Cancer Center Members

Arwa Aburizik, MD, MS

  • Psychosocial Oncology Program Director
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Rima A. Afifi, PhD, MPH

  • Professor

Alaa AlBashayreh, PhD, MSHI, RN

  • Assistant Professor

Bryan G. Allen, MBA, MD, PhD

  • Department Chair
  • Associate Professor

Carryn Anderson, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Michael G. Anderson, PhD

  • Professor
  • Department: Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Program: Program 1: Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Not Applicable

Jyoti Arora, Graduate Student/Weiner Lab

Natoshia M. Askelson, MPH, PhD

  • Interim Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Associate Professor

Vladimir Badovinac, PhD

  • Professor

Zuhair K. Ballas, MD

  • Professor

Melissa L. Bates, PhD

  • Adjunct Associate Professor

Reinhard R. Beichel, PhD, MS

  • Professor

Andrew M. Bellizzi, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Daniel J. Berg, MD

  • Associate Professor Emeritus

Gail A. Bishop, PhD

  • Associate Director of Basic Research for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor

Kellie Bodeker, MSHS, PhD, ACRP-PM, CCRC

  • Associate Director of Theranostics Research
  • Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Radiation Oncology
  • Department: Radiation Oncology
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Dustin Bosch, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Pathology

Terry Braun , PhD

  • Professor

Terry Braun, PhD

  • Professor

James A. Brown, MD

  • Professor

John M. Buatti, MD

  • Professor

Marisa R. Buchakjian, MD, PhD, FACS

  • Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) Chair, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Director of Translational Head and Neck Cancer Research
  • Assistant Professor

Garry R. Buettner, PhD

  • Professor

David L. Bushnell, Jr., MD

  • Professor

Noah Butler, PhD

  • Professor

James D. Byrne, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Margaret Byrne, MD, MSc

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, LGC

  • Director of Genetic Counseling Operations

Kevin P. Campbell, PhD

  • Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
  • Roy J. Carver Biomedical Research Chair

Guadalupe M. Canahuate, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Erica M. Carlisle, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Lucas J. Carr, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Calvin S. Carter, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Thomas Casavant, PhD

  • Professor
  • Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Program: Program 1: Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Not Applicable

Joseph M. Caster, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of Imaged Guided Brachytherapy

Sena Chae, PhD, RN

  • Assistant Professor

Carlos H.F. Chan, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Chandrikha Chandrasekharan, MBBS

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Mary Charlton, PhD, BSN

  • Professor

Anil K. Chauhan, MTech

  • Professor

Songhai Chen, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Catherine H. Cherwin, PhD, MSN, RN

  • Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Chrischilles, PhD

  • Associate Director for Population Science
  • Department of Epidemiology Chair
  • Pomerantz Chair in Public Health
  • Health Effectiveness Research Center Director
  • Professor

Gary E. Christensen, DSc, MS

  • Professor

Gerald H. Clamon, MD

  • Professor Emeritus

Mitchell C. Coleman, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

John D. Colgan, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Joseph Cullen, MD

  • Professor
  • VA Medical Center Chief of Surgical Services

David M. Cwiertny, PhD

  • Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Professor, Chemistry
  • Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

Donghai Dai, MD, PhD

  • Visiting Associate Professor

Benjamin Darbro, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics, Director, Shivanand R. Patil Cytogenetics and Molecular Laboratory
  • Program: Program 1: Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)
  • Membership Status: Full Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Not Applicable

Sanjana Dayal, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Kris A. DeMali, PhD

  • Professor

Natalie Denburg, PhD, MA

  • Professor

Anjali Deshpande, PhD, MPH

  • Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Director
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Prajwal Dhakal, MBBS

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

David W. Dick, PhD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

David Dickens, MD, FAAP

  • Clinical Professor
  • UI Dance Marathon Chair in Pediatric Oncology

Joseph S. Dillon, MD

  • Professor

Rebecca D. Dodd, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Frederick E. Domann, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Levi Doyle

  • MD/PhD Student
  • Department: Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Michael W. Duffel, PhD

  • Professor
  • College of Pharmacy Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs

Adam J. Dupuy, PhD

  • Associate Director of Shared Resources for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Anatomy and Cell Biology
  • Program: Program 1: Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)
  • Membership Status: Full Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Associate Director of Shared Resources for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Marion Vanneste Dykstra, PhD

