Research Committee

Co-Chairs

Manish Patel, DO – Medical Oncologist, University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

Joseph Leach, MD (Oncology, Clinical Trials) – Allina Health

Physicians

  • Abbie Begnaud, MD – Pulmonologist, University of Minnesota Medical School, Masonic Cancer Center
  • Arek Dudek, MD, PhD – Oncologist, Mayo Clinic
  • Naomi Fujioka, MD – Oncologist, University of Minnesota Medical School, Masonic Cancer Center
  • Jonathan Hovda, MD – Pulmonologist, Allina Health
  • Yan Ji, MD, PhD – Oncologist, Health Partners, Regions Hospital
  • Timothy Larson, MD – Oncologist, Health Partners, Park Nicollet
  • Kostas Leventakos, MD, PhD Oncologist, Mayo Clinic
  • Steve Link, MD – Retired Radiologist, Suburban Imaging, lung cancer survivor

Nurses

  • Susan O-Conner-Von, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, FNAP – lung cancer survivor
  • Teri Kast, CNS – Retired from the University of Minnesota

Patient Advocate

  • Teri Fischer – lung cancer survivor

Administrator

  • Teri Cannon – Executive Director, A Breath of Hope Lung Cancer Foundation