Cancer Treatment: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Dr. Mohamed Abazeed

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, The Graduate School

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Cancer and Oncology, Complex Systems, Data Science, Genetics, Radiology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cancer Treatment, Genetic Medicine and Health, Machine Learning and Automation, Medical Imaging, Precision Medicine, Statistics and probability

Dr. Murad Alam

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology

Field: Aging, Dermatology, Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Clinical Research, Cosmetic surgery, Melanoma, Reconstructive Surgery, Skin Cancer, Skin Conditions

Vadim Backman

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sachs Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering

Field: Aging, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Epigenetics, Genetics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cancer Treatment, Cell Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Genetic Medicine and Health, Regenerative Medicine

Navdeep Chandel

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

David W. Cugell Professor of Medicine & Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Field: Aging, Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Cancer Treatment, Diabetes

Dr. Akhil Chawla

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Field: Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Liver Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pancreatic Cancer, Robotic Surgery

Dr. Eric Donnelly

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Breast Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Gynecologic Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Precision Medicine

Dr. Maha Hussain

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Genevieve Teuton Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Bladder Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Precision Medicine, Prostate Cancer

Joshua Nathaniel Leonard

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Genetic Medicine and Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Precision Medicine

Shishir K. Maithel

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. Jenna Z. Marcus

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Genetics, Medical Education, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Robotics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Survivorship, Cancer Treatment, Genetic Testing, Gynecologic Cancer, Health Disparities, Oncofertility, Robotic Surgery

Milan Mrksich

McCormick School of Engineering

Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Cell Biology, Drug Development

Thomas O’Halloran

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Cell Biology, Cellular Metals, Drug Development, Therapeutics

Dr. Seth M. Pollack

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Sarcoma Program, Lurie Cancer Center

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Sarcoma

Karl Scheidt

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Chemistry and of Pharmacology

Field: Chemistry

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Therapeutics

Dr. Haider A. Shirazi

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Rectal Cancer

Dr. Tadanori Tomita

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery (Pediatric Neurosurgery)

Field: Medical Education, Neurology, Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Brain Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Childhood Cancer, Clinical Research, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Illness