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This qualified expert graduated from Dartmouth College with his AB in neurobiology before earning his MD from New York University. He subsequently completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialization in pediatric hematology-oncology. As a pediatrician and pediatric oncologist, this expert specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric brain tumors and other cancers. He is active in his field as a member of the Children's Oncology Group and as an author of several scientific articles. He has formerly served as a pediatrician focused on neuro-oncology at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of pediatrics at a university in Colorado and an attending physician of pediatric hematology and oncology at a children's hospital, also in Colorado.

This highly qualified Endowed Professor of Pediatrics completed his education at some the most prestigious medical institutions in the county. He went on to become double board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including The American Society of Hematology and is the founder and board member of Hope & Hero’s Children’s Cancer Fund. He has won many awrds throughout his career and is frequently named on Top Doctor Lists in recognition of his clinical excellence. He has published 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and is currently on the faculty of an ivy league university.

This Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years, completing his fellowship at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and a member of the National Cancer Institute and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a former Assistant Professor of Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, and currently is an Associate Professor of Surgery at a New York-based university medical center.

This expert is Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery at a major medical university. He has numerous peer reviewed publications, articles and textbook chapters, and published abstracts. He has given many academic presentations and has won several honors and awards including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow's Honorary Fellow, Who's Who in the UK, and the Sir Peter Freyer Medal. He is the founding chairman of the UK National training Council for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. He has advised as an expert in more than 300 medico-legal cases since 1993

This highly qualified, board certified General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist's research and clinical activities focus on pancreas and hepatobiliary malignancies and disorders. She completed Fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at the highly regarded Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is highly active in the research community with her projects in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinomas attracting millions of dollars in funding. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for multiple publications including the Journal of Surgical Oncology and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. She is currently Assistant Professor at an ivy league university.

This highly qualified pathologist and cancer research scientist has more than 45 years in active clinical medical practice delivering patient care and conducting laboratory-based biomedical research. This places him in a unique position to evaluate causation of disease, including occupational exposures. He also has considerable medico-legal experience. Board-certified in the UK, his clinical proficiency includes expertise in specialized areas including pulmonary, cardiac, breast, urological, and neurological diseases at a number of prestigious university medical centers. He is the former director of the University of California - San Diego's comprehensive cancer and has authored more than 300 publications in the field. This expert is currently a professor of pathology at a major university medical center in California.

This highly experienced Professor of pathology is board certified in Anatomic Pathology and completed fellowship training in both Oncologic Anatomic Pathology and Experimental Pathology. He has received multiple awards for his contributions to his field. He is a member of several professional societies including the International Academy of Pathology and the American Association for Cancer Research. He has served on the review boards of multiple medical journals and has published over 50 peer reviewed journal articles himself. He is highly active in the research community having won millions of dollars in grants for his projects.

This highly qualified, triple board certified doctor completed his medical school at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He subsequently joined the internal medicine residency program at Wayne State University. After completion of the residency, he joined the hematology oncology fellowship program at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, also at Wayne State University. He then joined faculty as an Assistant Professor in the area of GI oncology. During this time, he was involved in translational research focused on pancreatic cancer. Immediately following his time at Wayne state, this doctor moved to his current position at a GA university as the director of the GI Oncology program . He is designated as a Distinguished Cancer Scholar by the Georgia Cancer Coalition. He is also currently the medical director of the Clinical Trials Office, where his mission relies on translational projects related to gastrointestinal malignancies, specifically pancreatic and colorectal cancer, to bring observations derived from invitro models of cancer cell growth to the clinic. He has over 150 peer reviewed publications, and is the lead clinical investigator on at least eight trials focused on the evaluation of novel treatments in patients with early stage or advanced cancer.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of nursing. She warned her AD at Grigore Ghica Voda Nursing School, and her BS and MS at Al.I.Cuza University. She went on to complete her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, as well as her BSN at National University. She has significant background in cancer research and has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Chemotherapy/Biotherapy, Oncology Nursing Certification and is active in her field as the President of the San Diego Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. She previously served as the RN Nurse Shift Superivosr at Northeast Baptist Hospital, and Currently is the RN Charge/Nurse Educator Liaison in the Hematology/Oncology Department at a Hospital in California.