  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Department: Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Po Hien Ear, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

John F. Engelhardt, PhD

  • Professor
  • Chair

Sean B. Fain, PhD

  • Professor, Radiology
  • Vice Chair for Research, Radiology

Umar Farooq, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Melissa A. Fath, PhD

  • Associate Research Scientist

Naomi Fei, MD, MS

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Travis D. Fischer

  • Graduate Research Assistant

Rory A. Fisher, PhD

  • Professor

Nicole Fleege, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Guillermo Flores, MD, PhD

  • Resident Physician

Ryan T. Flynn, PhD

  • Clinical Professor

Ernesto J. Fuentes, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Laurence J. Fuortes, MD

  • Professor Emeritus

Muhammad Furqan, MD

  • Interim Associate Director of Clinical Research
  • Medical Director of Clinical Research Services, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Sukirth M. Ganesan, PhD, BDS

  • Assistant Professor

Juan Antonio Raygoza Garay, PhD

  • Research Specialist
  • Department: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Sue E. Gardner, PhD, RN

  • Professor

Paras Gaur, PhD

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Jenna Gedminas, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Fredric E. Gerr, MD

  • Professor Emeritus

Pamela K. Geyer, PhD

  • Professor

Jesus Gonzalez Bosquet, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Michael J. Goodheart, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

David J. Gordon, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Jessica S. Gorzelitz, PhD

  • Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) Vice Chair, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Assistant Professor

Prabhat Goswami, PhD

  • Professor

Michael M. Graham, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Stephen A. Graves, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Corinne E. Griguer, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Andrew P. Groves, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, FAHA

  • Professor and Interim Chair, Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Radiation Oncology
  • Vice Chair for Research

Kristina Guyton, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Hasem Habelhah, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Donna L. Hammond, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus
  • Professor and Vice Chair of Research

Marlan Hansen, MD

  • Professor

John T. Harty, PhD

  • Professor

Imran Hassan, MBBS, FACS, FASCRS

  • Adjunct Professor

Bin Z. He, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Michael D. Henry, PhD

  • Interim Director for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor
  • Department: Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, Internal Medicine
  • Program: Program 1: Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)
  • Membership Status: Full Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Interim Director for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF

  • Professor
  • College of Nursing Associate Dean for Faculty
  • Co-Director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence

Richard D. Hichwa, PhD

  • Senior Associate Vice President for Research
  • Professor

Emily Hill, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Eric A. Hoffman, PhD

  • Professor
  • Advanced Pulmonary Physiomic Imaging Laboratory (APPIL) Director

Henry T. Hoffman, MD

  • Professor

Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH

  • Professor Emeritus

Carol J. Holman, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Professor

James H. Holmes, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

Keri C. Hornbuckle, PhD

  • Professor

Sara Claire Horton, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Hisakazu Hoshi, MD

  • Co-Leader Melanoma MOG
  • Associate Deputy Director for Clinical Cancer Services for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Clinical Professor

Bruce S. Hostager, PhD

  • Associate Research Scientist

Jon C. Houtman, PhD

  • Associate Director of Career Enhancement at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor

Michelle E. Howard, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

James Howe, MD

  • Co-Leader Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine MOG
  • Professor

Matthew Bryant Howren, PhD, MPH

  • Associate Professor

Jennifer Hrabe, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Jian Huang, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Yi Huang, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Kathryn J. Huber-Keener, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Director of Cancer Survivorship at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Clinical Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

M. Nedim N. Ince, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Kaikobad Irani, MD

  • Professor

Priya D. Issuree, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Ali Jabbari, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Department Chair

Mathews Jacob, PhD

  • Professor

Asad Javed, MBBS

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Zhendong Jin, PhD

  • Professor

Amanda R Kahl, MPH

  • Research Specialist, State Health Registry of Iowa

Daniel Kahn, MD

  • Professor Emeritus

Zizhen Kang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Simon C. S. Kao, MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, FACR

  • Professor

Nitin J. Karandikar, MD, PhD

  • Professor
  • Chair

Mark W. Karwal, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Daniel Katz, MD

  • Associate Professor

David Katz, MD

  • Associate Professor

Colin P. Kenny, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

Robert J. Kerns, PhD

  • Professor
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics Department Chair

