Leadership | MCW Cancer Center | Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Gustavo Leone, PhD

Director

Dr. Leone joined the MCW Cancer Center in 2020. As a leader and scientist in the cancer community, Dr. Leone has nearly 30 years of research experience and more than 10 years of leadership experience, including former appointments as the Director of the NCI-designated Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina as well as Director, Solid Tumor Biology Program, at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

In addition to leading the MCW Cancer Center, Dr. Leone is MCW’s senior associate dean of cancer research and professor with tenure in the department of biochemistry. He holds the Dr. Glenn R. and Nancy A. Linnerson Endowed Chair for Cancer Research and oversees clinical operations at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network.

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Mary M. Horowitz, MD, MS

Deputy Director

Dr. Horowitz assumed the role of MCW Cancer Center Deputy Director in 2021. She holds the Robert A. Uihlein Professorship for Hematologic Research at MCW and serves as chief scientific director emeritus of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.

Dr. Horowitz’s clinical and research activities focus on the care and outcome of persons receiving blood and marrow transplants and in evaluating the role of transplantation in malignant and non-malignant diseases. She is particularly interested in understanding, treating and preventing long term complications of transplantation such as chronic GVHD (graft versus host disease).

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Our Teams

The following teams help to direct the science of the MCW Cancer Center. This structure effectively promotes collaborative scientific interactions within the institution, external partners, advisory boards, and members of the community.

Cancer Center Leadership: Our People

Gustavo Leone, PhD

Director

Mary M. Horowitz, MD, MS

Deputy Director

Our Teams

Associate Directors

Razelle Kurzrock, MD, FACP

Associate Director, Clinical Research

Marilyn Larson, MBA

Associate Director, Administration

Francesca Marassi, PhD

Associate Director, Shared Resources

Janet Rader, MD, FACOG

Associate Director, Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination

James Rizzo, MD

Associate Director, Oncology Operations

Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, PhD, MS

Associate Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Melinda Stolley, PhD

Associate Director, Population Sciences Research

Staci Young, PhD

Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement

Xue-Zhong Yu, MD

Associate Director, Basic Research

Research Program Directors

William R. Drobyski, MD

Mariette C. and Philip W. Orth/Tom Anderson Chair of Oncology; Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology

Joan Neuner, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine, George Carroll Professor of Women's Health, School of Medicine

Carol L. Williams, PhD

Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Todd Miller, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Pathology

Melinda Stolley, PhD

Professor; Associate Director of Population Sciences Research, Cancer Center

Wei Liu, PhD

Joseph F. Heil, Jr. Endowed Chair of Molecular Oncogenesis Associate Professor

Chairs: Integrated Disease-Oriented Teams

Deepak Kilari, MD

Chair, Adult Early Phase

Mehdi Hamadani, MD

Chair, Bone Marrow Transplant/Cell Therapy

Lubna Chaudhary, MD

Chair, Breast

Jennifer Connelly, MD

Chair, Central Nervous System

William Hall, MD

Chair, Gastrointestinal

Peter Langenstroer, MD, MS

Chair, Genitourinary

Denise Uyar, MD

Chair, Gynecology

Stuart Wong, MD

Chair, Head and Neck

Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, MD, MS

Chair, Leukemia

Timothy Fenske, MD, MS

Chair, Lymphoma

Michael James Burke, MD

Chair, Pediatrics

Anita D'Souza, MD

Chair, Plasma Cell Disorders

Jennifer Knight, MD, MS, FACLP

Chair, Population Sciences and Behavioral Health

Meena Bedi, MD, MS

Chair, Sarcoma

Callisia Clarke, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO

Chair, Skin

Lindsay Puckett, MD

Chair, Thoracic

Cancer Center Administration