Karmanos Cancer Institute Leadership

Boris C. Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP

President & CEO
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Ann Schwartz, Ph.D.

VP, Deputy Director, Research
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Morhaf Al Achkar, M.D.

Associate Center Director, Education
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Tamara Collins

VP, Marketing and Business Development
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Arnold D'Ambrosio

Chief Development Officer
Karmanos Cancer Foundation
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Regina Doxtader

VP, Chief Financial Officer
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Felicity Harper, Ph.D.

Associate Center Director, Population Sciences
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Lawrence Matherly, Ph.D.

Associate Center Director,
Basic Sciences
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Evano Piasentin

Associate Center Director, Research Administration
Karmanos Cancer Institute

LaTonya Riddle-Jones, M.D., MPH

Associate Center Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Amy Ryder

Vice President, Human Resources
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Center Director, Clinical Science &
Community Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Hayley Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate Center Director, Community Outreach & Education
Karmanos Cancer Institute

 

Karmanos Cancer Hospital Leadership

Brian Gamble

President
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Kathleen Carolin, RN, BSN

Chief Nursing Officer
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Abihinav Deol, M.D.

President, Medical Staff
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Christopher Graunstadt

Chief Operations Officer
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Surender Kanaparthi, R.Ph., MBA, DPLA, FACHE

Chief Pharmacy Officer
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

George Yoo, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer
Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Doris Ranski-Zazula

Vice President
Karmanos Cancer Network

 

Program Leaders

Asfar S. Azmi, Ph.D.

Leader, Molecular Therapeutics Program

Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Ph.D.

Leader, Population Studies & Disparities Research

Nerissa Viola, Ph.D.

Leader, Molecular Imaging Program

Kay-Uwe Wagner, Ph.D.

Leader, Tumor Biology & Microenvironment Program

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