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Board of Scientific Advisors

The Board of Scientific Advisors provides scientific direction to the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) by offering independent, expert advice.

All members of the Board of Scientific Advisors are:

• Pioneers in medical research

• Published authors in the top peer-reviewed medical journals

• Leaders of collaborative research projects at top-ranked universities and institutes

The Board of Scientific Advisors comprises highly distinguished medical leaders who share a commitment to discovering a cure for carcinoid.

• Daniel Chung, M.D.
• George Fisher, M.D.
• Todd Golub, M.D.
• David Lee, Ph.D.
• Andrew Leiter,  M.D., Ph.D.
• Arnold Levine, Ph.D.
• Thomas Lynch, M.D.
• Anil Rustgi, M.D.
• William Sellers, M.D.
• Ramesh Shivdasani, M.D., Ph.D.
• Evan Vosburgh, M.D.
   

Daniel Chung, M.D.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Biography

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George Fisher, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Stanford University Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Biography

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Todd Golub, M.D.

• Founding Member and Director of the Cancer Program, Broad Institute
• Charles A. Dana Investigator of Human Cancer Genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
• Biography

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David Lee, Ph.D.

• Research Investigator Protein Analytics, Abbott Bioresearch Center

• Biography

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Andrew Leiter, M.D., Ph.D.

• Professor of Medicine, UMass Medical School
• Biography

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Arnold Levine, Ph.D.

• Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
• Biography

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Thomas J. Lynch, M.D.

• Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Biography

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Anil Rustgi, M.D.

• T. Grier Miller Professor of Medicine and Genetics, University of Pennsylvania
• Chief, Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania
• Director, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease, University of Pennsylvania
• Co-Director, Tumor Biology Program, Abramson Cancer Center
• Biography

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William Sellers, M.D.

• Worldwide Head of Oncology, Novartis
• Biography

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Ramesh Shivdasani, M.D., Ph.D.

• Co-Chairman, CFCF Board of Scientific Advisors
• Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Biography

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Evan Vosburgh, M.D.

• Vice President, Verto Institute

• Executive Director, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation

• Chairman, Medical Affiliates Board, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

• Biography

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