Associate Editors

Content on Cancer.Net is approved by the Cancer.Net Editorial Board, composed of more than 150 medical, surgical, radiation, and pediatric oncologists, physician assistants, oncology nurses, social workers, and patient advocates. The Cancer.Net Editorial Board is led by its Associate Editors, who individually oversee specific areas of content based on their medical expertise. View more information about Cancer.Net's Associate Editors using the links to the right.

Jessica Altman, MD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Leukemia
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

William Dale, MD, PhD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Geriatric Oncology 
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, CA

Irene Ghobrial, MD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Myeloma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Vicki L. Keedy, MD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Sarcoma
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
Nashville, TN

Glenn Lesser, MD, FACP

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Central Nervous System Tumors
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Jyoti D. Patel, MD, FASCO

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Lung Cancer 
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Kavitha Ramchandran, MD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Palliative Care 
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Ryan J. Sullivan, MD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Melanoma & Skin Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD

Cancer.Net Associate Editor: Radiation Oncology & Health Equity
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Nashville, TN

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