Leadership

Siteman Cancer Center’s cutting-edge facilities and nationally renowned staff would be nothing without the people who lead them. Our leadership team is comprised of doctors, some of whom have been with Siteman since its inception in 1999, who are committed to serving as a resource through every phase of the cancer journey.

Senior Leadership Committee

Timothy Eberlein, MD Director

Daniel Link, MD Deputy Director Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Oncology Scientific Expertise: Hematologic malignancies

Amanda Cashen, MD Associate Director, Clinical Research Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Hematologic Malignancies

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH Associate Director, Prevention and Control Professor of Surgery and Division Director of Public Health Sciences

Bettina Drake, PHD, MPH Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences

Nick Fisher, MBA Associate Director,  Administration [email protected]

Benjamin Garcia, PhD, FRSC Associate Director, Shared Resources Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Ramaswamy Govindan, MD Associate Director, Translational Research Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Oncology Scientific Expertise: Cancer genomics; Thoracic malignancies

Aimee James, PhD Associate Director, Education and Training Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences Scientific Expertise: Cancer Prevention & Control

Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD Associate Director, Access & Opportunities Professor of Social Work

Sheila Stewart, PhD Associate Director, Basic Science Professor and Vice Chair of Cell Biology & Physiology

Senior Leaders at Large

Farrokh Dehdashti, MD Research Program Co-Leader, Oncologic Imaging Program Professor of Radiology and Division Director of Nuclear Medicine

David DeNardo, PhD Principal Investigator, SPORE in Pancreatic Cancer Professor of Medicine and Section Co-Director of Molecular Oncology

Jorge Di Paola, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Hematology and Oncology

Sana Karam, MD, PhD Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology Scientific Expertise: Head & Neck Cancer

Dineo Khabele, MD Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Albert Lai, PhD Chief Research Information Officer, Washington University School of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences

Christina Longnecker, JD, MBA, BSN, RN Vice President of Oncology Services [email protected]

Jeff Michalski, MD, MBA Professor of Radiation Oncology and Division Chief of Genitourinary Service

David G. Mutch, MD Principal Investigator, SPORE in Endometrial Cancer Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Spring Schmidt Community Representative CEO and President, Missouri Public Health Institute