Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Contributors
Aayushi Pareek, MD

Aayushi Pareek, MD

St. Bernard's Medical Center, Arkansas

Adeel M Khan MD MPH MS

Adeel M Khan MD MPH MS

Adeel M. Khan, MD, MPH, MS

Adeel M. Khan, MD, MPH, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Director of Myeloma Epidemiology Research, and Clinical Director of the Monoclonal Gammopathy Precursor Clinic

Aimaz Afrough, MD

Aimaz Afrough, MD

Aishat Motolani, PhD – Assistant Communications Manager at Binaytara

Aishat Motolani, PhD

Akriti Jain, MD

Akriti Jain, MD

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Alexandra Koehler, DNP

Alexandra Koehler, DNP

board-certified family nurse practitioner practicing genitourinary medical oncology

 Alexandra Sokolova, MD

Alexandra Sokolova, MD

an Assistant Professor

Allan Pereira, MD, PhD

Allan Pereira, MD, PhD

an associate member

Allison Hamner, PharmD, BCPS

Allison Hamner, PharmD, BCPS

a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy

Amulya Yellala, MD

Amulya Yellala, MD

Assistant professor

Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Hematologist-oncologist and assistant professor

Andrew Emmons Green, MD

Andrew Emmons Green, MD

Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology

Angel Qin, MD

Angel Qin, MD

University of Michigan Health

Anish Shah, MD

Anish Shah, MD

Archie Bleyer, MD

Archie Bleyer, MD

Ariana Sutherland, MSc

Ariana Sutherland, MSc

Binaytara

Balazs Halmos, MD

Balazs Halmos, MD

associate director for clinical science and director of the multidisciplinary thoracic oncology program

Barbara A. Goff, MD

Barbara A. Goff, MD

University of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Benjamin A. Teply, MD

Benjamin A. Teply, MD

an associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology

Benjamin Herzberg, MD

Benjamin Herzberg, MD

practices at Columbia University Medical Center

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Surgery and Global Health Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine

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Binaytara Team

Bradley W. Christensen, MD

Bradley W. Christensen, MD

Texas Oncology

Brandon G. Smaglo, MD

Brandon G. Smaglo, MD

an oncologist

By Bart L. Scott, MD

By Bart L. Scott, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Carolina Escobar, MD

Carolina Escobar, MD

Baylor University Center in Dallas, Texas

Chalothorn Wannaphut, MD

Chalothorn Wannaphut, MD

Hematology/Oncology fellow at Mayo Clinic Florida

Dr. Chandra Lalita Kakarala, internal medicine resident and breast cancer education advocate

Chandra Lalita Kakarala, MD

Chenyu Lin, MD

Chenyu Lin, MD

Physician

Christos Vaklavas, MD

Christos Vaklavas, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Cindy Varga, MD

Cindy Varga, MD

Physician

Clark Alsfeld, MD

Clark Alsfeld, MD

leukemia, stem cell transplantation, and cellular therapy

Dalia Hammoud, MD

Dalia Hammoud, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology

Daniel Ricardo Carrizosa, MD, MS

Daniel Ricardo Carrizosa, MD, MS

an associate professor of medicine

David Aboulafia, MD

David Aboulafia, MD

Virginia Mason Medical Center

David Savage, MD

David Savage, MD

Medical oncologist

David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

An associate professor

Deepak Vadehra, DO

Deepak Vadehra, DO

chief of GI Oncology, director of clinical trials, and director of clinical research for solid tumors

Deepti Behl, MD

Deepti Behl, MD

Assistant professor of oncology

Dr. Binay Shah

Dr. Binay Shah

Dr. Brenda Santellano

Dr. Brenda Santellano

Research Associate at Georgia Cancer Center

Dr. Dikshat Gupta

Dr. Dikshat Gupta

the Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Dr. Jeffrey Velotta discusses lung cancer screening guidelines and their implications for addressing cancer disparities.

Dr. Jeffrey Velotta

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Professional photograph of Dr. Jordan Ciuro

Dr. Jordan Ciuro

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncologist, Emory Winship Cancer Institute

Dr. Kyaw Min Htike, DrPH

Dr. Kyaw Min Htike, DrPH

Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University

Dr. Lei Deng

Dr. Lei Deng

Assistant professor within the Thoracic, Head & Neck medical oncology group at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Dr. Meghana Singh

Dr. Meghana Singh

West Virginia University School of Medicine, WVU Cancer Institute

Dr. Milana Dolezal

Dr. Milana Dolezal

Hematologist-Oncologist

Dr. Nandita Khera

Dr. Nandita Khera

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Dr Ronan Hsieh

Dr. Ronan Hsieh

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington State University

Dr. Roshan Kumar Mahato

Dr. Roshan Kumar Mahato

College of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University

Dr. Yousef Zakharia, a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers, wearing a suit and glasses.

Dr. Yousef Zakharia

Medical Oncologist

Elif Yilmaz, MD

Elif Yilmaz, MD

Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Erica Doubleday, NP

Erica Doubleday, NP

Director of Advanced Practice Providers for the Cancer Service Line

Professional headshot of Dr. Fengting Yan, a leading oncologist specializing in women's cancers.

Fengting Yan, MD

Gentry George Teng King, MD

Gentry George Teng King, MD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

Haadi Ali, MD

Haadi Ali, MD

Haris Zahoor, MD

Haris Zahoor, MD

an assistant professor of medicine

Hina Khan, MD

Hina Khan, MD

Hun Ju Lee, MD

Hun Ju Lee, MD

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD

Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Innocent H. Peter Uggh, MD, MPH

Innocent H. Peter Uggh, MD, MPH

Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)

Ira Klein, MBA, MD, FACP

Ira Klein, MBA, MD, FACP

Tempus AI

Jack Khouri, MD

Jack Khouri, MD

practices at the Cleveland Clinic.

