Cancer Survivorship Leadership and Expertise at NCI

The NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) was created in 1996 to promote a better understanding of the unique needs of the growing population of cancer survivors and to enhance our ability to address those needs. OCS is housed within the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) and serves an important role in leading cancer survivorship research, not only within DCCPS and the research community, but also with other parts of NCI, other institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and agencies outside NIH. In addition to the NCI cancer survivorship leaders listed below, numerous experts who focus on various aspects of cancer survivorship research are embedded throughout the institute and the NIH.

Gary Ellison, PhD, MPH

Acting Director, NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship

Acting Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

ellisong@mail.nih.gov

NCI Cancer Survivorship Steering Committee

Lisa Gallicchio, PhD

Committee Chair, NCI Cancer Survivorship Steering Committee

Senior Scientist and Program Officer, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

lisa.gallicchio@nih.gov

Crystal Reed, MHA

Executive Secretary, NCI Cancer Survivorship Steering Committee

Health Science Administrator
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

crystal.reed@nih.gov

Rachel Altshuler, PhD

Program Officer, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research Group

Project Scientist, NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Division of Cancer Prevention

rachel.altshuler@nih.gov

Michelle Doose, PhD, MPH

Program Officer, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

Project Scientist, NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

michelle.doose@nih.gov

Steve Friedman

Senior Advisor for Operations
SEER Program Manager
Surveillance Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

friedmast@mail.nih.gov

Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, PhD, MPH

Chief, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research Group

Acting Chief, Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group

Director, NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Division of Cancer Prevention

brandy.heckman-stoddard@nih.gov

 

Angela Mariotto, PhD

Chief, Statistical Research and Applications Branch
Surveillance Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

mariotta@mail.nih.gov

April Oh, PhD, MPH

Senior Advisor for Scientific Outreach and Engagement
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

april.oh@nih.gov

Francis Perna, EdD, PhD

Program Director, Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

pernafm@mail.nih.gov

Nicole Saiontz, MHS

Lead Public Health Advisor
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

saiontzn@mail.nih.gov

Brennan Streck, PhD, RN, MPH

Program Officer, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer

Project Scientist, NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Division of Cancer Prevention

brennan.streck@nih.gov

Gina Tesauro, MSW

Social and Behavioral Scientist
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

gina.tesauro@nih.gov

Ashley Wilder Smith, PhD, MPH

Chief, Outcomes Research Branch
Healthcare Delivery Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

smithas@mail.nih.gov