Advisory Committee to the Texas Cancer Registry Members
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Our mission is to advise and support the Texas Cancer Registry in achieving its mission.
Our vision is to contribute significantly to the knowledge of cancer for use in improving the health of Texans. |
ACTCR Officers
Sandi L. Pruitt, PhD, MPH
ACTCR Chair
Associate Professor, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Department of Clinical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Caitlin Murphy, PhD, MPH, CPH
ACTCR Vice-Chair / Chair-Elect
Associate Professor, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
ACTCR Members
Nimisha Bhakta, MPH
Director, Health Promotion and
Chronic Disease Prevention Section
Division for Community Health Improvement
Texas Department of State Health Services
Theresa L. Byrd, RN, DrPH
Dean, School of Health Professionals
School of Health Professionals
University of Texas at Tyler
Jessica Chacon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Immunology and Microbiology
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Mary Edgerton, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH
Chair and Professor
Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Lewis Foxhall, MD
Vice President of Health Policy and Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine
University of Texas Medical School
Council Member, State Health Services Council
Texas Department of State Health Services
Sharon H. Giordano, MD, MPH
Chair, Health Services Research
Chair, Ad Interim, Health Disparities Research
Professor, Breast Medical Oncology
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
James S. Goodwin, MD
Vice President and Chief Research Officer
George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Director, Sealy Center on Aging
University of Texas Medical Branch
Suntrea T.G. Hammer, MD, FASCP
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Daikwon Han, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Texas A&M University
David Lopez, DrPH, MPH, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
School of Preventative Medicine and Population Health
University of Texas Medical Branch
Philip J. Lupo, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Section of Hematology-Oncology
Texas Children's Cancer Center
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Kelly Willis Merriman, MPH, PhD, ODS-C
Director, Tumor Registry
Department of Tumor Registry
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Zuber D. Mulla, MSPH, PhD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Academic Dean, Office of Faculty Development
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Debra Patt, MD, MPH, MBA
Physician, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Texas Oncology Cancer Center
Medical Director, Healthcare Informatics and
Pathways Task Force, U.S. Oncology
Chair, Cancer Committee, Texas Medical Association
Board Member, Breast Cancer Resource Center
Chair, Breast Cancer Subcommittee
Seton Family of Hospitals
Michael E. Scheurer, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, EpiCenter at Texas Children's Cancer and
Hematology Centers
Director, Population Sciences Biorepository
Baylor College of Medicine
Dimpy P. Shah, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Institute for Health Promotion Research
Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center
Sanjay Shete, PhD
Genetic Epidemiologist, Department of Biostatistics
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Elaine Symanski, PhD
Professor, Center for Precision Environmental Health
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Maria Hoang Tran, MPH, ODS-C
Director of Cancer Registry
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, CPH, FAAHB
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Program Director, MPH Maternal and Child Health Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Deidre Watson, ODS-C
Cancer Program Coordinator
Baylor Scott & White Health, Round Rock
Kristina Walker Whitworth, PhD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Center for Precision Environmental Health
Dept. of Medicine, Epidemiology and Population Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Laura Wood
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships
American Cancer Society
Thomas Yankeelov, PhD
W.A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr., Simulation-Based Engineering and
Sciences Professorship II – Computational Oncology
Director, Center for Computational Oncology
Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Director of Cancer Imaging Research
LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes
Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine
Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin