The Education & Engagement Committee ensures that LCRF provides educational content that is relevant, helpful, and meets the needs of the lung cancer community while ensuring these resources are readily available to inform and empower individuals on their lung cancer journey. The committee, comprised of clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers and advocates, acts as ambassadors within the community, connecting people affected by lung cancer with the latest advancements made possible by research.
Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS
Committee Chair
Assistant Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sydney Barned, MD
Survivor and Advocate
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD
Medical Oncologist
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center
Dave Bjork
Survivor and Advocate
Founder
Research Evangelist Podcast
Meghan Cox
Advocate
Denise D. Cutlip
Survivor and Advocate
Devika Das, MD, MSHQS
Division Director of Hematology and Medical Oncology,
Associate Director for Clinical Affairs for the Cancer Center,
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Narjust Florez (Duma), MD
Associate Director, Cancer Care Equity Program
Thoracic Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Cancer Center
Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Philip Levy, MD
Clinical Director of Medical Oncology
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stephen V. Liu, MD
Medical Oncologist, Chief of Hematology & Oncology,
Director of Thoracic Oncology, Head of Developmental Therapeutics,
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
Catherine Paykin, MSSW, LCSW
Social Worker
NYU Langone Health
Rachel Sanborn, MD
Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program
Medical Director of Phase I Clinical Trials Program
Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute at Providence Cancer Institute
Joan H. Schiller, MD
Deputy Director, Inova Schar Cancer Center (Emeritus)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Virginia
Nagashree Seetharamu, MD, MBBS
Medical Oncologist, Thoracic and Head and Neck Oncology
Monter Cancer Center, Northwell Health Center for Advanced Medicine
Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Eric K. Singhi, MD
Assistant Professor
Thoracic Medical Oncologist
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christos Stavropoulos, MD, FACS
Director of Thoracic Oncology
The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center (Englewood Health)
Ishwaria M. Subbiah, MD, MS
Executive Director, Cancer Care Equity and Professional Wellness
Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)