FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

President
Mahesh K. Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director
Woman's Clinic for Breast
and Gynecological Imaging & Pink Door Imaging Center

Patron
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman & Managing Director
Biocon Limited
Bangalore, India

Board of Trustees
Ron Somers
President
US-India Business Council
Washington D.C.

Jennifer Garza
CEO Edinburg Regional Medical Center/Edinburg Children's Hospital
Edinburg, Texas

Mrs. Mona Parikh PHR, MBA
Sr. Human Resources Business
Partner

Mr Andrew Novarini
CEO, Cypress Station Branch
Bank of Houston

Kelli Cohen MD
General and Pediatric Radiologist

Eric S. Greisel J.D.
General Legal Counsel


PROGRAM ADVISOR

Loretta A. Hanser
Director of Imaging Services
Mammography, CHP Radiology
Harris County Hospital District

Regional Directors
Mrs. Trishna Dey [Asia]
Ms. Esther Biira [Africa]
Dr Adhmer Longatto [S.America]
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MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chair
Mahesh Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Members
Dr. Steve Sener
Former President
American Cancer Society

R. Sankaranarayanan
Chief of Cancer Screening Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer,
WHO
Lyon, France

Saraswati Sukumar MD
Barbara B.Rubenstein Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Britt-Marie Ljung, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology,
Director of Cytopathology
UCSF, California

Dr Usha Menon MD; FRCOG
Professor and Director
Gynecological Cancer Research Center
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Institute of Women's Health
University College London

Dr Edmundo Mauad
Director
Barretos Cancer Hospital,
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Peter Dempsey MD; FACR
Professor of Radiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Terri Pustilnik MD
Gynecology Oncology of Houston

Dr Diljeet K. Singh, MD, DrPH
Co Chair of MAC

Dr Wei Yang, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.R.
Professor
Deputy Chairman, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair and Director of Clinical Research

Dr Neerja Bhatla MD, FICOG
A/Professor, Dept of Ob-Gyn, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,
Vice President, AOGIN,
Inaugural President, AOGIN-India,
Organising Chairperson, AOGIN 2010

Dr Jill Donnelly
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Herford Hospital, UK

Dr Martin M. Matzuk M.D., Ph.D.
Stuart A. Wallace Chair
Professor of Pathology and Immunology

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PUBLIC AWARENESS COUNCIL

Mrs. Susan Rafte
Chair of the PAC

Mrs. Sathya Saran
Co-chair,
Editor DNA,
Former Editor, Femina,
Mumbai, India

Ms. Lucy Noland
Co-chair,
News Anchor,
KNBC,
Los Angeles

Sharda Cherwoo
Partner
Ernst & Young

 
 

Please meet the individuals you can count on to ensure the success of the Foundation.
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PRESIDENT
Mahesh K. Shetty
Dr. Shetty graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India in 1984. He completed his Radiology residency training in the United Kingdom and post-doctoral fellowship training in MRI and body imaging at the University of Chicago and Baylor College of Medicine.more >

PATRON
Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian Industry and Biocon. Her unique vision has steered Biocon's transition from an industrial enzymes company to an integrated biopharmaceutical company with strategic research initiatives. more >

PROGRAM ADVISOR
Loretta A. Hanser
Over 38 years in the field of radiology with the last 23 years primarily focused on managing all phases of a successful screening and diagnostic Mammography Program. in addition to collaborating with others to identify additional resources and address systems and process issues to improve quality throughout the continuum of care.more >

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ron Somers
Ron Somers is the President of the US-India Business Council He
serves as the Council's CEO, establishing strategy, leading policy initiatives and advocacy efforts, and is responsible for the Council's budgetary planning and communication with Capitol Hill and the Government of India. more >

Dr. Kelli A. Cohen
Kelli A. Cohen, MD, of Houston, is a general and pediatric radiologist. She has held numerous leadership roles in Texas medicine which include serving as a member of the Executive Board and chair of the Council of Specialty Societies for the Harris County Medical Society. Dr. Cohen has also served as a delegate to TMA. more >

Jennifer Garza
Jennifer is currently the Chief Executive officer at the Edinburg Regional Medical Center and Edinburg Children's Hospital in Edinburg, Texas. more >

Mona R. Parikh
Mona R. Parikh has over 8 years of Human Resources experience and has worked at Dynegy, Shell, and Air Liquide. Mona has helped with HR initiatives such as recruiting, performance management/ compensation processes, employee relations, organizational development/ training, and policy implementation. She has her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification and is part of the National Association of Professional Women. Mona has her MBA from Rice University and BBA from UT Austin. She is an active member of HR Houston and a mentor for Rice MBA students. more >


REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Trishna Dey
Client relations and networking
Marketing campaign, business development and PR activities
Healthcare communications
Post doctoral Program Management more >

Adhemar Longatto Filho
Scientific Research, Laboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM) 14,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sã Paulo, Brazil more >

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MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD


Steve Sener M.D.
Former President, American Cancer Society
Stephen Sener, MD is Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chief of Surgical Oncology at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital. more >

R. Sankaranarayanan
Chief of Cancer Screening Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO
Lyon, France
Dr Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan has an MD Degree in
Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology from the University of Kerala,
India and received further training in cancer epidemiology in the U.K.
(Cambridge) and the U.S. (Pittsburgh). more >

Dr Neerja Bhatla MD, FICOG
A/Professor, Dept of Ob-Gyn, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India,
Vice President, AOGIN,
Inaugural President, AOGIN-India,
Organising Chairperson, AOGIN 2010. more >

Dr Jill Donnelly
Jill Donnelly studied Modern Languages at Oxford University before taking Medicine as a second degree at the University of Southampton, between 1984 and 1990. She undertook postgraduate surgical registrar (residency) training in South Africa and Sheffield, UK. more >

Dr Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., is the Stuart A. Wallace Chair and Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine and Director of Clinical Chemistry at Ben Taub General Hospital. more >

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PUBLIC AWARENESS COUNCIL


Mrs. Susan Rafte
Chair of the PAC more >

Mrs. Sathya Saran
Co-chair,
Editor DNA,
Former Editor, Femina,
Mumbai, India more >

Ms. Lucy Noland
Co-chair,
News Anchor,
KNBC,
Los Angeles

Sharda Cherwoo
Partner
Ernst & Young more >

 
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