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Senior Leaders

  • Gary Schwartz headshot

    Gary K. Schwartz, MD

    Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Peter and Laurie Weinberger Professor in Cancer Research
    Vice Dean for Oncology, School of Medicine

    Email: gks37@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.1994

  • Alan Diehl Headshot

    J. Alan Diehl, PhD

    Chair, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine
    Deputy Director for Case Western Reserve University, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Phone: 216.368.0268

  • Ted Teknos headshot

    Theodoros N. Teknos, MD

    Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine
    President, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
    Deputy Director for University Hospitals, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: theodoros.teknos@uhhospitals.org

  • Alex Adjei headshot

    Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
    Chair, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
    Deputy Director for Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: adjeia2@ccf.org

    Phone: 216.444.0840

  • Timothy Chan headshot

    Timothy Chan, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine
    Co-Director, National Center for Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Translational Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Immune Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: CHANT2@ccf.org

  • Afshin Dowlati, MD

    Afshin Dowlati, MD

    Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Clinical Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: axd44@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.1228

  • Image of headshot of Ruth Keri

    Ruth Keri, PhD

    Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Basic Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine

    Email: kerir@ccf.org

    Phone: 216.445.1323

  • Jason A. Mears headshot

    Jason A. Mears, PhD

    Graduate Program Director, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
    Associate Director, Training and Education, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: jam348@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3348

  • Cynthia Owusu Headshot

    Cynthia Owusu, MD, MS

    Associate Professor, Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine
    Associate Director, Academic and Organizational Excellence, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: cynthia.owusu@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.7670

  • Stephanie Schmit

    Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH

    Associate Staff and Vice Chair, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
    Associate Director for Cancer Population Sciences, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: schmits3@ccf.org

    Phone: 216.444.3173

  • Jacob Scott headshot

    Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil

    Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine
    Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
    Co-Director, Center for AI Enabling Discovery in Disease Biology (AID2B)
    Associate Director for Data Sciences, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: jgs25@case.edu

  • Derek Taylor headshot

    Derek J. Taylor, PhD

    Vice Chair for Innovation, Translation, and Entrepreneurship, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Shared Resources, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: djt36@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0684

  • Erika Trapl headshot

    Erika S. Trapl, PhD

    Philip and Mary Wenclaw Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine
    Director, Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Interim Director, Institute for Population and Community Health, School of Medicine

    Email: erika.trapl@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0098

Executive Committee

  • Aaron Gerds headshot

    Aaron T. Gerds, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
    Deputy Associate Director for Clinical Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: gerdsa@ccf.org

    Phone: 216.445.9840

  • Quintin Pan headshot

    Quintin Pan, PhD

    Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine
    Special Advisor to the Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Director, Pilot Funding and Scientific Investments, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: quintin.pan@UHhospitals.org