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Bernard Levin, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Levin earned his medical degree in 1964 from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa. He held academic appointments at the University of Chicago from 1972 until 1984, when he joined the faculty at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He served as chair of the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Digestive Diseases until 1994 when he was appointed as Vice President for Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences.
He retired from MD Anderson Cancer Center in November, 2007 and has been appointed as Professor Emeritus. He is Chair of the American Cancer Society’s National Advisory Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and was chair of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable from 1998-2005. Levin served as President of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis from 2005-2006. In 2007, he accepted an appointment as the founding Chair of the World Gastroenterology Organization Foundation whose mission is to raise funds for the training of gastroenterologists in low resource countries. He currently resides in New York City.
Levin has published more than 260 articles, and edited 10 books. He served as an editor of Colorectal Cancer in Clinical Practice: Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment which was published in 2002 with a second edition published in 2005. He is co-editor of the textbook Gastrointestinal Oncology published in 2002 with a second edition scheduled for publishing in 2008. He is lead editor of a recent book entitled “American Cancer Society’s Complete Guide to Colorectal Cancer” that was published in Dec., 2005.
Levin currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Levin’s research interests include seeking molecular markers for detection of colorectal cancer, chemoprevention of colorectal neoplasia and developing better methods for enhancing public awareness of colorectal cancer prevention.
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Carolyn R. "Bo" Aldige
Founder & CEO
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Carolyn R. (“Bo”) Aldigé is President and Founder of the Prevent Cancer Foundation (formerly the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation), a national non-profit organization she founded in 1985 in memory of her father, Edward P. Richardson, who died of cancer one year earlier. In the 22 years since its inception, Prevent Cancer has provided more than $97 million in support of its mission: cancer prevention and early detection through research, education, community-based programs and advocacy, and has become nationally recognized as a leader in the fight against cancer through prevention.
Aldigé is a member of the board of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, having served for eight years as its president. She also serves on boards of directors/advisors of six National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers and as a member of the board of four additional non-profit cancer-related organizations. She has been a member of C- Change (formerly the National Dialogue on Cancer) since its inception. She serves on several key committees of this organization, as well as committees and task forces of the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Preventive Oncology and the Coalition for a Stronger FDA.
She is vice-president of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition and a member of the steering committees of the International Digestive Cancer Alliance and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.For her many contributions to the Washington, DC community, Carolyn Aldigé was named a Washingtonian of the Year 1996. She is the only individual who has received Public Service Awards from the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Preventive Oncology. She has been honored by numerous non-profit organizations and cancer centers, as well as the National Cancer Institute.
She has been invited to speak on numerous occasions to lay and professional audiences, both nationally and internationally.
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Joel V. Brill, M.D. AGAF FASGE FACG CHCQM
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Chief Medical Officer of Predictive Health, LLC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona School of Medicine
Dr. Brill is Chief Medical Officer of Predictive Health, LLC, which performs predictive modeling analysis of medical and pharmaceutical claims data and implements proactive patient care management solutions. His areas of focus include coding and reimbursement methodologies for emerging medical devices and pharmaceuticals, healthcare business strategy, quality improvement and medical management.
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, and has practiced for over two decades in California and Arizona. He has assisted payor organizations, employers, physician groups and specialty societies develop and implement programs to improve patient care. Brill is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Managed Healthcare Executive, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medicare and Reimbursement Advisor Weekly, Private Practice Success, Gastroenterology Coding Alert, Gastroenterology Coders’ Pink Sheet and Internal Medicine Coding Alert, and a reviewer for several journals. He is on the steering committee for the National Transitions of Care Coalition. Brill has held management positions with several managed care companies including Blue Shield of California and Prudential Health Care, and currently serves on the Blue Shield of California Pharmacy & Therapeutics and Health Net Infusion Committees. He has worked extensively with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) on coverage and reimbursement issues and, in 2005, served as the Co-Chair of the Part D medication measures Technical Expert Panel for CMS.
Brill is the Chair of the Practice Management and Economics Committee for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Brill represents the AGA at the AMA RBRVS Update Committee (RUC), the CPT Editorial Panel, and the Practice Expense Review Committee (PERC). In 2004, the AMA presented the Burgess L. Gordon Memorial Award to him for outstanding service to the CPT process. He is the AGA representative to the AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) and the AQA Alliance, which are developing pay-for-performance measures. He is a member of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Subspecialty Advisory Group on Socioeconomic Affairs (SAGSA), the Physicians’ EHR Coalition Committee, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Practice Management Committee. Brill is the CME Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP).
Brill is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Midwestern University, and a lecturer at the School of Health Management & Policy at the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Working with the Rural Health Office at the University of Arizona, he assisted in the development of a model enabling American Indian tribes to privatize their health care system from the Indian Health Service. Brill has been appointed by the Arizona Board of Regents to the Arizona Area Health Education Centers Commission, and previously served on the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) task force on Health Care Coverage in Arizona.
Brill received his undergraduate A.B. Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated from the Chicago Medical School. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the UCLA – San Fernando Valley Program, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center. He completed the Management Program for Health Care Organizations at the UCLA School of Public Health.
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Paul Bruggeman
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
A Division of Johnson & Johnson
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Erica Childs, M.P.H.
Director Evaluation & Outreach
Prevent Cancer Foundation
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Ronald C. Colman, M.D.
Gastroenterologist
Diagnostic Clinic of Houston
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Michael DeAgostine
Market Creation Sedation System
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
A Division of Johnson & Johnson
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Margo Hilliard, M.D., M.P.H.
Sr. V.P. of Community Services
Harris County Hospital District
Dr. Hilliard is Senior Vice President of Community Services for the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD) in Houston, Texas. Hilliard began her career with HCHD in 1988 as Administrator of Jefferson Davis Hospital. In June, 1989, she was named Administrator of Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital where she served for 17 years. Notable accomplishments during her tenure include opening one of the nation’s first ambulatory clinics for HIV/AIDs patients and securing designation by the State of Texas of LBJ General Hospital as the first Level III Trauma center in Texas.
Most recently, Hilliard served as one of five founding members of a community-wide collaborative, Gateway to Care, with the shared goal of ensuring access to care for an estimated 1.5 million uninsured and underinsured residents of Harris County. With federal funds obtained through this collaborative, Hilliard and LBJ nurse administrator, Moranda Dansby, opened the first telephone nurse advice service for uninsured residents of Harris County. Today Gateway to Care includes more than 170 public and private organizations and is the recipient of several federal and philanthropic grants designed to improve the region’s capacity for primary care, to enhance patient access to appropriate care, and to reduce the burden of uncompensated care on area hospitals and emergency centers.
A native of Houston, Hilliard is a board certified pediatrician and holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Medical School-Houston. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Southern University. Hilliard received her medical degree from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and a Master’s degree in public health from the University of California at Berkley. She completed her residency in pediatrics at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine, and a fellowship in pediatric infectious disease at Baylor College of Medicine.
Hilliard is a member of the Harris County Medical Society, the National Medical Association, Houston Medical Forum, and the National Association of Public Hospitals (NAPH), where she served on the Executive Board of Directors. In addition, she is active on the boards of two local non-profit community organizations, Community Health Choice, and the Northwest Assistance Ministries.
Hilliard has also served as Assistant Director of the Division of Personal Health Services for the City of Houston’s Department of Health & Human Services, and as the Physician-in-Chief for the Acres Home Community Health Center. She is a frequent speaker on public health care and health disparities affecting the uninsured, and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her leadership and service to vulnerable populations.
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John R. Stroehlein, M.D.
Chair Ad Interim, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Associate Medical Director, GI and Endoscope Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center
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