Co-Chairs and Faculty - Practical Recommendations in Immuno and Molecular Oncology (PRIMO)

Co-Chairs

The PRIMO meeting co-chairs, Drs. Hope S. Rugo and Julie Vose, as well as the PRIMO Steering and Educational Committees are working to assemble an elite faculty for the 2022 meeting.  

Steering Committee

[NAME]
[Location]

Associate Professor
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine Division
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Educational Committee

Jorge J. García, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE
Miami, FL
  • Assistant Vice President
  • System Oncology Pharmacy Services
  • Non-Oncology Infusion Center Pharmacy Services
  • Corporate Pharmacy Clinical Enterprise
  • Miami Cancer Institute
  • Baptist Health South Florida
  • Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Amy Schippers, PA-C
Morristown, New Jersey
  • Physician Assistant
    Cancer Expert Now
Terri Imada, APRN, NP-C
Honolulu, HI
  • Adult Nurse Practitioner
  • High Risk Clinics and Hereditary Cancer Clinic
  • Queen’s Medical Center

Faculty

Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH
Philadelphia, PA
  • Leslye M. Heisler Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Physican Lead, Airways Malignancies Clinical Research
  • University of Pennsylvania
Christa Braun-Inglis, MS, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Honolulu, HI
  • Nurse Practitioner/Assistant Researcher
  • University of Hawaii Cancer Center/Hawaii M.U NCORP
  • Clinical Faculty, UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Providence, RI
  • Professor of Medicine, Brown University
  • Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program, Lifespan Cancer Institute | Director, Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, The Cancer Center at Brown University
Ramez N. Eskander, MD
San Diego, CA
  • Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
  • Fellowship Director
  • Associate Residency Program Director
  • Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy
  • Center for Precision Immunotherapy
  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Jami Fukui, MD
Honolulu, HI
  • Associate Professor/Researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
  • Medical Oncologist at Hawaii Pacific Health-Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Member of the Hawaii Cancer Consortium
Jorge J. García, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE
Miami, FL
  • Assistant Vice President
  • System Oncology Pharmacy Services
  • Non-Oncology Infusion Center Pharmacy Services
  • Corporate Pharmacy Clinical Enterprise
  • Miami Cancer Institute
  • Baptist Health South Florida
  • Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP
Santa Monica, CA
  • Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology
  • David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
  • Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FACCP
Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP
Miami, FL
  • President Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO)
  • Chief Scientific Officer & Medical Director
  • Memorial Cancer Institute/Memorial Health Care System
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine
  • Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  • Florida International University
Merrick I. Ross, MD
Houston, Texas
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Melanoma Section
  • Charles M. McBride Distinguished Professor in Melanoma
  • Department of Surgical Oncology
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO
Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO
San Francisco, CA
  • Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education
  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Edgardo S. Santos Castillero, MD, FACP
Aventura-Boca Raton, FL
  • Florida Precision Oncology, A Division of Genesis Care
  • Medical Director of Research Services
  • Thoracic and Head/Neck Cancer Programs
  • Clinical Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Secretary, Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO)
  • Vice-President, FLASCO Foundation
Jennifer M. Scalici, MD, FACOG
Mobile, AL
  • Professor and Chief of the Gynecologic Oncology Division
  • University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute
  • Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Basic and Translational Research Laboratory at MCI
Tomasz M. Beer, MD
Portland, OR
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Division of Medical Oncology
  • James Dudley Chair of Lung Cancer Research
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center
Paul A. Bunn, MD
Aurora, CO
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Division of Medical Oncology
  • James Dudley Chair of Lung Cancer Research
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center
May Cho, MD
Orange, CA
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Division of Hematology/Oncology
  • Department of Medicine
  • UC Irvine Health
Naval G. Daver, MD
Philadelphia, PA
  • Director, Leukemia Research Alliance Program
  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Leukemia
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE
Philadelphia, PA
  • Jill & Alan Miller Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Excellence
  • Professor of Medicine
  • Co-Leader, Breast Cancer Program, Abramson Cancer Center
  • Co-Director, 2-PREVENT Translational Center of Excellence
  • Physician Lead, Breast Cancer Clinical Research Unit Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Terri Imada, APRN, NP-C
Honolulu, HI
  • Adult Nurse Practitioner
  • High Risk Clinics and Hereditary Cancer Clinic
  • Queen’s Medical Center
Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP
Atlanta, GA
  • Professor and Chair
  • Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Winship Cancer Institute
  • Emory University School of Medicine
Ravi A. Madan, MD
Bethesda, MD
  • Clinical Director
  • Genitourinary Malignancies Branch Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Michelle Elizabeth Melisko, MD
Atlanta, GA
  • Professor and Chair
  • Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Winship Cancer Institute
  • Emory University School of Medicine
Shane Y. Morita, MD, MS, PhD, FACS
Honolulu, HI
  • Medical Director of Surgical Oncology
  • Vice Chief of Staff
  • The Queen’s Medical Center
Susan O’Brien, MD
Irvine, CA
  • Associate Director for Clinical Science, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Medical Director, Sue and Ralph Stern Center for the Cancer Clinical Trials and Research
  • Chao Family Endowed Chair for Cancer Clinical Science
  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
  • University of California Irvine
Amy Schippers, PA-C
Morristown, NJ
  • Physician Assistant
  • Cancer Expert Now
Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS
Tucson, AZ
  • Chief, Section of GI Medical Oncology
  • Leader, University of Arizona Cancer Center GI Clinical Research Team
  • Director, Clinical Trials Office
  • Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research – UA College of Medicine-Tucson
  • Associate Professor, Cancer Biology-GIDP
  • Medical Director, Arizona Clinical Trials Network (ACTN)
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Hematology/Oncology
Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA
Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA
Omaha, NE
  • Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor
  • Chief, Hematology/Oncology
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center