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Panel Members

Panel members are distinguished members of the scientific, research, and public communities appointed by the President of the United States to serve three-year terms.

Dr. Elizabeth M. Jaffee

Dr. Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Chair

Dr. Elizabeth M. Jaffee is an internationally recognized expert in cancer immunology and pancreatic cancer. She is deputy director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, codirector of the Skip Viragh Pancreatic Cancer Center, and associate director of the Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, Member

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger is a neurosurgeon, director of the Brain Tumor Center, and principal investigator for the SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) Brain Tumor Program at the University of California San Francisco (USCF).

Dr. Carol L. Brown

Dr. Carol L. Brown, Member

Dr. Carol L. Brown is a gynecologic cancer surgeon and chief health equity officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she holds the Nicholls-Biondi chair for health equity and is vice chair of health equity in the department of surgery.

Past Members

Robert A. Ingram

Robert A. Ingram
Service: Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

John P. Williams, MD

John P. Williams, M.D.
Service: Mar 2020 - Jan 2023

Edith P. Mitchell, MD

Edith P. Mitchell, M.D.
Service: Feb 2020 - Jan 2023

Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH

Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH
Service: Mar 2012 - Jan 2019

Hill Harper, JD

Hill Harper, J.D.
Service: Aug 2012 - Mar 2018

Owen N. Witte, MD

Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Service: Dec 2011 - Aug 2017

Margaret L. Kripke, PhD

Margaret L. Kripke, Ph.D.
Service: Mar 2003 - Dec 2011

LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD

LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D.
Service: May 2002 - Dec 2011

PCP Panel Members Before 2010

Panel Member Dates of Service
Lance Armstrong May 2002 - Feb 2008
Harold P. Freeman, M.D.
Chair
Aug 1991 - Mar 2003
Dennis J. Slamon, M.D., Ph.D. Jun 2000 - May 2002
Paul Calabresi, M.D. May 1995 - Aug 2000
Frances M. Visco, J.D. May 1993 - May 2002
Henry C. Pitot, M.D., Ph.D. May 1992 - Feb 1995
Nancy G. Brinker Apr 1991 - Feb 1993
Gaza J. Jako, M.D. Apr 1991 - Feb 1992
John A. Montgomery, Ph.D. Mar 1983 - Feb 1989
William P. Longmire, Jr., M.D. Jun 1982 - Feb 1991
Armand Hammer, M.D.
Chair
Oct 1981 - Jan 1991
Harold Amos, Ph.D. Jul 1980 - Feb 1983
Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D.
Chair
Dec 1979 - Oct 1981
Bernard Fisher, M.D. Dec 1979 - Feb 1982
Elizabeth C. Miller, Ph.D. Sept 1977 - Feb 1980
Paul A. Marks, M.D. Aug 1976 - Feb 1979
Ray D. Owen, Ph.D., DSC Aug 1973 - Feb 1976
Benno C. Schmidt
Chair
Feb 1972 - Feb 1978
R. Lee Clark, M.D. Feb 1972 - Feb 1977
Robert Good, M.D. Feb 1972 - Feb 1973
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