Jason Brown, MD, PhD

Jason Brown, MD, PhD

 Jennifer Huang, PhD, MD

Jennifer Huang, PhD, MD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine

Jin Mou, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD

Jin Mou, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD

Binaytara

John Mathews, MD

John Mathews, MD

Texas Oncology

Jonathan W Lee, MD, MSc

Jonathan W Lee, MD, MSc

New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell

Joshua Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc

Joshua Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc

physician

 Joshua Sabari, MD

Joshua Sabari, MD

thoracic medical oncologist

Katherine Hill, PharmD, BCOP

Katherine Hill, PharmD, BCOP

an Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH

Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH

practices at Ohio State University

Konstantin Dragnev, MD

Konstantin Dragnev, MD

practices at Dartmouth Cancer Center

Krutika Gohil, MD

Krutika Gohil, MD

a second-year Internal Medicine resident

Laahn Foster, MD

Laahn Foster, MD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Larry D Anderson Jr, MD, PhD

Larry D Anderson Jr, MD, PhD

Lee Cranmer, MD/PhD/FACP

Lee Cranmer, MD/PhD/FACP

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Li Zhang, MD

Li Zhang, MD

Northwest Medical Specialties

Madiha Iqbal, MD

Madiha Iqbal, MD

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

George Washington University Cancer Center

Mark Alan Klein, MD

Mark Alan Klein, MD

Chief of the hematology-oncology section and a staff physician

Alt Text: Dr. Matthew Meranda, oncology fellow and author discussing cancer disparities research

Matthew Meranda, DO

Meghana Singh, MD

Meghana Singh, MD

West Virginia University

Moataz Ellithi, MD

Moataz Ellithi, MD

an assistant professor in the Division of Hematology

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Oregon Health & Science University / OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Nikitha Vobugari, MD

Nikitha Vobugari, MD

University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD

Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD

Paul Shaughnessy, MD

Paul Shaughnessy, MD

Director of the Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program

Peter Silberstein, MD

Peter Silberstein, MD

Chief of medical oncology

Poornima Ramadas, MD

Poornima Ramadas, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology Oncology

Dr. Ambady Prakash, Medical Director of the Neuro-Oncology Program at Providence Brain and Spine Institute

Prakash Ambady, MD

Preetesh Jain, MD, DM, PhD

Preetesh Jain, MD, DM, PhD

Mays Cancer Center, UT Health San Antonio

Prof. Sujan Babu Marahatta

Prof. Sujan Babu Marahatta

Medical Education Commission

Rachael A. Safyan, MD

Rachael A. Safyan, MD

Assistant Professor

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Swedish Cancer Institute

Randy F. Sweis, MD

Randy F. Sweis, MD

genitourinary oncologist and translational scientist

Ranjit Nair, MD

Ranjit Nair, MD

Associate Professor and Center Medical Director in the Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma

Rishi Batra, MD, MBA

Rishi Batra, MD, MBA

an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Robert Chun-Hao Hsu, MD

Robert Chun-Hao Hsu, MD

medical oncologist

Rosa M. Nadal Rios, MD, PhD

Rosa M. Nadal Rios, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Ruta Rao, MD

Ruta Rao, MD

professor of medicine

Samer Al Hadidi, MD, MS

Samer Al Hadidi, MD, MS

 Sara Zhukovsky, MD

Sara Zhukovsky, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Sasha Stanton, MD, PhD

Sasha Stanton, MD, PhD

a physician-scientist and assistant member

Sattva S. Neelapu, MD

Sattva S. Neelapu, MD

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Saurabh Dahiya, MD, FACP

Saurabh Dahiya, MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine

Scott Tykodi, MD, PhD

Scott Tykodi, MD, PhD

University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Sean Taasan, MD

Sean Taasan, MD

Shaji K. Kumar, MD

Shaji K. Kumar, MD

Mayo Clinic

Dr. Shipra Gandhi, Associate Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Shipra Gandhi, MD, MS

Sindhu Priya Devarashetty, MD

Sindhu Priya Devarashetty, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Stacey A. Cohen, MD

Stacey A. Cohen, MD

Professor

Suchit Shashikumar, MBBS

Suchit Shashikumar, MBBS

Binaytara

Portrait of Dr. Sujata Ojha, a physician advocating for cancer health equity and global oncology reforms

Sujata Ojha, MD

Swathi Namburi, MD

Swathi Namburi, MD

Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy at the Swedish Cancer Institute

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The Cancer News Team

Thomas Knight, MD

Thomas Knight, MD

physician

Thomas Templin, MD MBA

Thomas Templin, MD MBA

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Timothy Fenske, MD

Timothy Fenske, MD

Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cell Therapy Program at Methodist Hospital

Toni Cao, MD

Toni Cao, MD

Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

Vijayakrishna Gadi, PhD, MD

Vijayakrishna Gadi, PhD, MD

University of Illinois Cancer Center

Vipal Durkal, MD

Vipal Durkal, MD

hematology oncologist

Weijing Sun, MD

Weijing Sun, MD

Sprint Professor of Medical Oncology and director of the Division of Medical Oncology

Weining Ken Zhen, MD

Weining Ken Zhen, MD

Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology

Yucai Wang, MD, PhD

Yucai Wang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Oncology and a hematologist in the Division of Hematology

Zunairah Shah, MD

Zunairah Shah, MD

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center