Jong Sung Kim, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, PhD

  • Professor

C. Michael Knudson, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Professor

Amnon Kohen, DSc

  • Professor Emeritus

Geeta Lal, MD

  • Professor

Douglas E. Laux, MD, MS

  • Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Gloria Lee, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Kevin L. Legge, PhD

  • Professor

Hans-Joachim Lehmler, PhD

  • Professor

Caitlin D. Lemke-Miltner, PhD

  • Assistant Research Scientist

Steven R. Lentz, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Barcey T. Levy, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Bing Li, PhD

  • Professor

Helen M. Lillie, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Fang Lin, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Joshua J. Lingo

  • Graduate Research Assistant

Brian K. Link, MD

  • Professor

Vincent Liu, MD, FAAD

  • Clinical Professor

Ingrid Lizarraga, MBBS

  • Clinical Professor

Barry London, MD, PhD

  • Professor

David M. Lubaroff, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Gabriele Ludewig, MS, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Jia Luo, PhD

  • Professor

Yi Luo, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Susan K. Lutgendorf, PhD

  • Professor

Charles F. Lynch, MD, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Deqin Ma, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Professor

Mark T. Madsen, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman, MD

  • Clinical Professor
  • Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Vincent A. Magnotta, PhD

  • Professor

Kate Magsamen-Conrad, PhD

  • Professor

Adam W. Mailloux, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of Cancer Cellular Therapy Research

Anna Malkova, PhD

  • Professor

John Manak, PhD

  • Professor

Ashutosh K. Mangalam, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Thorsten Maretzky, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Molly E. Martin, PhD, PharmD

  • Nuclear Pharmacist

Wendy J. Maury, PhD

  • Professor

Bradley D. McDowell, PhD

  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Population Research Core Director

Claudia R. Mello-Thom, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Yusuf Menda, MD

  • Professor

Xiangbing Meng, PhD

  • Research Associate Professor

Mohammed M. Milhem, MBBS

  • Holden Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
  • Melanoma Program Director at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Director-Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation
  • Clinical Professor

Benjamin J. Miller, MD, MS

  • Co-Leader of the Sarcoma MOG
  • Professor

Joseph M. Modrick, PhD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Craig Morita, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Eric Mou, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Scott Moye-Rowley, PhD

  • Professor

Sarah Nash, PhD, MPH

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor

Marcus Nashelsky, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Nicole Negbenebor, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Skin of Color Clinic

Reza Nejadnik, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Kenneth G. Nepple, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Michael O'Donnell, MD

  • Professor

M. Sue O'Dorisio, MD, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Michael A. O'Rorke, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Jacob J. Oleson, PhD

  • Professor

Claudia R. Oliva, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

Nitin A. Pagedar, MD, MPH

  • Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG
  • Associate Professor

Edith A. Parker, MPH, DrPH

  • Dean, College of Public Health
  • Professor, Community & Behavioral Health

Stanley Perlman, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Michael S. Petronek, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

Sneha Phadke, DO, MPH

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Bryan T. Phillips, PhD

  • Professor

Robert C. Piper, PhD

  • Professor

Laura Ponto, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Jennifer G. Powers, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Sarv Priya, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Director of Cardiac Imaging
  • Medical Director of 3D Lab

Miles A. Pufall, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Dawn E. Quelle, PhD

  • Professor

Alexis R. Ramos

  • Graduate Research Assistant

Alan Reed, MD, MBA

  • Professor

Kevin G. Rice, PhD

  • Professor

Jesse D. Riordan, PhD

  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Department: Anatomy and Cell Biology
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Affiliate Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Larry W. Robertson, PhD, MPH

  • Professor Emeritus

Robert A. Robinson, MD, PhD

  • Professor

William M. Rockey, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Richard J. Roller, PhD

  • Professor

David L. Roman, PhD

  • Professor

Paul Romitti, PhD

  • Professor

Youcef M. Rustum, PhD

  • Research Professor

Thomas Rutkowski, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Audrey Saftlas, MPH, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Aliasger K. Salem, PhD

  • Associate Vice President for Research, University of Iowa
  • Bighley Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Todd Scheetz, PhD

  • Professor

Aaron Scherer, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Annette J. Schlueter, MD, PhD

  • Medical Director of Patient Services and Tissue and Cellular Therapies
  • Clinical Professor

