Led by Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center is home to researchers, physicians and genetic counselors who are leaders in the field of hereditary cancers. Dedicated to eradicating BRCA-related cancers, the Basser Center builds upon the strengths of the Abramson Cancer Center’s formidable cancer genetics, vaccine research, and oncology programs.
Basser Center Leadership:
- Susan Domchek, MD, Executive Director
- Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD, Director of Gynecologic Cancer Research
- Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Director of Basic Science
- Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, Director of Genetics
- Beth Stearman, MPH, Administrative Director
Internal Advisory Board:
- Chair - Glen Gaulton, PhD, Vice Dean and Director, Center for Global Health
- Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, Director, Abramson Cancer Center
- Deborah Driscoll, MD, Chair of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Lynn Schuchter, MD, Chief of Division of Hematology Oncology
External Advisory Board:
- Alan Ashworth, PhD, Director of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Bruce Chabner, MD, Director of Clinical Research at Harvard Medical School
- Judy Garber, MD, MPH, Director of Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Andrew Godwin, PhD, Deputy Director of the University of Kansas Cancer Center
- Colleen McBride, PhD, Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
- John Petrini, PhD, Chair of the Molecular Biology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute
- Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Director of Cancer Genetics and Co-Director of Cancer Biology at Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Clinical Staff:
- Angela Bradbury, MD
- Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD
- Kim Reiss-Binder, MD
- Payal Shah, MD
- Dana Clark, MS, LCGC
- Jessica Ebrahimzadeh, MS, LCGC
- Robin Herzog, CRNP
- Jessica Long, MS, LCGC
- Danielle McKenna, MS, LCGC
- Kimberly Molinari, CRNP, MSN
- Jackie Powers, MS, LCGC
- Kelsey Spielman, MS, LCGC
Administrative Staff:
- Melissa Batson, Clinical Research Coordinator
- Jamie Brower, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
- Samm Deighan, Social Media Coordinator
- Rhonda Kitlas Gillette, Research Project Manager
- Patricia Lafferty, Program Coordinator
- Heather Symecko, Associate Director of Clinical Research