January 27, 2025
Scientific Leadership
The MRF’s Scientific Leadership is comprised of multidisciplinary experts in basic and translational research, dermatology, epidemiology, genomics, pathology, surgery and medical oncology. Membership includes representatives from the private and public sector.
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MRF Scientific Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs

Michael B. Atkins, MD
Deputy Director, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Ashani T. Weeraratna, PhD
E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cancer Biology, Co-Program Leader, Cancer Invasion and Metastasis,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
Members

Andrew Aplin, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Charlotte E. Ariyan, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

Michael A. Davies, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Adil Daud, MD
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA

Laura K. Ferris, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Teresa Landi, MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD

Martin McMahon, PhD
Hunstman Cancer Institute & Dept. of Dermatology
Salt Lake City, UT

Marlana M. Orloff, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Hunter Shain, PhD
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
San Francisco, CA

Ryan J. Sullivan, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Susan M. Swetter, MD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Jessie Villaneuva, PhD
The Wistar Institute
Philadelphia, PA
MRF Breakthrough Consortium Steering Committee
Co-Chairs

Richard D. Carvajal, MD
Northwell Health
New York City, NY

Tara C.Mitchell, MD
Penn Medicine
Pennsylvania, PA

Ryan J. Sullivan, MD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Members
Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, MD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Zeynep Eroglu, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Geoffrey T. Gibney, MD
Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, DC
Michael A. Postow, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY
Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Michael B. Atkins, MD
Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, DC
Dermatology Advisory Council
Co-Chairs

Laura Ferris, MD, PhD
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Harper N. Price, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Members
Allan C. Halpern, MD, MSc.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Ata Mosiri, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Brent Moody, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Heritage Medical Associates
Nashville, TN
Crystal Aguh, MD
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Douglas Grossman, MD, PhD
University of Utah – Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School / Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School / Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
James Grichnik, MD, PhD
University of South Florida – Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Jennifer Choi, MD
Northwestern
Chicago, IL
Kelly Nelson, MD, FAAD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Lilia Correa, MD, FAAD, FACMS
University of South Florida – Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Mackenzi Wehner, MD, Mphil, FAAD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Orit Markowitz, MD
OptiSkin Medical
New York, NY
Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH
VA Boston Healthcare System / Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Scott Walter, MD
Hill Center for Dermatology
Golden, CO
Susan Swetter, MD, FAAD
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD
Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Jessica Sheehan, MD
Derick Dermatology
Arlington Heights, IL
Muneeb Shah, DO
P.C. Dermatology
Wilmington, NC
Bruce Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD
Penn Medicine
Radnor, PA
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD MPH
University Hospitals – Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Howa Yeung, MD, MSc
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Dustin Portela, DO
Treasure Valley Dermatology
Boise, ID
Catherine Carreterro, MD
LoHi Dermatology
Denver, CO