Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention & Control (CEPC) Research Program Members

Members of the CEPC translate basic scientific discoveries into population-level research intended to enhance clinical practice and reduce cancer burden. By increasing knowledge of the factors that influence cancer development and outcomes, program members help to advance cancer prevention, detection and treatment efforts, improving the lives of our patients and their loved ones, our community and beyond.

CEPC Program Leaders

Get to know the nationally recognized leaders of Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center's CEPC research program. These dedicated, world-renowned experts are committed to advancing the science of cancer care with thoughtfulness and integrity.

H. Dean Hosgood, Ph.D.

Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology Prevention & Control Program

Bruce D. Rapkin, Ph.D.

Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology Prevention & Control Program

CEPC Program Members

Research members include cancer epidemiologists, population health specialists and clinicians working together to increase our understanding of cancer.

Ilir Agalliu, M.D., Sc.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Internal Medicine, Cancer

Kathryn M. Anastos, MD

Associate Director, Global Health, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Laurie J. Bauman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Genetics, Cancer

Robert D. Burk, MD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Peter T. Campbell, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Rosy Chhabra, Psy.D.

Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Cancer

Elizabeth J. Chuang, MD, MPH

Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Cancer

Neel P. Chudgar, MD

Attending Physician

Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Cancer

Jill P. Crandall, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine

Infectious Disease, Cancer

Uriel R. Felsen, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Internal Medicine

Damara N. Gutnick, MD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Charles B. Hall, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Mimi Kim, Sc.D.

Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Epidemiology & Population Health

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Harry J. Lieman, MD

Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Breanne Lott, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

David W. Lounsbury, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Surgery

Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH

Director of Quality for Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kara A. Michels, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Hannah-Rose Mitchell, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Alyson B. Moadel-Robblee, Ph.D.

Division Head, Division of Health Behavior Research & Implementation Science, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Gastroenterology, Cancer

Parvathi A. Myer, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cancer

Shadi Nahvi, MD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Gynecologic (Gyn) Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Cancer

Nicole S. Nevadunsky, MD

Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Cancer, Clinical Molecular Genetics

Harry Ostrer, MD

Director of Genetic and Genomic Testing, Montefiore Medical Center

Medical Oncology, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Thymoma, Cancer

Stuart H. Packer, MD

Clinical Director, Medical Oncology Service, Weiler Campus

Surgery, Melanoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Cancer

Katia T. Papalezova, MD

Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery

Pulmonary Disease, Cancer

David j. Prezant, MD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Qibin Qi, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Center for Population Cohorts, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Srilakshmi M. Raj, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Thomas E. Rohan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., D.H.Sc.

Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Clyde B. Schechter, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Infectious Disease, Cancer

Jonathan Shuter, MD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Howard Strickler, M.D.

Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Epidemiology & Population Health

Elyse S. Sussman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Gynecologic Oncology, Gynecologic (Gyn) Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Cancer

Anne R. Van Arsdale, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Cancer

Marc Vimolratana, MD, MS

General Thoracic Surgeon

Tao Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Genetic and Genomics Data Analysis Unit, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Urology, Genitourinary (GU) Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cancer

Kara L. Watts, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Mayris P. Webber, Dr.P.H.

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ed.D.

Atran Foundation Chair in Social Medicine

Xiaonan (Nan) Xue, Ph.D.

Director, Biostatistics Shared Resource, Albert Einstein Cancer Center