Cancer Therapeutics (CT) Research Program Members
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s CT program is comprised of multidisciplinary cancer scientists and clinicians focused on identifying new treatment targets and novel cancer therapeutics. Members collaborate closely with Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and other scientists, as well as with Bronx patient advocates, other onsite programs and, building on the innovative cancer research taking place here, conduct many clinical therapeutic trials at the Cancer Center.
CT Program Leaders
Get to know the scientists who lead our CT Program. These experts guide our efforts to turn the latest scientific discoveries into powerful cancer treatments with the potential to transform lives.
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Therapeutics Program
Evripidis Gavathiotis, Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Therapeutics Program
Yvonne Saenger, MD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
CT Program Members
Our highly collaborative group includes specialists with expertise in multiple areas of cancer research and treatment.
Kristina Ames, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center
Jesus D. Anampa Mesias, M.D., M.S.
Attending Physician, Medical Oncology, Montefiore
Michael D. Brenowitz, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Enrico Castellucci, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Haiying Cheng, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Edward Chu, M.D., M.M.S.
Director, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dennis L. Cooper, M.D.
Director, Transplant and Cell Therapy
David Cowburn, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology
Eugen Dhimolea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Tim Q. Duong, Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Radiology
Eric J. Feldman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Sheldon M. Feldman, M.D.
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology
Lisa M. Figueiredo-Gennarini, M.D.
Director of Hematologic Malignancies
Andras Fiser, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology
Jana L. Fox, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Daniel T. Friedman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Madhur K. Garg, M.B.A., M.D.
Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology
Benjamin A. Gartrell, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
David S. Geller, M.D.
Co-Director, Orthopedic Oncology
I. David Goldman, M.D.
Susan Resnick Fisher Chair in Brain Cancer Research
Claudia Gravekamp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Chandan Guha, M.B.,B.S., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Innovation/Tech Transfer, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Balazs Halmos, M.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bang H. Hoang, M.D.
Co-Director, Orthopedic Oncology
Adilia Hormigo, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Rafi Kabarriti, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Shalom Kalnicki, M.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ganjam V. Kalpana, Ph.D.
Mark Trauner Faculty Scholar in Neuro-oncology
Andreas Kaubisch, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Milan Kinkhabwala, M.D.
Chief, Transplant Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Surgery
Seiya Kitamura, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Richard N. Kitsis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director, Translational Blood Cancer Institute, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chaoyuan Kuang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Jonathan R. Lai, Ph.D.
Dan Danciger Professor of Biochemistry
Gregoire Lauvau, Ph.D.
Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research
Alice Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Rebecca Levine, M.D.
Colorectal Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
Adam S. Levy, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Jinyu Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Juan P. Maianti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Della F. Makower, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Ioannis Mantzaris, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Hayley M. McDaid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Beth N. McLellan, M.D.
Director, Supportive Oncodermatology
Mark F. Mehler, M.D.
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration
Sun Young Oh, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Nitin Ohri, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Thomas J. Ow, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steven A. Porcelli, M.D.
Scientific Director, Flow Cytometry Core Facility
Alexander I. Sankin, M.D.
Attending Physician
Mark P. Schoenberg, M.D.
Chair, Department of Urology
Vern L. Schramm, Ph.D.
Ruth Merns Chair in Biochemistry
Edward L. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Nishi N. Shah, M.B.,B.S., M.P.H.
Attending
Roberto Alejandro Sica, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Richard V. Smith, M.D.
Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Wolfgang A. Tome, Ph.D.
Director of Medical Physics, Institute for Onco-Physics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mark E. Wagshul, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Yinghao Wu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology
Xingxing Zang, Ph.D.
Louis Goldstein Swan Chair in Women's Cancer Research