University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

Protocol Review Committee

PRC Members

2012 UPCI Protocol Review Committee members, specialties, and assistants.

COMMITTEE A Specialty
Andrew Laman, MD – CHAIRMAN Medical Oncology–Community physician
Michael K. Gibson, MD (sub-chair) Hematology/Oncology
Shannon L. Puhalla, MD Hematology/Oncology
Matthew Schuchert, MD Surgery – HLESI
Yoshio Arai, MD Radiation Oncology
Dhaval Mehta, MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
Amer Zureikat, MD Surgical Oncology
April Lehman, BS, CCRP CRS Regulatory – Breast Program
Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD Oncology, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program (Pitt)
Annie Im, MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
Jorge Rios, MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
Yang Liu, MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
Hong Wang, PhD (wang@upci.pitt.edu) Statistician


COMMITTEE B Specialty
Leonard Appleman, MD – CHAIRMAN Hematology – Oncology
Michael Boyiadzis, MD (sub-chair) Hematology Oncology
Jodi Maranchie, MD Urology
Hideo Okada, MD, PhD Immunology & Gene Transfer Vectors (Lab)
Ronald Stoller, MD Hematology-Oncology – community
Ahmad Tarhini, MD Hematology/Oncology
Hassane Zarour, MD Cancer Immunology and Cutaneous Oncology
Hussein Tawbi, MD Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Katie Nason, MD Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Linda Robertson, RN, MSN, Dr.PH Hematology/Oncology – Multiple Myeloma, Immunology
Enrico Novelli, M.D. Asst. Professor, Hematology/Oncology
Liza Villaruz, MD Hematology/Oncology
Rahul Parikh, MD Fellow, Internal Medicine
Yan Lin, PhD (yal14@pitt.edu) Statistician


COMMITTEE C Specialty
Linda Robertson, RN, MSN, DrPh - CHAIRPERSON Assoc. Director, Cancer Control Services
Asst: Karen Seisek
Joel Weissfeld, MD, MPH Epidemiology, Cancer Control x33313
Beth Simon, RN, MSN, DrPH Quality & Performance Improvement Specialist, UPCI
Dana Bovbjerg, PhD Biobehavioral Medicine
Scheduling: A. Tambellini
Melanie Mays CRS Regulatory (Safety)
Karen Holeva, BS Supervisor, RTOG & Radiation Oncology
Donna Posluszny, PhD Asst. Professor, Behavioral Medicine Clinical Service
Doug Potter, PhD Biostatistician