancers and detecting them in an early, treatable stage.
Symptom Management and Control: Conducting research that characterizes the scope, mechanisms, and consequences of behavioral co-morbidities in cancer patients, while also identifying patients at risk for these co-morbidities and developing novel pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic prevention and treatment strategies.
Health Outcomes and Quality of Care: Conducting population-based research that describes, interprets, and predicts the impact of interventions and other factors on cancer outcomes important to decision makers.

In addition to these four primary scientific themes, research involving inflammation/oxidative balance, biomarkers, and health disparities represent inter-thematic common elements that are also serving to promote inter-programmatic collaborations.

Cancer Prevention and Control program members are continuously publishing landmark research in high-impact scientific journals.

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To learn more about the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at Winship Cancer Institute, please contact Dominique Claude Lavoisier at (404) 727-2658.

Visit the Emory University's Cancer Biology Graduate Program website to learn about outstanding training opportunities in every aspect of cancer research, from basic to translational.

Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH

Program Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Lash leads the Cancer Prevention and Control program, which coordinates and promotes all of the cancer prevention and control-related research activities at Winship.

Andrew H. Miller, MD

Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Miller is an internationally recognized leader in the area of brain-immune interactions as they relate to stress and depression.

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Kathleen E. Adams, PhD: Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management , Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Ana Antun, MD: Instructor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Cletus A. Arciero, MD, FACS: Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Kimberly Jacob Arriola, PhD, MPH: Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Wendy Baer, MD: Medical Director of Psychiatric Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

George Richard Beck Jr., PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine

Robert A. Bednarczyk, PhD: Assistant Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Carla J. Berg, PhD: Associate Director of Population Sciences, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Sarah C. Blake, PhD, MA: Assistant Research Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management , Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University

Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH: Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University

Roberd Bostick, MD, MPH: Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Otis Brawley, MD: Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

David T. Burke,: Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Peter T. Campbell, PhD, MSc: Strategic Director, Digestive System Cancer Research, American Cancer Society

Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS: Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Suephy Chen, MD, MS: Director, Dermatology Clinical and Outcomes Research Unit, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Jo Ann Dalton, EdD, MSN, BSN, FAAN: Professor Emeritus , Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Marla Daves, MD, MSHI: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

J. William Eley, MD, MPH: Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Carla L. Ellis, MD, MS: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES: Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Natia Esiashvili, MD: Associate Professor and Chief Quality Officer, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Alton Farris III, MD: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Veronika Fedirko, PhD, MPH: Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Jennifer Felger, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Felix G. Fernandez, MD: Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Christopher Filson, MD, MS: Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine

W. Dana Flanders, MD, DSc, MPH, MA: Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Christopher R. Flowers , MD: Director of the Emory Lymphoma Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Seth D. Force, MD: Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Jonah Fox, MD: Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Sheryl Gabram-Mendola, MD, MBA, FACS: Surgeon-in-Chief, Grady Memorial Hospital

Susan M. Gapstur, PhD, MPH: Vice President, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society

Mia M. Gaudet, PhD, MSPH: Strategic Director, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research, American Cancer Society

Julie A. Gazmararian, PhD, MPH: Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, BSN: Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Michael Goodman, MD, MPH: Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Mary M. Gullatte, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, FAAN: Corporate Director of Nursing Innovation and Research, Emory Healthcare

Ying Guo, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Xuesong Han, PhD: Director, Surveillance and Health Services Research, The American Cancer Society

Ebrahim Haroon, MD: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine

Terry Hartman, PhD, MPH, RD: Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Madhuri Hegde, PhD, FACMG: Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine

Ira R. Horowitz, MD, SM, FACOG, FACS: Executive Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Emory University School of Medicine

David H. Howard , PhD: Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Penelope Howards, PhD, MS: Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Yijian (Eugene) Huang, PhD: Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Cheng Huang, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

Lisa Ingerski, PhD, MS: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Neuro-Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Kara Jacobson, MPH: Senior Associate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Ashesh Jani, MD, MSEE: Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Anand P. Jillella, MD: Associate Director for Community Outreach, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Shannon Kahn, MD: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Michelle C. Kegler, DrPH, MPH: Director, Intervention Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Namita Khanna, MD, MSPH: Director, Pelvic Surgery Fellowship, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Tricia Z. King, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University

Adam Klein, MD: Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine

Joan Kramer, MD: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD: Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Omer Kucuk, MD: Chief, Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory

Subra Kugathasan, MD: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Michael Kutner, PhD: Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH: Program Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

William Lewis, MD: Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Joseph Lipscomb, PhD: Professor of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Qi Long, PhD, MS: Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Kelly Magliocca, DDS, MPH: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Amita Manatunga, PhD: Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University

Viraj Master, MD, PhD, FACS: Professor, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine

Douglas E. Mattox, MD: William Chester Warren, Jr., MD Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Colleen McBride, PhD: Rollins Professor and Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Marjorie McCullough, ScD, RD, MS: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Mark McDonald, MD: Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Lillian R. Meacham, MD: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Ann Mertens, PhD, MS: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Andrew H. Miller, MD: Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Kathleen Miner, PhD, MPH, MEd: Associate Dean for Applied Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Charles E. Moore, MD: Chief of Service, Otolaryngology, Grady Memorial Hospital

Marina Mosunjac, MD: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Minh Ly T. Nguyen, MD: Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, FACP: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Gregg Orloff, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Susmita Parashar, MD, MPH, MS: Director, Winship at Emory Cardio-Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Limin Peng, PhD, MS: Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Melissa D. Pinto, PhD, RN, FAAN: Assistant Professor of Nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Mark H. Rapaport, MD: Reunette W. Harris Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Daniel Refai, MD: Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Michelle Reid, MD, MSc: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Carolyn Miller Reilly, PhD, RN, CHFN, FAHA: Associate Professor, Office of Academic Advancement, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Maria Ribeiro, MD: Chief, Section of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Monica Rizzo, MD, FACS: Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Seth A. Rosen, MD: Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Robin Rutherford, MD: Clinical Director of Gastroenterology, Emory Healthcare

P. Barry Ryan, PhD, MS: Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University

Manu S. Sancheti, MD: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Martin G. Sanda, MD: Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine

Neil D. Saunders, MD: Assistant Professor, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Edgar P. Simard, PhD, MPH: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Kyle Steenland, PhD, MS: Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Patrick Sullivan, MD, FACS: Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Jeffrey Switchenko, PhD, MS: Assistant Research Professor, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Winifred W. Thompson, PhD, MSW: Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education , Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Kenneth Thorpe, PhD, MA: Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Mylin A. Torres, MD: Director, Glenn Family Breast Center, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Catherine Vena, PhD, RN, MS: Associate Professor, Office of Academic Advancement, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University

Kevin Ward, PhD, MPH: Director, Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Karen Wasilewski-Masker, MD, MSc: Medical Director, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, FAAN: Associate Director for Mentorship, Education and Training, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

William G. Woods, MD: Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Canhua Xiao, PhD, RN: Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Kate Yeager, PhD, RN, MS: Research Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

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Cancer Prevention and Control

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Goals and Scientific Themes

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Program Leaders

Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH

Andrew H. Miller, MD

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