Program Leaders

	Gregory S. Cooper, MD Professor, Medicine-Gastroenterology gxc12@case.edu
	Susan A. Flocke, PhD Associate Professor, Family Medicine susan.flocke@case.edu

Program Themes

All three scientific themes emphasize development and application of novel methods and community and database laboratories. All themes emphasize and benefit from transdisciplinary approaches. Research to understand and eliminate cancer disparities is a cross-cutting focus of all 3 themes.

• Understanding and improving cancer prevention and early detection in practice.
  Areas of emphasis include factors affecting cancer prevention and early detection in real-world settings and both systems and community interventions. The research is accomplished through observational and intervention research within community and primary care settings, with special attention given to high-risk populations.
• Enhancing delivery and access to cancer treatment and preventive services for patients, their families, and persons at risk.
  This research examines development of communications around treatment decision-making, informed consent for cancer clinical trials, end of life care, and the use of genetic and familial information to inform patient and family decisions about preventive interventions. Emphasis is placed on the development of decision aids, the use of new technologies to aid the accessibility of complex medical information, and reduction of cancer and cancer care disparities.
• Cancer epidemiology and health services research.
  Areas of emphasis include surveillance studies, large database studies that generate and test cancer control hypotheses, and outcomes research. This research generates new knowledge about cancer risk factors and health service delivery to inform interventions to reduce the cancer burden and disparities.

Program Information

This Program aims to reduce cancer burden by identifying and evaluating interventions that are tailored to the unique risks of vulnerable populations and specific health care delivery settings. The Program has developed community and practice "laboratories" that are based on the active participation of those affected by the research. These laboratories include practice-based research networks, underserved community populations, a large database laboratory, and Cancer Center clinical populations. A strong emphasis on the development and application of innovative multimethod techniques provides the foundation for this program of research. Priority is given to research that has high potential to translate innovative cancer prevention and control interventions into clinical practice and population applications. We also emphasize the use of coherent conceptual models based on theory and data drawn from systematic observational research. Research in this program has been catalyzed through formal and informal mentorship, pilot study funds, training programs, conferences and retreats, and the development and use of Cancer Center Core Facilities. The program has spun off a new program in Cancer and Aging, and has developed a research initiative in cancer statistical genetics that is now part of the Cancer Genetics Program.

Program Members

Louise S. Acheson, MD, MS
Professor, Family Medicine
lsa@case.edu

Eric J. Arts, PhD
Professor, Medicine-Infectious Diseases
eja3@case.edu

Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Associate Professor, General Medical Sciences (Oncology)
jsb42@case.edu

Elaine A. Borawski, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
elaine.borawski@case.edu

Jeremy S. Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Dermatology
jeremy.bordeaux@UHhospitals.org

Gregory S. Cooper, MD
Professor, Medicine-Gastroenterology
gxc12@case.edu

Catherine A. Demko, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Dentistry
catherine.demko@case.edu

Susan A. Flocke, PhD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
susan.flocke@case.edu

Sonja Harris-Haywood, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
shaywood@case.edu

Jonathan Karn, PhD
Professor, Molecular Biology & Microbiology
jxk153@case.edu

Michael W. Kattan, PhD
Professor and Chair, Quantitative Health Sciences
kattanm@ccf.org

Eric D. Kodish, MD
Professor, Bioethics, Pediatrics
kodishe@ccf.org

Siran M. Koroukian, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
sxk15@case.edu

Michael M. Lederman, MD
Professor, Medicine-Infectious Diseases
mxl6@case.edu

Li Li, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
lxl62@case.edu

David G. Litaker, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
david.litaker@med.va.gov

Patricia A. Marshall, PhD
Professor, Bioethics
pam20@case.edu

Neal J. Meropol, MD
Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
neal.meropol@case.edu

Halle C.F. Moore, MD
Staff, Solid Tumor Oncology
mooreh1@ccf.org

Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN
Professor, Nursing
smm8@case.edu

Eileen Saffran, MSW
Senior Clinical Instructor, Family Medicine
saffran@touchedbycancer.org

Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Professor, Family Medicine
kcs@case.edu

Mary M. Step, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
mary.step@case.edu

Cheryl L. Thompson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
cheryl.l.thompson@case.edu

Carl V. Tyler, Jr., MD, MS
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
catyle@ccf.org

Aaron Weinberg, DMD, PhD
Professor, Dental Medicine-Biological Sciences
axw47@case.edu

Brian J. Wells, MD, MS
Research Associate, Quantitative Health Sciences
wellsb@ccf.org

James J. Werner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
james.werner@case.edu

Stephen J. Zyzanski, PhD
Professor, Family Medicine
sjz@case.edu