Advisors
The ABTA relies on leaders and experts in the brain tumor community to make sure the work we do is meaningful and accurate.
ABTA Advisors
Our Scientific Advisory Council, led by SAC Chairperson, Dr. Craig Horbinski, makes research funding recommendations to the ABTA Board of Directors and advises the ABTA about scientific trends and new areas of research. Our Clinical Advisory Committee, led by CAC Chairperson, Dr. Elizabeth Claus, and the Metastatic Brain Tumor Advisory Committee review our brochures and other content we put into our patient programs and services to make sure information is clinically current and evidence-based.
Scientific Advisory Council
SAC Chair
Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD
Director of Neuropathology, Professor of Pathology and Neurological Surgery
Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Location: Chicago, IL
Manish Aghi, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Location: San Francisco, CA
Priscilla Brastianos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, CNS Metastasis Center
Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Boston, MA
Steven Brem, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Institution: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Bruce, MD
Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery and Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Institution: Columbia University Medical Center
Location: New York, NY
Maria Castro, PhD
R.C. Schneider Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Institution: University of Michigan Medical School
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Milan Chheda, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology, and Director of Neuro-oncology
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine
Location: St. Louis, MO
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD
Harvey W. Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief and Chairman
Institution:Brigham and Women’s and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston, MA
Anita Hjelmeland, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, and Basic Science Co-Leader, Neurooncology Program, O’Neal CCC
Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Location: Birmingham, AL
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
Director of Neuropathology, Professor of Pathology and Neurological Surgery
Institution: Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Betty Kim, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Institution: University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location: Houston, TX
Albert Lai, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Justin Lathia, PhD
Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, and Scientific Director, Rose Ella Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center
Institution: Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland, OH
Minesh Mehta, MD
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
Institution: Baptist Health South Florida and Cancer Institute
Location: Miami, FL
Elias Sayour, MD, PhD
Professor for Pediatric Oncology
Institution: University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FL
Harald Sontheimer, PhD
Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Institution: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Erik Sulman, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Research and Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Institution: Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center and NYU Langone Health
Location: New York, NY
Monica Venere, PhD
Associate Professor
Institution: The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, OH
Derek Wainwright, PhD
Associate Professor, Scientific Director of Brain Tumor Research, Program Leader of Cancer Biology & Therapeutics
Institution: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Location: Maywood, IL
Kyle Walsh, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Institution: Duke University School of Medicine
Location: Durham, NC
Kyuson Yun, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Member
Institution: Methodist Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: Houston, TX
Clinical Advisory Committee
Elizabeth Claus, MD, PhD
Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery
Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Location: Boston, MA
Vinai Gondi, MD
Director, Radiation Oncology
Institution: Northwestern Medicine West Region
Location: Warrenville, IL
Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD
Staff Physician - Scientist, Radiation Oncology
Institution: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland, OH
Ashlee Loughan, PhD
Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor
Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: Richmond, VA
Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Institution: University of California San Franciso
Location: San Francisco, CA
Michael A. Vogelbaum, MD, PhD
Program Leader, Neuro Oncology, Chief of Neurosurgery
Institution: Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute
Location: Tampa, FL
Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD
Assistant Member Clinical Psychologist Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
Institution: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Location: Memphis, TN
Akanksha Sharma, MD
Neuro Oncology, Palliative Medicine
Institution: Formerly Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Joseph Bovi, MD, FACR
Adjunct Professor, Radiaiton Oncology
Institution: ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
Location: Appleton, WI
Shakti Ramkissoon, MD, PhD
Vice President, Oncology
Institution: LabCorp
Location: Raleigh, NC
Ugonma Chukwueke, MD, PH
Associate Director of the Center for Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Institution: Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston, MA
Vinay Puduvalli, MD
Professor and Chair, Neuro-Oncology
Institution: MD Anderson
Location: Houston, TX
Rick Franzo
Brain Tumor Survivor
Institution: The Growth Coach of the Poconos
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Metastatic Brain Tumor Advisory Committee
Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, FACP, MBA
Deputy Director, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief of Solid Tumor Medical Oncology
Institution: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Location: Miami, FL
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Associate Director for Informatics and Data Science
Institution: National Cancer Institute
Location: Rockville, MD
Adrienne Boire, MD, PhD, FAAN
Department of Neurology, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Institution:Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York, NYC
Priscilla Brastianos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, CNS Metastasis Center
Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Boston, MA
Daniel J Brat, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Pathology
Institution: Northwestern Medicine
Location: Chicago, IL
Minesh Mehta, MD
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
Institution: Baptist Health South Florida and Cancer Institute
Location: Miami, FL
Robin Page
Patient Advocate
Institution: Director, The Core Life Cancer Wellness Program at Affinity Integrated Health Care
Location: IL
