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MICHAEL D. BASTASCH, MD
University of Texas Health/East Texas Cancer Institute
Athens, Texas, USA
Dr. Michael D. Bastasch is the medical director and a radiation oncologist at the University of Texas Health/East Texas Cancer Institute in Athens, Texas, US. He received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kansas, US. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bastasch provides oversight and management for radiation oncology services in the treatment of approximately 170 adult patients each year. He practices community-based patient care for a large diverse population of patients, including pediatric, adult, geriatric, and mentally ill patients, and is results and outcome oriented. Dr. Bastasch initiated the high dose rate program for gynecologic, breast, and prone breast technique. He has authored/coauthored many articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
Martin R. Chasen, MBChB, FCP (South Africa), MPhil (Palliative Medicine)
University of Toronto Medical Director
Palliative Care, William Osler Health System Brampton and Etobicoke
Ontario, Canada
Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond, PhD
Interdisciplinary Group Lead, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
College of Public Health, The University of Georgia; Athens, GA USA
Following her graduate and post-graduate training, Dr Renzi-Hammond returned to the University of Georgia as faculty, where she published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the topic of nutrition and lifespan visual and neurological function. She has presented this research in a wide variety of national and international venues. She currently Directs the University of Georgia Institute of Gerontology, which focuses on lifespan health and development, and co-Directs the Cognitive Aging Research and Education (CARE) Center.
CARLA M. PRADO, PhD, RD
Human Nutrition Research Unit, Division of Human Nutrition Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural,
Life and Environmental Sciences University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
ANTHONY D. SUNG, MD
Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
Associate Director
Duke Microbiome Center
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, USA
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