Leadership

Senior Leaders

  • Gary Schwartz headshot

    Gary Schwartz, MD

    Director
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Vice Dean for Oncology
    School of Medicine
    Gertrude Donnelly Hess MD Professor in Oncology Research

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.1994

  • Alan Diehl Headshot

    J. Alan Diehl, PhD

    Chair
    Department of Biochemistry
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Biochemistry
    School of Medicine
    Deputy Director for Case Western Reserve University
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.0268

  • Ted Teknos headshot

    Theodoros N. Teknos, MD

    Clinical Professor
    Department of Otolaryngology
    School of Medicine
    President
    University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
    Deputy Director for University Hospitals
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

  • Alex Adjei headshot

    Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    Department of Oncology
    School of Medicine
    Chair
    Taussig Cancer Institute
    Cleveland Clinic
    Deputy Director for Cleveland Clinic
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.444.0840

  • Afshin Dowlati, MD

    Afshin Dowlati, MD

    Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Division of Hematology and Oncology
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Clinical Research
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.844.1228

  • Image of headshot of Ruth Keri

    Ruth Keri, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Molecular Medicine
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Basic Research
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Professor
    Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
    School of Medicine

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.445.1323

  • Portrait of Jaroslaw Maciejewski

    Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, MD, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Medicine
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Pathology
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Translational Research
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.445.5962

  • Jason A. Mears headshot

    Jason A. Mears, PhD

    Graduate Program Director
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director
    Training and Education
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.3348

  • Cynthia Owusu Headshot

    Cynthia Owusu, MD, MS

    Associate Professor
    Hematology and Oncology
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director
    Academic and Organizational Excellence
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.844.7670

  • John Pounardjian headshot

    John Pounardjian, MBA

    Associate Vice President
    Associate Director for Administration
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.0846

  • Stephanie Schmit

    Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH

    Associate Staff and Vice Chair
    Genomic Medicine Institute
    Cleveland Clinic
    Associate Director for Cancer Population Sciences
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.444.3173

  • Jacob Scott headshot

    Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil

    Associate Professor
    Department of Molecular Medicine
    School of Medicine
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Physics
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Data Sciences
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

  • Derek Taylor headshot

    Derek J. Taylor, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Biochemistry and Department of Pharmacology
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Shared Resources
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Developmental Therapeutics Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.0684

  • Erika Trapl headshot

    Erika S. Trapl, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    School of Medicine
    Director
    Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
    School of Medicine
    Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.368.0098

Executive Committee

  • Portrait of Nathan Pennell

    Nathan A. Pennell, MD, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Medicine
    School of Medicine
    Deputy Associate Director for Clinical Research
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Member
    Immune Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 216.445.9282

  • Quintin Pan headshot

    Quintin Pan, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Otolaryngology
    School of Medicine
    Special Advisor to the Director
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Director
    Pilot Funding and Scientific Investments
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Co-Leader
    Molecular Oncology Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: [email protected]