Michael J. Schnieders, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Mary C. Schroeder, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Michael K. Schultz, PhD

  • Associate Professor Emeritus

Aaron Seaman, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Anjali A. Sharathkumar, MBBS, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Saima Sharif, MD, MS

  • Clinical Professor

Ahmad Shariftabrizi, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Alexa P. Sheehan

  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • PhD Student

Val Sheffield, MD, PhD

  • Professor

Joel Shilyansky, MD

  • Professor
  • Robert and Hélène Soper Chair of Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgeon-in-Chief

Sarah P. Short, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Jessica C. Sieren, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Andrean L. Simons-Burnett, PhD

  • Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Diversity Task Force Chair
  • Associate Professor

Kelly W. Sittig

  • Iowa Cancer Consortium Executive Director

Diane Slusarski, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Brian J. Smith, PhD

  • Professor

Mark C. Smith, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Linda G. Snetselaar, PhD

  • Professor

David R. Soll, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus

Shane R. Solst, PhD

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Milan Sonka, PhD

  • Professor

Maria Spies, PhD

  • Professor

Douglas R. Spitz, Jr., PhD

  • Professor

Mark Stamnes, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Jack T. Stapleton, MD

  • Professor

Christopher S. Stipp, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Christopher Strouse, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Sonia Sugg, MD

  • Professor Emeritus
  • Medical Director of the Breast Center
  • Co-Leader of the Breast MOG

Wenqing Sun, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Yuanlu Sun, PhD, BSN

  • Assistant Professor

John Sunderland, PhD

  • Professor

Grerk Sutamtewagul, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Erin E. Talbert, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Munir R. Tanas, MD

  • Associate Professor

Eric B. Taylor, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Kristina W. Thiel, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Bruna Thompson, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Radiology
  • Program:
  • Membership Status: Clinical Member
  • Holden Leadership Role:

Darrin Thompson, MPH, PhD

  • Associate Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

Peter S. Thorne, PhD

  • Professor and Director

Michael H. Tomasson, MD

  • Professor

Fatima Toor, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Tina Tootle, PhD

  • Professor

Chad Tracy, MD

  • Clinical Professor
  • Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Kidney Stone Treatment

Jessica M. Tucker, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Moon Ley Tung, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPath

  • Assistant Professor

Slyn Uaroon

  • Research Assistant

Aliye Uc, MD

  • Professor

Marta J. Van Beek, MD, MPH, FAAD

  • Clinical Professor

Mark W. Vander Weg, PhD

  • Professor
  • Head of Community and Behavioral Health

Mary S. Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Suresh Veeramani, DVM, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

Ellen Voigt

  • Graduate Student

Thaddeus J. Wadas, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Vincent Wagner, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Terry Wahls, MD

  • Clinical Professor

Robert B. Wallace, MD

  • Professor Emeritus

Lori Wallrath, PhD

  • Professor

Kai Wang, PhD

  • Professor

M. Todd Washington, PhD

  • Professor

Shannon Lea Watkins, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Michelle Weckmann, MD, MS

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Ronald Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA

  • Professor
  • Department Chair

George J. Weiner, MD

  • Director Emeritus for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, Internal Medicine
  • Program: Program 2: Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
  • Membership Status: Full Member
  • Holden Leadership Role: Director Emeritus for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael K. Wendt, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Michele M. West, PhD

  • Associate Research Scientist

Stephanie H. White, PhD, APRN-C

  • Nurse Practitioner

David F. Wiemer, PhD

  • Professor

Marc S. Wold, PhD

  • Professor

Michael Wright, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Li Wu, PhD

  • Professor

Xiaodong Wu, PhD

  • Professor

Xian Jin Xie, PhD

  • College of Dentistry Associate Dean for Research
  • Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology Centennial Professor and Director
  • Professor

Shujie Yang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Charles Yeaman, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Amira Zaher

  • Graduate Research Assistant

Whitney E. Zahnd, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Yousef Zakharia, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Director Phase I Program
  • Co-Leader Genitourinary Oncology Program

Gideon K. D. Zamba, PhD

  • Professor

Ryan A. Zander, PhD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor

Erliang Zeng, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Kang Zhao, PhD

  • Associate Professor

Jessica A.O. Zimmerman, MD, MS

  • Assistant Professor