Founded in 2017 by Dr. Roshni Dasgupta, PSORC has since grown to include a team of researchers across North America. Our multi-disciplinary leadership team includes pediatric surgeons, patient advocates, and research personnel committed to improving outcomes for children and adolescents with cancer undergoing cancer surgery. Our Operations and Data Coordinating Center is housed in the Surgical Oncology Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Operations Team
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Scientific Review Committee
Jennifer Aldrink, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Committee Chair
Eugene Kim, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Amanda Buchanan, MD
University of Kentucky - YI
Roshni Dasgupta, MD, MPH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Marcus Malek, MD
Children's Hosptial Pittsburgh
Laura Purcell, MD, MPH
University of Texas Southwestern - YI
Timothy Lautz, MD
Lurie Children's Hospital
Barrie Rich, MD
Northwell Health/Cohen Children's Hospital
Laura Stafman MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham- YI
Peter Ehrlich, MD, MS
University of Michigan
Erin Brown, MD
University of California, Davis - YI
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Chloé Boehmer, MA
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Program Manager
Patient Advocacy Team | Patient Representatives
Gigi Ghanim
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Gigi Ghanim is Chief of Staff at data.org, an international nonprofit that accelerates the use of data and AI to address global social challenges. With a background spanning nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, and organizational operations, she has spent her career helping mission-driven organizations work more effectively.
Gigi brings both professional and personal perspective to the PSORC Patient Advocacy Board. She is the mother of an 11-year-old neuroblastoma survivor who was diagnosed as an infant and underwent tumor resection in her first months of life. Rooted in that experience and her broader involvement in pediatric cancer advocacy - including serving as a patient advocate on the grant selection committee for Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation - she is committed to ensuring that surgical oncology research reflects what matters most to families. She is especially interested in exploring how data and AI can help PSORC translate its multi-institutional network into insights that improve outcomes for pediatric patients.
Kelly Jo Golson
The Woodlands, TX
Kelly Jo leading role is being the mom of three children. She lost her oldest son, Jay, in 2016 to Ewing Sarcoma. Driven by her deep passion to honor Jay's legacy and offer hope and support to other young adults battling cancer, Kelly Jo (along with her husband, children and Jay's best friends) founded Jay's Hope - a 501c3 organization dedicated to providing hope and support to college students and young adults battling cancer. Professionally, Kelly Jo has spent over 30 years in health care with leading systems across the county. Currently, she serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Brand & External Affairs Officer, Texas Children's where she leads brand, marketing, communications, government affairs and philanthropy.
Parvathy Krishnan
Raleigh, NC
Parvathy is a Rare Disease Specialist and healthcare professional with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition. Parvathy is an expert in Patient Advocacy and Patient caregiver education. She is a passionate Advocate for Patient - family-centered care with a special focus on genetic rare diseases for children with medically complex needs and caregivers. After both her children were diagnosed with multiple rare/ultra rare and nano-rare diseases, Parvathy has dedicated her life to empowering people worldwide to advocate for themselves no matter their location or diagnosis. In addition to her various professional roles Parvathy is dedicated to giving back by actively participating in local hospital boards, industry and community groups, ensuring quality patient/family engagement across various sectors. Parvathy is an accomplished leader with experience managing teams, building strategic partnerships, and breaking barriers in patient advocacy. Parvathy serves on national and international boards and working groups specializing in DEI-focused patient advocacy. She serves as an advisory board member of the UDN Foundation and Rare Diseases International. She also serves as the Executive Director for the Krishnan Family Foundation focused on research, scientific advancement, and patient/family support for CMMRD - a genetic cancer predisposition syndrome. Parvathy is the recipient of the 2023 Caregiver Champions Award from the Health Union's Social Health Awards.
Logan Mansfield
Chicago, IL
I am a survivor of Stage 4S Neuroblastoma, diagnosed at just two days old. Since my initial tumor resection in infancy, I have undergone seven additional surgeries due to recurring complications stemming from my early diagnosis. Most recently, in the fall of 2024, I was hospitalized for an extended period and required emergent surgery due to a significant abdominal adhesion burden.
