Executive Team

DIRECTOR

Joseph Califano, MD

Director, Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences

PHYSICIAN IN CHIEF

Ayad Hamdan, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, BASIC SCIENCE

J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, POPULATION SCIENCE, DISPARITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Elena Martinez, PhD, MPH

Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

Melody Schiaffino, PhD, MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Associate Professor, San Diego State University School of Public Health

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE

Rana McKay, MD  

Assistant Professor of Medicine

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Quyen T. Nguyen, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SHARED RESOURCES

Nicholas Webster, PhD

Acting Chief and Professor in Residence,
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Department of Medicine

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION

Mark R. Garcia

Interim Associate Cancer Center Director, Administration
Senior Director of Research Operations and Strategy

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ONCOLOGY AND RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES

Matthew Jenusaitis, MBA