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SENIOR LEADERSHIP<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Lei Zheng, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Executive Director, Mays Cancer Center, Vice President for Oncology, UT Health San Antonio<\/p>\n

Patrick Sung, DPhil<\/strong>, Director, Greehey Children\u2019s Cancer Research Institute<\/p>\n

Tim H.M. Huang, PhD<\/strong>, Deputy Director, Mays Cancer Center, Associate Director, Basic Science<\/p>\n

Nicholas DeLapo, MPH<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer, Mays Cancer Center, Associate Vice President for Oncology, UT Health San Antonio<\/p>\n

Richard Tuli, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Oncology Service Line Director, Mays Cancer Center, Associate Chief Medical Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital<\/p>\n

Gwen Tate, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC<\/strong>, Sr. Director of Nursing<\/p>\n

Travis Corwin, MBA<\/strong>, Sr. Administrator, Finance and Administration, Radiation Oncology<\/p>\n

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH<\/strong>, Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement<\/p>\n

Susan Padalecki, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Research Administration<\/p>\n

David Gius, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Translational Research<\/p>\n

Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Clinical Research<\/p>\n

Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, MPH<\/strong>, Associate Director, Population Science<\/p>\n

Robin Leach, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Education<\/p>\n

Teresa Johnson-Pais, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Education<\/p>\n

Luzhe Sun, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Shared Resources<\/p>\n

Gang Huang, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Shared Resources<\/p>\n

Daohong Zhou, MD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Drug Development<\/p>\n

Daniel Dent, MD<\/strong>, Associate Director, Workforce Development<\/p>\n

Angel Gonzalez, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Workforce Development<\/p>\n

Anand Karnad, MD<\/strong>, Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Bowhay, MD<\/strong>, Vice Chief, Hematology<\/p>\n

Sukeshi Arora<\/strong>, MD, Vice Chief, Medical Oncology<\/p>\n

Danielle Fritze, MD<\/strong>, Interim Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery<\/p>\n

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LEADERS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ratna Vadlamudi, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Cancer Development and Progression<\/p>\n

Sandeep Burma, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Cancer Development and Progression<\/p>\n

Patricia Dahia, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Cancer Development and Progression<\/p>\n

Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics<\/p>\n

Manjeet Rao, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics<\/p>\n

Gail Tomlinson, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Population Science and Prevention<\/p>\n

Simon Gayther, PhD<\/strong>, Co-leader, Population Science and Prevention<\/p>\n

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CLINICAL AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jeff Flowers, MBA<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital<\/p>\n

Walter Allen Fink, DO, MHA<\/strong>, Chief Medical Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital<\/p>\n

Kelly Mullis, DEL, MBA, BSN, CNOR(E), NEA-BC<\/strong>, Chief Nursing Officer, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital<\/p>\n

Josh Asper, PA-C<\/strong>, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Radiation Oncology<\/p>\n

Sonia Lisa Creighton, MBA<\/strong>, Director, Clinical Trials Office<\/p>\n

Natasha Pacilio-Kidder, MSN, RN, HNB-BC, OCN<\/strong>, Nursing Director of Operations, Infusion and Radiation Oncology<\/p>\n

Maria Aileen A. Wilkinson, DNP, MBA, RN<\/strong>, Director, Practice Operations<\/p>\n

Lynne DeBerry, RN, MSN, MBA, DNP, OCN, BMTCN, NEA-BC<\/strong>, Senior Director, Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies<\/p>\n

Lydia Herrera, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS<\/strong>, Director, Pharmacy Operations<\/p>\n

Roseanna\u202fMartinez, MPH<\/strong>, Director, Practice Operations, Patient Access<\/p>\n

Melissa Nashawati, MPA<\/strong>, Director, Quality Assurance and Training<\/p>\n

Jeanie Paradise, MA, LPC-S<\/strong>, Director, Clinical Operations, Social Services<\/p>\n

Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN<\/strong>, Director, Caregiver Research<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Thompson, MLS<\/strong>, Director, Laboratory Operations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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