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These experiences have profoundly shaped both my identity and my aspirations. Growing up as a pediatric cancer survivor has given me a deep appreciation for the resilience of patients and the critical role of surgical and oncologic care. My journey has motivated me to become more actively involved in the childhood cancer community and to pursue a future in surgical oncology.
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Currently, I am an undergraduate researcher in the MacQuarrie Laboratory at Lurie Children's Hospital, where I study mechanisms of chemoresistance in Rhabdomyosarcoma. Through this work, I aim to contribute to improving therapeutic outcomes for pediatric patients facing aggressive malignancies.
Janet Panoch
Greencastle, IN
I have a PhD in Health Communication and my research interests are in pediatric cancer survivorship issues, specifically bone cancer, and developing tools with patients and providers for shared decision-making goals. I have both personal and professional expertise as a patient advocate. I have served as the chair of patient advocacy committees and I was a surrogate decision maker for my daughter who had bone cancer and is now an above knee amputee. I am the principal investigator in the development of a patient decision aid for surgery of malignant tumors in the lower extremity. The development of this decision aid has been presented at local, national, and international conferences and is funded by the Osteosarcoma Collaborative. I organize and facilitate a team of multidisciplinary experts in surgery, oncology, rehabilitation, decision science, and the community patient population to guide development and testing through dissemination and implementation. I am currently developing a set of discussion cards to be used to communicate surgical options at diagnosis. Patients, parents, and orthopedic oncologists have been involved in all phases of these tools using a multi-phase co-design developmental model. In 2026, I released the Rotationplasty Patient-Powered Registry.
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Tara Schreck
Tara is a loving wife and mother to four children. In the beginning of the Covid epidemic, life was shattered when her 5y/o son was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Thanks to modern medicine, amazing medical professionals and the power of prayer, he is in remission today. Tara is vested in helping to find a cure for pediatric cancer and help advocate for families impacted by this terrible, unfair disease.
Patient Advocacy Team | Surgeon Representatives
Roshni Dasgupta, MD, MPH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Eric Rellinger, MD
University of Kentucky - YI
Peter Ehrlich, MD, MS
University of Michigan
Dan Robertson, MD
OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois - YI
Stephanie Chao, MD
Stanford University
Tim Lautz, MD
Lurie Children's Hosptial
Participating Institutions
Contact us if located at an institution in the US, Canada, Europe or Australia and interested in joining the PSORC Learning Network.
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Timothy Lautz
Chicago, IL
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Atrium Health; Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Jonathan Walker, Daniel Bambini, Javier Oesterheld
Winston-Salem, NC
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Baylor College of Medicine; Texas Children's Hospital
Ekene Onwuka, Jed Nuchtern, Sanjeev Vasudevan
Houston, TX
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BayCare; St. Joseph Children's
Alicia Waters
Clearwater, FL
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Eugene Kim
West Hollywood, CA
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Nelson Piché
Montreal, QC
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Children's Health Care; Children's Minnesota
Joshua Short
Minneapolis, MN
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Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado Denver
Jonathan Roach, Kristine Corkum
Aurora, CO
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Children's Hospital of Illinois; OSF Healthcare System
Daniel Robertson
Peoria, IL
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
​Donald Lucas, Michael Zobel
Los Angeles, CA
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Shahab Abdessalam, Jake Dahl, Tolulope Oyetunji​, Shawn St. Peter
Kansas City, MO
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Children's Nebraska
Melissa Suh
Omaha, NE
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Roshni Dasgupta, Alex Bondoc, Meera Kotagal
Cincinnati, OH
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Cleveland Clinic
​Gloria Gonzalez
Cleveland, OH
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Cohen Children's Medical Center; Northwell Health
Barrie Rich, Richard Glick
Manhasset, NY
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Duke University
Ryan Antiel
Durham, NC
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Izaak Walton Killiam (IWK) Health Centre
Dafydd Davies
Halifax, NS
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Johns Hopkins University
Daniel Rhee, Shaun Kunisaki
Baltimore, MD
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​London Health Sciences Centre; Lawson Research Institute
Natashia Seemann
London, ON
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Maimonides Children's Hospital; Maimonides Cancer Center
Kyle Glithero
Brooklyn, NY
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Reto Baertschiger
Lebanon, NH
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Danielle Cameron
Boston, MA
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Mayo Clinic
Stephanie Polites, Denise Klinkner
Rochester, MN
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Dave Lal, Brian Craig, Caroline Maloney
Wauwatosa, WI
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Medical University of South Carolina
Aaron Cunningham
Charleston, SC
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joshua Honeyman, J. Ted Gerstle, Enrico Danzer, Michael La Quaglia
New York, NY
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Jennifer Aldrink, Sara Mansfield
Columbus, OH
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New York Medical College; Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
Christa Grant, Marc Arkovitz
Valhalla, NY
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Shahab Shaffiey
Miami, FL
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Oregon Health and Science University
Elizabeth Fialkowski, Lucas McDuffie
Portland, OR
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Pennsylvania State University; Penn State Health
Aodhnait Fahy
Hershey, PA
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Riley Hospital for Children
Barrett Cromeens, Deborah Billmire
Indianapolis, IN
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Seattle Children's Hospital
David Rothstein, Brian Coakley, Kimberly Riehle, Mary T. Austin
Seattle, WA
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Lindsay Talbot, Andrew Murphy, Andrew Davidoff, Max Langham
Memphis, TN
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Stanford University
Bill Chiu, Wendy Su, Faraz Khan, Stephanie Chao, Tim Tirrell, Greg Tiao
Stanford, CA
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Stony Brook University Hospital; Stony Brook University Foundation
Kristen Calabro, Kenneth Gow
Stony Brook, NY
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Tamer Ahmed
Syracuse, NY
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Peter Mattei, Emily Onufer
Philadelphia, PA
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Rodrigo Romao, Saurabh Saluja
​Toronto, ON
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The Nemours Foundation
Tamarah Westmoreland
Jacksonville, FL
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Laura Stafman, Elizabeth Bierle
Birmingham, AL
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University of California Davis
Erin Brown
Sacramento, CA
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University of California Los Angeles Health
Veronica Sullins
Los Angeles, CA
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University of California San Diego
Hari Thangarajah, Benjamin Keller, Timothy Fairbanks, Romeo Ignacio
La Jolla, CA​
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University of Kentucky
David Rodeberg, Amanda Buchanan, Eric Rellinger
Lexington, KY
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University of Maryland Baltimore
Brian Englum
Baltimore, MD
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University of Michigan
Erika Newman, Peter Ehrlich, Robin Petroze
Ann Arbor, MI
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University of North Carolina
Elisabeth Tracy
Chapel Hill, NC
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Alessandra Landmann
Oklahoma City, OK
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University of Pittsburgh
Marcus Malek
Pittsburgh, PA
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University of Rochester
Hafeez Abdelhafeez
Rochester, NY​​
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joseph Murphy, Laura Purcell, Adam Alder
Dallas, TX
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University of Utah; Primary Children's Hospital
Zachary Kastenberg, Scott Short, Maren Shipe, Rebecka Meyers
Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Wisconsin Madison
Hau Le, Sarah Tracy
Milwaukee, WI
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Valley Children's Hospital
Shannon Castle
Madera, CA
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Harold Lovvorn, Joseph Fusco
Nashville, TN
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Boomer
Richmond, VA
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Washington University
Kathryn Rowland
St. Louis, MO
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West Virginia University
Joe Drews
Morgantown, WV
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Yale School of Medicine
Emily Christison-Lagay
New Haven, CT
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Contact us if located at an institution in the US, Canada, Europe or Australia and interested in joining the PSORC Learning Network.