Training Grants

Basic Medical Research Training in Oncology Alumni

Oncology Research Program Overview

Oncology Training Faculty

Oncology Current Trainees

Oncology Alumni
  • Angela Bradbury, MD (2004-07) (Christopher Daugherty, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • Robert Doebele, MD/PhD (2004-06) (Marsha Rosner, Everett Vokes) - lately CMO Boundless Bio
  • Justin Kline, MD (2004-06) (Thomas Gajewski, Koen Van Besien) - Professor, UChicago
  • Blase Polite, MD (2004-06) (Olufunmilayo Olopade, Christopher Daugherty) - Professor, UChicago
  • Laura Michaelis, MD (2004-06) (Wendy Stock, Mark Ratain) - Chief and Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Kathryn Bylow, MD (2005-07) (Gini Fleming, Hedy Kindler) - Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Richard Lee, MD-PhD (2005-07) (Farr Curlin, Walter Stadler) - Physician and Co-Director, Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Syed Ahmed, MD-PhD (2005-07) (Marcus Peter) - Physician and Clinical Instructor, Northwestern
  • Russell Szmulewitz, MD (2006-09) (Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, Walter Stadler) - Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Amal Melhem-Bertrandt, MD (2006-09) (Suzanne Conzen) - Therapeutic head oncology, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • Frederick Locke, MD (2006-09) (Thomas Gajewski, Wendy Stock) - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of South Florida
  • Peter O'Donnell, MD (2007-10) (Mary Dolan, Walter Stadler) - Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Ryan Mattison, MD (2007-09) (Michael Thirman, Wendy Stock) - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Tara Gangadhar, MD (2007-11) (Ravi Salgia, Mark Ratain) - Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • Uchenna Njiaji, MD/MBBS (2008-11) (Mary Dolan, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Physician, University of Colorado Health
  • Monika Burness, MD (2008-11) (Dorothy Sipkins, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Assistant Professor, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
  • James Chen, MD (2008-12) (Walter Stadler, Yves Lussier) - Associate Professor, Ohio State University
  • Jane Churpek, MD (2008-11) (Lucy Godley, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Hongtao Liu, MD/PhD (2008-11) (Wendy Stock, Richard Larson) - Associate Professor, UChicago
  • James Ward, MD (2009-12) (Blase Polite, Walter Stadler) - Senior Medical Director, Seagen
  • David VanderWeele, PhD/MD (2009-12) (Kevin White, Walter Stadler) - Associate Professor, Northwestern University
  • Nicholas Campbell, MD (2009-12) (Everett Vokes, Hedy Kindler) - Medical Oncologist, NorthShore University Health System
  • Elias Obeid, MD (2009-13) (Olufunmilayo Olopade, Yang-Xin Fu) - Assistant Professor and director of Prostate Risk Assessment Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Daniel Geynisman, MD (2010-13) (Walter Stadler, Hedy Kindler) - Associate Professor, Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Lori Muffly, MD (2010-13) (Christopher Daugherty, Andrew Artz) - Professor, Stanford University
  • Erica Stringer-Reasor, MD (2010-13) (Gini Fleming, Mark Ratain) - Associate Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham
  • Jagoda Jasielec, MD (2011-14) (Andrzej Jakubowiak, Richard Larson) - Senior Medical Director at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Johnson & Johnson
  • Obiageli Ezewuiro, MD (2011-14) (Gini Fleming, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Hematologist Oncologist Texas Oncology- El Paso Cancer Treatment Center
  • Andrea Amico, MD (2012-15) (Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Assistant Professor (Clinical) Loyola University Of Chicago
  • Apoorva Chawla, MD (2012-15) (Everett Vokes, Ravi Salgia) - Staff Physician, Northwest Oncology and Hematology
  • Emily Curran, MD (2012-16) (Wendy Stock, Justin Kline) - Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
  • Stephanie Tsai, MD (2012-15) (Andrzej Jakubowiak, Michael Bishop) - Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago
  • Robert Daly, MD (2013-16) (Blase Polite, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering
  • Jennifer Veneris, MD/PhD (2014-17) (Gini Fleming, Suzanne Conzen) - Executive Medical Director, GSK
  • Randy Sweis, MD (2014-17) (Thomas Gajewski, Mark Ratain) - Assistant Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Kristen Pettit, MD (2014-17) (Mary Dolan, Mark Ratain) - Associate Professor, University of Michigan
  • Jamie Brewer, MD (2014-17) (Mary Dolan, Walter Stadler) - Medical Officer, US Food and Drug Administration
  • Steven Maron, MD (2014-17) (Kevin White, Hedy Kindler) - Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
  • Christine Bestvina, MD (2016-18) (Jyoti Patel) - Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Chicago
  • James Godfrey, MD (2016-18) (Mary Dolan, Wendy Stock) - Assistant Professor, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Kristen Whitaker, MD (2016-18) (Blase Polite, Olufunmilayo Olopade) - Physician, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
  • Allison West, MD (2016-18) (Thomas Gajewski, Mark Ratain) - Physician, Northshore University Healthsystem
  • Joseph Wynne, PhD/MD (2017-19) (Marsha Rosner, Wendy Stock) - FDA, Medical Officer
  • Jonathan Trujillo, MD/PhD (2017-20) (Thomas Gajewski, Justin Kline) -Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Chicago
  • Michael Leukam, MD (2018-20) (Olufunmilayo Olopade, Justin Kline) - Instructor, Beth Israel/Harvard Medical Center
  • Padma Rajagopal, MD (2018-20) (Olufunmilayo Olopade, Hae Kyung Im) - Physician-Scientist, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
  • Marquita Nelson, MD (2018-20) (Monica Peek, Kenneth Cohen) - Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  • Benjamin Derman, MD (2018-20) (Andrzej Jakubowiak) - Assistant Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Brian Heiss, MD (2018-20) (Thomas Gajewski) - Clinical Reviewer, Food & Drug Administration
  • Sherin Rouhani, MD/PhD (2019-21) (Thomas Gajewski, Christine Bestvina) - Instructor, Harvard Medical School
  • Carolina Soto Chervin, MD/PhD (2019-20) (Thomas Gajewski, Everett Vokes)  - Physician, Endeavor Health
  • Kenneth Hawking, MD (2020-21) (John Yoon, Mark Siegler) - Clinical Associate, University of Chicago
  • Frederick Howard, MD (2020-21) (Rita Nanda, Alexander Pearson) - Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
  • Ajay Major, MD (2020-21) (Tara Henderson, Sonali Smith) - Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado
  • Jovian Yu MD (2020-21) (Justin Kline, Robert Grossman) - Executive Medical Director, AbbVie
  • Kirk Cahill MD (2021-23) (Olatoyosi Odenike, Sonali Smith) - Assistant Professor, Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
  • James Dolezal MD (2021-23) (Alexander Pearson, Robert Grossman) - Assistant Professor, Oncology Geisinger
  • Dario Villamar MD (2021-23) (Tan and Polite) - Clinical Associate, University of Chicago
  • Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH (2022-24) (Ratain and Peek) Instructor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Gregory Roloff, MD (2022-24) (Drazer and Odenike) Assistant Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Alexandra Rojek MD (2023-25) (Kline and Smith) Instructor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Jennifer Cooperrider, MD (2022-2024) (Jakubowiak and Stock) Assistant Professor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Wenji Guo, MD-PhD (2023-2026) (Huo and Olopade) is still in training
  • Vivek Behera MD-PhD (2023-2025) (Raman and Garassino) Instructor of Medicine, UChicago
  • Sarah Poland MD (2024-26) is still in training