Research Subcommittees

The Subcommittee consists of community and academic representatives who specialize in the areas of Quality of Life, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Gynecology Urology, Hematology, Thoracic (Lung), Nursing, Cancer Control, Radiation, Research Advocacy and Translational/Correlative Research. These doctors and nurses design and develop research protocols for Hoosier Oncology Group studies. 

ADVOCACY

• Mary Lou Smith, Esq. (Research Advocacy Network, Chicago, IL)
• Ted Stansbury (Columbus, IN)

BREAST

• Kathy Miller, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN )
• Robin Zon, MD, FACP (Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium, South Bend, IN)

GASTROINTESTINAL

• Gabi Chiorean, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)
• Mary Mulcahy, MD (Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL)

GENITOURINARY

• Noah Hahn, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)
• Guru Sonpavde (US Oncology, TX)

GYNECOLOGY

• Daniela Matei, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)
• Greg Sutton, MD (St. Vincents Oncology, Indianapolis, IN)

HeMATOLOGY

• Shariff Farag, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)
• Tamila Kindwall-Keller (University of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH)

THORACIC

• Nasser Hanna, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)
• Jyoti Patel, MD (Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University)  

QUALITY OF LIFE AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH

• Rudy Navari, MD (University of Notre Dame)
• Larry Einhorn, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN

RADIATION

• Achilles Fakiris, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN )
• Rao Prasad Mantravadi, MD (Ft. Wayne, IN )

• Romnee Clark, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN )
• Daniel Weed, MD (Clarian West Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN)

• Mark Henderson, MD (Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN )
• Charles Nock, MD (Ireland Cancer Center, University of Cleveland, OH)