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Attenuated FAP, Cowden Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, 

Hereditary Mixed Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Lynch Syndrome, Muir-Torre Syndrome, MYH-Associated Polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome

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    Medical Advisors

    In addition to our Board of Directors, we are honored and fortunate to be able to draw upon the expertise of the following individuals. Their advice and input continues to be pivotal as we grow and support this community. We thank them for their continued support of the Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation.

    Dennis Ahnen, MD

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
    University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Director, Genetics Clinic
     Gastroenterology of the Rockies

    C. Richard Boland, MD

    Medical Director, Epigenetics and Cancer Prevention
    Baylor Health Care
    Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
    Baylor University Medical Center
    Clinical Researcher
    Baylor Research Institute
     

    Randall W. Burt, MD

    Former Board Member, HCCF
    Principal Clinical Investigator, Burt-Neklason Laboratory (Retired)
    Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Professor Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine
    Division of Gastroenterology
    University of Utah

     

    James Church, MD

    Former Board Member, HCCF

    Director, Weiss Center for Hereditary Colon Cancer
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

    Steve Erdman, MD

    Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

    Nationwide Children’s Hospital
    Professor, Clinical Pediatrics 
    The Ohio State University College of Medicine

    Kory Jasperson, MS, CGC

    Former Board Member, HCCF
    Certified Genetic Counselor, Medical Affairs
    Ambry Genetics

     

    Karen Lu, MD
    Chair, Department of  Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine;

    Co-medical Director, Clinical Cancer Genetics 

    MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Kathryn Mraz, MS, CGC
    Genetic Counselor, Cancer Risk Genetics Program
    UTHealth

    Susan Peterson, PhD, MPH
    Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Jewel Samadder, MD

    Former Board Member, HCCF
    Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Department of Internal Medicine
    University of Utah School of Medicine

    Paul Wise, MD
    Associate Professor, Surgery
    Director, Inherited Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Registry
    Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency
    Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis