ZERO’s Medical Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and direction for our research investment and educational resources and programs. Their expertise spans everything from clinical and laboratory research to surgery and other disciplines and specialties. They actively contribute to our programs and events and serve as our ambassadors in communities across the country.
Alicia Morgans, M.D., M.P.H. (Chair)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Morgans is a Genitourinary Medical Oncologist and the Medical Director of the Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. She specializes is investigating complications of systemic therapy for prostate cancer survivors, including the study of skeletal, cardiovascular, diabetic, and cognitive complications, and in investigating and incorporating shared decision making into the treatment process for men with advanced prostate cancer. She also serves as the Principal Investigator for multiple prostate cancer clinical trials, including the ECOG Phase 3 ERADICATE trial. She is a member of the advanced and localized prostate cancer treatment guidelines committees of the American Urologic Association, and is a member of the cardio-oncology committee of American Heart Association.
Dr. Morgans’ research focus is on improving care and patient outcomes in advanced prostate cancer. Her research investigates the side effects of cancer treatment (including the prevention, diagnosis of, and treatment of these effects) and treatment decision-making among men with advanced prostate cancer. She also has an interest in supporting clinical research of novel treatments for genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Morgans is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. She also serves as Vice Chair of ZERO’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Morgans has contributed to numerous educational resources on behalf of ZERO. In a series of videos on advanced prostate cancer, Dr. Morgans discusses Understanding Late Stage Disease, Managing Pain, Clinical Trials, Improving Quality of Life, Treatment Options for Late Stage Disease, External Beam Radiation, radiopharmaceuticals, and Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastasis. In a recent webinar, “Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatments: Insights from a Provider and a Patient,” Dr. Morgans also explains the evolving landscape of treatment and management of advanced disease.
Nilay M. Gandhi, M.D.
Potomac Urology, Inova Alexandria Hospital
Nilay Gandhi, M.D. is a surgeon and urologist at Potomac Urology in Alexandria, VA, and serves as the Race Director of the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk – Capital Area. He is also the Vice Chair of Department of Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital and the co-founder of Doctomize, a physician’s electronic medical record consulting firm. He trained at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he developed his skills alongside many pioneers in the field.
In addition to his myriad published works, Dr. Gandhi also spoke about the importance of PSA testing and early detection at a United States Preventive Services Task Force briefing on Capitol Hill in 2018. He believes that a physician is not only a medical professional but a patient’s best advocate.
Elisabeth Heath, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Heath is the Patricia C. and E. Jan Hartmann endowed chair in Prostate Cancer Research at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and professor of Oncology and Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Heath has more than 26 years of experience and is a leading patient advocate for the metro Detroit community. At the ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit, she spoke about funding clinical trials and how that translates into better care for prostate cancer patients.
Laurence Klotz, M.D.
University of Toronto
Laurence Klotz, M.D., is the former Chief of Urology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and former President of the Urological Research Society and the Canadian Urological Association. He currently serves as Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and holds the Sunnybrook Chair of Prostate Cancer Research. Dr. Klotz was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of both the Canadian Journal of Urology and the Canadian Urology Association Journal, and is now Editor Emeritus of the CUAJ. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Canadian Urology Research Consortium (CURC), and is also the Chair of the Global GU Oncology Group. Dr. Klotz obtained his medical degree from the University of Toronto and completed his residency at the University of Toronto Gallie Program in Surgery. He was a fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York in uro-oncology. Dr. Klotz is a widely published uro-oncologist with over 350 publications and several books. His main research interest has been prostate cancer. He has served on the boards of many medical/scientific organizations and journals, including the SUO, Prostate Cancer Canada, the journals Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, Brazilian Journal of Urology, Italian Journal of Urology, and World Journal of Urology. Dr. Klotz was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for meritorious public service in 2012, and the University of Toronto Department of Surgery Lister Prize and the Society of Urologic Oncology Medal in 2013. He received the Harold Warwick Award from the Canadian Cancer Society for ‘outstanding contributions to cancer control’ in 2014. He received the Order of Canada in 2015, and the Richard Williams Award from the AUA in 2016. He received the Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Toronto in 2017.
Stacy Loeb, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Hon) is a Professor of Urology and Population Health at the New York University School of Medicine and the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, specializing on prostate cancer and men’s health. Dr. Loeb completed her urology residency training at Johns Hopkins and subsequently completed a Masters of Science in Comparative Effectiveness Research at New York University.
Dr. Loeb has more than 400 peer-reviewed published articles and 10 book chapters, primarily on prostate cancer, men’s health and digital media. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, European Urology, Nature Reviews in Urology and Urology Times. She currently has grants from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense and New York State Department of Health for her research on prostate cancer.
Dr. Loeb hosts the Men’s Health Show and Prostate Health Show on Sirius XM satellite radio (Wednesdays from 6-8pET on channel 110). She frequently gives international lectures and courses on prostate cancer, men’s health and social media. Dr. Loeb is Chair of the American Urological Association Public Media Committee. She is also on the Medical Advisory Board and Health Equity Task Force at ZERO.
