Previous Speakers
The Annual PRIMO Meeting proudly brings together world-renowned experts in immuno and molecular oncology. Each year the PRIMO co-chairs, Drs. Hope S. Rugo and Julie Vose, cultivate meeting agendas that provide the speakers an opportunity to present educational talks in their respective areas of expertise. Below is the list of previous meeting faculty.
Robert Andtbacka, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC
Edison, NJ
- Chief Medical Officer
Birdie Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD
Rochester, MN
- Consultant
Division of Hematology
Department of Internal Medicine - Chair
Mayo Clinic Lymphoma Disease-Orientated Group
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Farrukh T. Awan, MD, MS
Columbus, Ohio
- Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Charles M. Balch, MD, FACS, FASCO
Houston, TX
- Professor of Surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Julie R. Brahmer, MD, MSc
Baltimore, MD
- Professor of Oncology
- Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program
- Director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Paul A. Bunn Jr, MD
Aurora, CO
- Distinguished Professor
Division of Medical Oncology
James Dudley Chair of Lung Cancer Research
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Clayton Chong, MD, MPH
Honolulu, HI
- Chief of Oncology
The Queen’s Medical Center
Elliot Epner, MD, PhD
Kamuela, HI
- Medical Oncologist
North Hawaii
Community Hospital
Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Vallejo, CA
- Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Oncology Clinical Trials
- Principal Investigator, KP NCI NCORP
- Oncologist, Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center
Rafael Fonseca, MD
Scottsdale, AZ
- Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic in Arizona - Getz Family Professor of Cancer
Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator
William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP
Chicago, IL
- Chief of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine
Betsy Bramsen Professorship of Breast Oncology - Professor of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine
Julie R. Gralow, MD
Seattle, WA
- Professor, Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Jill Bennett Professorship in Breast Cancer - Director, Breast Medical Oncology
Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Clinical Research Division
Leora Horn, MD, MSc
Nashville, TN
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director
Thoracic Oncology Program
Vanderbilt University, Ingram Cancer Center
Sara Hurvitz, MD
Santa Monica, CA
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Director, Breast Oncology Program
Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit
UCLA Medical Center
Daniel K. Igawa, PHARMD, BCOP
West Oahu, HI
- Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Sullivan Cancer and Infusion Center
The Queen’s Medical Center
David Ilson, MD, PhD
New York, NY
- Professor of Medicine
Cornell University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Nitin Jain, MD
Houston, TX
- Assistant Professor
Department of Leukemia
Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Brian A. Jonas, MD, PhD, FACP
Sacramento, CA
- Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California Davis
Hyunseok “Hyu” Kang, MD
Edison, NJ
- Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Andrew D. Kass, APN
New Brunswick, NJ
- Treatment Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Ning Liao, MD
Guangdong, CN
- Director, Department of Breast Cancer
Guangdong General Hospital
Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP
Atlanta, GA
- Chair and Professor
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology - Chief Medical Officer, Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
Christopher A Lum, M.D.
Honolulu, HI
- Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics
The Queen’s Medical Center - Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology - Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Ravi A. Madan, MD
Bethesda, MD
- Clinical Director
Genitourinary Malignancies Branch
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Thomas G. Martin, MD
San Francisco, CA
- Professor of Clinical Medicine
Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Program
University of California
San Francisco Medical Center
Michelle Melisko, MD
Edison, NJ
- Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director UCSF Breast Cancer Survivorship
University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shanu Modi, MD
Edison, NJ
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College - Associate Member of the Breast Medicine Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Shane Y. Morita, MD, MS, PhD, FACS
Honolulu, HI
- Medical Director of Surgical Oncology
The Queen’s Medical Center
Certified Member in Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Physician Network - Associate Professor of Surgery
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Paul Morris, MD, FACS, FCCP
Honolulu, HI
- Cancer Committee Chair
The Queen’s Medical Center
Rita Nanda, MD
Chicago, IL
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Associate Director, Breast Medical Oncology
University of Chicago Medical Center
Susan O’Brien, MD
Orange, CA
- Associate Director for Clinical Science
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Director, Sue and Ralph Stern
Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research
UC Irvine Health, University of California
Joyce A O'Shaughnessy, MD
Dallas, TX
- Celebrating Women Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research
- Co-Chair, Breast Cancer Research Program
- Chair, Breast Cancer Prevention Research
Baylor University Medical Center
Texas Oncology/US Oncology Network
Alexander B. Olawaiye, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
- Associate Professor
- Vice Chair, Diversity & Inclusion
- Director, Gynecologic Cancer Research
- Director, Minimal Access Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Mark Pegram, MD
Stanford, CA
- Associate Director for Clinical Research
Stanford Cancer Institute
Elizabeth Plimack, MD
Philadelphia, PA
- Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology
- Director of Genitourinary Clinical Research
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health
Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FACCP
Pembroke Pines, FL
- President Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO)
- Chief Scientific Officer & Medical Director
Memorial Cancer Institute/Memorial Health Care System - Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida International University
Suresh Ramalingam, MD
Atlanta, GA
- Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Roberto C. Goizueta Chair for Cancer Research - Assistant Dean for Cancer Research
- Deputy Director, Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
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
Boca Raton, FL
- Founding Partner, Florida Precision Oncology R&C
FPO, a division of 21st Century Oncology
Thoracic Oncology - Clinical Affiliate Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Amy Schippers, PA-C
Bethlehem, PA
- Physician Assistant
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Tanguy Seiwert, MD
Chicago, IL
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Associate Director, HNC Program
The University of Chicago Medicine
Mazyar Shadman, MD, MPH
Seattle, WA
- Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology Division
University of Washington School of Medicine - Assistant Member, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center
Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS
Tucson, AZ
- Associate Professor, Medicine – (Clinical Scholar Track)
- Chief, Section of GI Medical Oncology, UA Cancer Center
- Leader, GI Disease-Oriented Team, UA Cancer Center
- Director, Clinical Trials Office
University of Arizona Cancer Center
George W. Sledge Jr., MD
Stanford, CA
- Chief, Division of Oncology
Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Anthony Tolcher, MD, FACP
San Antonio, TX
- Director, Clinical Research
South Texas Accelerate Research Therapeutics, LLC (START)
Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP
Richmond, VA
- Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Alan P. Venook, MD
San Francisco, CA
- Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research
- Shorenstein Associate Director for Program Development
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA
Omaha, NE
- Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor
Chief, Division of Oncology/Hematology - Professor of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Heather Wakelee, MD
Stanford, CA
- Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Oncology
Stanford University
Stanford Clinical Cancer Center
H. Jack West, MD
Seattle, WA
- Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program
Swedish Cancer Institute - Founder and President
GRACE: Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education
Kit Wong, MD
Seattle, WA
- Assistant Professor
University of Washington School of Medicine - Assistant Member, Clinical
Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center