This highly qualified expert earned his BA from New York University and his MD from Jefferson Medical College. After completing his residency at Temple University Hospital, this expert went on to complete a fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at Fox-Chase Cancer Center. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Transfusion Committee, and the Society of Integrative Oncology. He has published 11 journal articles and 1 book. He lectures nationally on topics ranging from breast cancer, genomic/genetics, lifestyle intervention. Formerly he held roles at Elmhurt Hospital/Mount Sinai Medical Center, Abington Hematology/Oncology Associates, and Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at a university in New Jersey and a Medical Oncologist/Hematologist, Director of Practice Development, and Director of Integrative Oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Jersey.

This highly qualified expert has over 17 years of experience in the field of nursing. She earned her BA at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and her BSN at Graceland College of Nursing. She is currently the Regional Chapter President of the Oncology Nursing Society. She has previously served as the Unit Coordinator at the University of Kansas Hospital - Westwood Campus Cancer Center, Nurse Coordinator at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, Oncology Clinic RN Coordinator at the VA Healthcare System in Arizona and Currently, she serves as an Infusion nurse with CVS Pharmacy in Arizona.

This well-published and highly distinguished expert earned her BS and MS in Biology from Peking University in China. She then went on to complete her PhD in Genetics from Iowa State University. She pursued two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biological Chemistry and Medicine from UC Irvine. This expert is active in her field as a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the Society for Melanoma Research, the American Society of Preventive Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has been honored with a number of awards, including the Presidential Research Award from the Chinese Academy of Science, the Research Excellence Award from Iowa State and the Faculty Research Award in Medicine from UC-Irvine. She is a prolific researcher in her field with over 30 peer-reviewed publications. Formerly, she was an Assistant Professional Researcher of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as an Assistant Project Scientist of Medicine at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. This expert is currently an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at a Top-Tier Medical School.

This exceedingly qualified expert in Oncology Nurse Specialist is considered a pioneer of Oncology Nursing in the United States and is known internationally as a leader her field. She published the first textbook on Oncology Nursing in the United States and over 300 Peer-Reviewed articles and book chapters. She brings over 40 years experience as an Oncology Nurse in 5 Major Cancer Centers in the United States and currently serves as an Oncology Nurse Specialist in California.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the fields of cancer, biomedical research, pre-clinical animal research and ethics, and drug development, among others. After earning his BS from East Carolina University and his MS from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, this expert completed his PhD in genetics and molecular biology at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also went on to complete his MBA in biosciences management at North Carolina State University. This expert is an active member of the American Association of Immunologists, the Society for Leukocyte Biology, and the American Association for Cancer Research. In addition to being extensively published, he is the current associate editor of Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology. Further, this expert has been engaged in a variety of university program development and research operations leadership roles throughout his career. Among his former roles, he has served as a research analyst with the Center for Human Genetics at Duke University Medical Center, a research associate for microbiology and immunology at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and as an assistant professor of inflammatory diseases at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. This expert currently maintains two assistant professorships at a public medical school in Virginia, in addition to his primary role as an associate professor of inflammatory diseases at a veterinary medicine education school.

This supremely qualified hematologist/oncologist has remained in active practice for over 30 years and has acquired such high ranking clinical appointments as the Chief of Hematology/Oncology at several prior institutions. He also currently holds a clinical professorship in his field, is an attending physician, as well as a reviewer for major hematology and oncology editorials.

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco prior to completing a fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, a highly selective postresidency program where physicians learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy makers on issues important to the health and well-being of all Americans. A member of a number of distinguished family medicine and primary care organizations, he sits on the Editorial Board for the "Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine" and has been extensively published in journals such as "Annals of Family Medicine" and the "Journal of General Internal Medicine". Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at a major medical university.

This expert is board certified in dermatology and completed fellowship training in dermatologic surgery/mohs micrographic surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He is a member of the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons and has authored more than 40 peer reviewed dermatology publications. He is current a professor of dermatologic surgery and cutaneous laser surgery at a major medical institution.

This expert is trained and board certified in radiation oncology. Currently a professor at a major medical center, he continues to treat patients and conduct research projects. He also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. His clinical interests include pediatric cancers, breast cancer and sarcoma.

This gynecologic oncology surgeon is extremely familiar with the da Vinci robot, using it regularly in surgery. A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, this expert has dedicated her medical career to gynecology and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.