About Leadership Advisory Boards Belonging, Equity & Empowerment (BEE) Scene Contact Us Catchment Area Leadership The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) is led by an experienced team of clinical and administrative experts who represent all aspects of the center. Home About Leadership Executive decision-making is vested in the Senior Leadership Council, which is chaired by the Director and includes the Deputy Director and Associate Directors as well as senior advisors and other key institutional leaders. CFCCC is also guided by a Community Equity Board, Internal Advisory Board, and an External Advisory Board to enhance program quality and strategically expand the scope of CFCCC’s cancer research, clinical, and community outreach initiatives. Cancer Center Director & Deputy Director Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD Director Senior Associate Dean & Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Miguel Villalona Calero, MD Deputy Director Division Chief, Hematology/Oncology Cancer Center Associate Directors Claudia Benavente, PhD Deputy Associate Director, Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Warren Chow, MD Associate Director, Clinical Sciences Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Wendy Cozen, DO, MPH Interim Associate Director, Population Science & Cancer Control Co-Director, Experimental Tissue Resource Farshid Dayyani, MD, PhD Associate Director, Translational Science Medical Director, Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials & Research Gary Deng, MD, PhD Associate Director, Integrative Oncology ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ David Fruman, PhD Associate Director, Basic Science Director, Cancer Research Institute Melanie Funes, PhD Chief Administrative Officer Associate Director, Administration & Finance Edward Nelson, MD Associate Director, Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination Associate Professor, Medicine and Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Sora Park Tanjasiri, DrPH, MPH Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement Professor, Epidemiology Marian Waterman, PhD Associate Director, Shared Resources Co-Director, Center for Cancer Systems Biology Ursula Worsham, EdD Associate Director, Leadership Engagement & Development Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Family Medicine Senior Leadership Council Geoffrey Abbott, MSc, PhD Vice Dean, Basic Science Research Senior Associate Dean, Academic Personnel April Bagaporo, MBA Director, Administrative Programs Daniela Bota, MD, PhD School of Medicine Vice Dean for Clinical Science Director, UCI Alpha Clinic Peter Chang, MD Director, Institute for Precision Health Meghan Daly, MD Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology Emad Elquza, MD, MBA Physician-in-Chief Medical Director, Oncology Services Hung Fan, PhD Senior Advisor Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Christine Hui, MPH Administrative Director, Clinical Research Operations, Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials & Research Sandra Masson, RN, PHN, MSN Executive Director, Cancer Operations Frank Meyskens, MD Director Emeritus, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor of Medicine, Biological Chemistry and Public Health Maheswari “Magi” Senthil, MD Medical Director, UCI Center for Clinical Research Division Chief, Surgical Oncology Eric Vilain, MD, PhD Vice Dean, Clinical Research Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical & Translational Science Vahid Yaghmai, MD Chair, Department of Radiological Sciences Advisory Boards CFCCC brings together the expertise of external advisors who are leaders and content experts in their respective scientific, business and lay communities. Together, these boards guide the Cancer Center on their mission and vision. Learn more