Healthcare Council

The Healthcare Council is an integral part of the Club's support system.  Council members, are high profile leaders in the local healthcare community and have a special appreciation for the importance of social and emotional support for people living with cancer.  They regularly direct their patients to Gilda's Club as a critical supplement to medical care.        

Council members come from a variety of backgrounds including oncology, psycho-oncology, and other health-related fields.

Council members often share their healthcare expertise with Gilda's staff and board and participate in "Ask the Expert" program to help members better understand cancer.

Dr. Mayda Arias Jeff Esham, MBA Dr. Ihor Pidhorecky    
Dr. Ney Alves Dr. Lyle Feinstein Dr. Alan D. Pierce      
Cristina Austin-Valere, RN,                            Dr. Sandra Franco                                         Dr. Christina Pozo-Kaderman                      
Dr. Luis Barreras Cynthia Frankel Dr. David Robinson      
Dr. Francisco E. Belette Dr. & Mrs. Jason Gates Dr. Hector Rodiguez-Cortez      
Seth Berkowitz, MSW, CCLS Shelley Goren Dr. Gary Rosenbaum      
Dr. David Bimston Dr. Daren Grosman Dr. Rudolph Roskos      
Dr. Mark Block Simon Hahessy Dr. Michel Samson      
Dr. Andrea Blumberg Dr. Hoke Han Dr. Anne Schafer      
Bettye Bradshaw,MSW, LCSW Dr. Iftihar Hanif Dr. Daniel Schoenwald    
Dr. Alfred Brandon Dr. Mary Hayes Amy Sear, AP      
Jeannie Brodsky, R.T. Rosemarie Hayes, RN, MSN     Dr. Blaine Shatkin    
Dr. William Brown Dr. Deborah Heros Jineal Shinn    
Bernadette Brunetti, MSW Dr. Linda Hughes Dr. Michael Simon    
Dr. Aldo Calvo Dr. Atif Hussein Dr. Melissa Singer, MD      
Dr. Roberto Cano Dr. Peter Johnson Dr. Sri Sundararaman      
Dr. Jason Cleveland Dr. Robert Kirsner Dr. Pam Sutton    
Sue Cleveland Dr. Dax Kurbegov Dr. Sara Szpektor    
Dr. Gerado Colon-Otero Dr. Rogerio Lilenbaum  Dr. Cristiane Takita    
Pia Ann Delville, ARNP Trish Lira, CCLS Dr. Elizabeth Tan-Chiu    
Dr. Gabriel Domenech Dr. Julie Long Dr. Nicholas Tranakas    
Talia Donnenberg, CGC Dr. Joseph Lucci Felicia Turnley      
Dr. Robert Donoway Dr. Brenelly Lozada  Jane Tuthill,RN,MS      
Dr. Marla Dudak Dr. Reshma Mahtani Vanessa Vicente      
Lynn Edinoff, LCSW Dr. Archana Maini Dr. Charles Vogel      
Maureen G. Mann Linda Watson, BA      
  Dr. Nick Masi Dr. Jonathan Weiser      
Dr. Abdon Medina Dr. Brian Weiss    
Dr. Luis Mendez Dr. Israel Wiznitzer      
Dr. Harry Moon Dr. Aaron Wolfson      
  Dr. Raja Mudad        
  Dr. Phyllis Neimark        
  Dr. Alan Nieder        
Dr. Alejandra Perez