In 2001, 2 years after the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center was established, it was named an NCI-Designated Cancer Center and was further designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2005.
Siteman Cancer Center is an international leader in moving laboratory research into the clinic, including new methods and interventions to better diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer.
The center includes the cancer research, prevention, and treatment programs of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Siteman treats nearly 10,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients each year, making it one of the largest cancer centers in the United States.
Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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Timothy J. Eberlein, MD
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660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8109
St. Louis, MO 63110
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-8020
Senior Leaders
| Senior Leader | Title |
|---|---|
| Aimee James, PhD, MPH | Associate Director, Education and Training |
| Amanda Cashen, MD | Associate Director, Clinical Research |
| Benjamin Garcia, PhD | Associate Director, Shared Resources |
| Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH | Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement |
| Christina Longnecker, JD, MBA, BSN, RN | Senior Leader at Large |
| Daniel Link, MD | Deputy Director |
| Dineo Khabele, MD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Farrokh Dehdashti, MD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH | Associate Director, Prevention and Control |
| Jeff Michalski, MD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Jorge Di Paola, MD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Nicholas Fisher, MBA | Associate Director, Administration |
| Ramaswamy Govindan, MD | Associate Director, Translational Research |
| Sana Karam, MD, PhD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Sheila Stewart, PhD | Associate Director, Basic Science |
| Spring Schmidt, PhD | Senior Leader at Large |
| Timothy Eberlein, MD | Director |
Research Programs
| Research Program | Program Leaders |
|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Research Program | Jason Weber, PhD; Katherine Weilbaecher, MD; Cynthia Ma, MD, PhD |
| Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program | Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD; Laura Schuettpelz, MD, PhD; Geoffrey Uy, MD |
| Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program | Sheila Stewart, PhD; Greg Longmore, MD; Roberta Faccio, PhD |
| Oncologic Imaging Program | Mark Anastasio, PhD; Farrokh Dehdashti, MD; Daniel Thorek, PhD |
| Prevention and Control Program | Ross Brownson, PhD; Yikyung Park, ScD; Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD |
| Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program | Ramaswamy Govindan, MD; Christopher Maher, PhD; Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD |
| Tumor Immunology Program | Robert Schreiber, PhD; William Gillanders, MD; David DeNardo, PhD |
Shared Resources
| Category | Resource | Directors |
|---|---|---|
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Genome Engineering and Stem Cell Center (GESC) | Xiaoxia Cui, PhD; Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Genome Technology Access Center (GTAC) | Shawn Shafer, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Immunomonitoring Laboratory (IML) | Kathleen Sheehan, PhD; Stephen Oh, MD, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Proteomics Shared Resource (PSR) | Young Ah Goo, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Siteman Flow Cytometry (SFC) | Grant Challen, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Small Animal Cancer Imaging (SACI) | Joel Garbow, PhD; Koorosh Shoghi, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Tissue Procurement Core (TPC) | Mark Watson, MD, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI) | Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, PhD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Imaging and Response Assessment Core (IRAC) | Barry Siegel, MD; Marilyn Siegel, MD |
| Cat 6: Biostatistics | Biostatistics and Qualitative Research Shared Resource (BQSR) | Jingqin (Rosy) Luo, PhD |
| Cat 7: Informatics | Informatics Core Services (ICS) | Albert Lai, PhD |
Last Updated
May 29, 2026