Benjamin H. Lowentritt, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chesapeake Urology Associates and Director of the Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Group at Chesapeake Urology, which is the ZERO Run/Walk founding partner in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Lowentritt is the former President of the Baltimore City Medical Society
Benjamin Lowentritt, M.D., F.A.C.S. is the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Care Program at Chesapeake Urology Associates, the ZERO Run/Walk founding partner in Baltimore, MD. He is also the Director of the Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Group, and is the former President of the Baltimore City Medical Society.
Dr. Lowentritt trained at Baylor College of Medicine with a General Surgery Residency and Urology Residency at University of Maryland Medical System, followed by a fellowship in robotic, laparoscopic, and advanced endoscopic urology at Tulane University Medical Center. He specializes in minimally invasive techniques to treat urological conditions, and has been on the forefront of robotic urology procedures. He was also the first surgeon in Maryland to perform robot assisted surgery for bladder cancer. Dr. Lowentritt has also been selected as a “Super Doctor” by his peers in The Washington Post Magazine and as a “Top Doctor” in Baltimore magazine.
Dr.Lowentritt has contributed to any of ZERO’s educational resources, including videos on erectile dysfunction, incontinence, managing prostate cancer side effects, radiation treatment, active surveillance, “active surveillance is not watchful waiting,” genomic testing, early detection, and diagnosing prostate cancer.
Joanna Morales, Esq.
Triage Cancer
Joanna Fawzy Morales, Esq. is a cancer rights attorney, and CEO of Triage Cancer, a national, nonprofit organization providing education on the practical and legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through events, materials, and resources. Mrs. Morales has spent 24 years working in the cancer community, including as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, teaching Cancer Rights Law, and for the John Wayne Cancer Institute’s Psychosocial Care Program.
Mrs. Morales has presented hundreds of seminars on employment, insurance, financial, and advocacy issues and has co-authored a book on Cancer Rights Law for the American Bar Association. She’s been published in Psycho-Oncology, Coping with Cancer, Women, and other publications, including a book titled, “Work and Cancer Survivors.” In 2010, she was recognized by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the Top 20 Attorneys in California Under the Age of 40.
Meredith Morgan, MSN, NP
Urology Oncology Clinic, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Meredith Morgan is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner currently working at Michigan Medicine Urology Oncology in the Rogel Cancer Center in Ann Arbor. She has also worked in prostate cancer survivorship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University.
Ms. Morgan discusses Living Beyond Prostate cancer in this webinar on “Survivorship.”
Kelvin Moses, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Kelvin A. Moses is an Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and director of the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer clinic. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College, and received his MD and PhD training at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his Urology training at Emory University, followed by a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as Chief Administrative Fellow.
His clinical practice focuses on advanced prostate cancer, including conducting several clinical trials, as well as surgical management of advanced renal and testicular cancer. Dr. Moses’s research is focused on addressing health disparities in urologic cancers, determining the role of health literacy in patient interactions with the health care system, and optimal care for patients with metastatic and/or castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Dr. Moses also serves on ZERO’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Moses has contributed to numerous educational webinars, including: “Know Your Options: Latest Evidence for Early Use of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer“; “Treatment Options for Localized Prostate Cancer“; “Genomic Testing and Demystifying Your Diagnosis” and “Beyond the PSA: Genomic Testing in Localized Prostate Cancer.”
Rachel S. Rubin, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor in Urology at Georgetown University
Dr. Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. She is an assistant clinical professor of Urology at Georgetown University and works in a private practice in Washington DC. She is one of only a handful of physicians fellowship trained in male and female sexual medicine. Dr. Rubin is a clinician, researcher, and vocal educator in the field of sexual medicine.
Charles J. Ryan, M.D.
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Charles J. Ryan, M.D., is the President and CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Dr. Ryan is an internationally recognized genitourinary (GU) oncologist with expertise in the biology and treatment of advanced disease as well as the supportive care of all men with prostate cancer. He was most recently the Director of the Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation Division in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He also served as the Associate Director for Clinical Research in the Masonic Cancer Center and held the B.J. Kennedy Chair in Clinical Medical Oncology.
Alison Sachs, MSW, CSW, OSW-C
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Alison Sachs is the Director of Community Outreach and Cancer Support Services at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center. She and her team are responsible for the development, design, implementation, budget and monitoring of community outreach, community education, disease prevention and health promotion programs, providing services to approximately 5,000 patients, family, and community members annually.
Ms. Sachs also serves as Adjunct Faculty of Graduate Medical Education, Family Practice at Eisenhower Medical Center and is a Field Instructor at the USC Graduate School of Social Work, the Cal State, San Bernardino, Graduate School of Social Work and the Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work. She is the former president of the Association Oncology Social Work and has published in the “Handbook of Oncology Social Work.”
Ms. Sachs also shared information on experiencing the holiday season with prostate cancer in ZERO’s webinar “The Meaning of the Season: Holidays With Prostate Cancer.”
Eric Shinohara, M.D., MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Eric Shinohara is a board-certified radiation oncologist, Associate Professor, and Clinical Vice Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his B.S. in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland, then continued his medical education as a graduate of Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship at Abington Memorial Hospital followed by a residency at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Shinohara’s clinical and research areas of interest are in tumors of the genitourinary system and sarcomas. He has presented at several international meetings, such as the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and has been published in many prominent journals, including Cancer, Cancer Research, and Oncogene.
Dr. Shinohara discusses localized prostate cancer in our webinar, “Treatment Options for Localized Prostate Cancer.”