Institute Members

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Burden of morbidity carried by cancer patients across the entire age spectrum.
• Etiology and pathogenesis of the long-term complications identified in cancer survivors.
• Risk prediction models to identify survivors at the highest risk of long-term complications.
• Strategies to reduce the burden of morbidity among cancer survivors.
• Causes of disparity in cancer outcomes. 

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Molecular predictors of late effects and outcome disparities in survivors of childhood cancer.

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Research Interests
• Statistical methods for observational studies and clinical trials.
• Risk prediction models.
• Non-linear modeling.
• Machine learning.
• Bayesian analysis.

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Research Interests
pancreatic, liver, gallbladder and bile duct diseases and cancers
stomach cancer
small bowel tumors
health disparities research

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Burden of cardiovascular disease in cancer patients.
• Causes and consequences of cancer associated thrombosis.
• Risk prediction models for cancer associated cardiovascular disease.
• Pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and strategies to reduce this risk.
• Clonal hematopoiesis and racial disparities in cardiovascular disease.

Assistant Professor
Endocrine Surgery
Surgical Oncology

Research Interests
• Thyroid Cancer
• Benign Thyroid Disease
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Adrenal Disease
• Surgical Treatment of Inherited Endocrine Syndomes

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Research Interests
• Evaluation of health disparities in colorectal cancer.
• Examining the role of health literacy in surgical disparities.
• Developing interventions to improve outcomes in new ostomy patients.

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Solicit bereaved family perspectives on quality end-of-life care for children with cancer.
• Establish quality measures for end-of-life care for children with cancer.
• Identify disparities in receipt of high quality end-of-life care for children with cancer.
• Identify patterns of end-of-life care for children with complex chronic conditions.

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Strategies to prevent secondary cancers in survivors.
• Improving the effective delivery of patient and family education in oncology.
• Development and implementation of guidelines to inform cancer survivorship care.

Assistant Professor
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology

Research Interests
• Chronic effects of radiation therapy.
• Supportive care during and after radiation therapy.
• Cognitive outcomes of adult cancer survivors.
• Clinical trials.

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Understanding and improving neurocognitive outcomes in patients with cancer and blood disorders.
• Developing targeted cognitive remediation interventions.
• Improving transition of care for adolescents and youth adults with cancer and blood disorders.
• Risk prediction models for cancer related neurocognitive deficits.
• Translational research utilizing multimodality neuroimaging.

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Genetic architecture of cancer and cancer outcomes.
• Cohort studies measuring burden of adverse outcomes in adult cancer survivors.
• Clinical and genetic risk prediction models to identify survivors at risk of adverse outcomes.
• Machine learning applications to risk prediction modelling.
• Implementation of targeted interventions to improve outcomes in cancer survivors.

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests
• Describing the burden of treatment related toxicities in children with cancer.
• Understanding mechanisms of treatment related toxicities in children with cancer.
• Designing interventions to reduce the burden of treatment related toxicities.

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

 Research Interests
• Healthcare delivery, treatment site, cost and outcome disparities.
• Social determinants of health in childhood and AYA cancer.
• Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with cancer.
• Fertility Preservation in AYAs with cancer.
• Clinical trial enrollment in AYAs with cancer.