Medical Advisory Board

Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, M.D.
Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Specialization: Anesthesiology and pain medicine

Gautam Borthakur, M.D.
Professor, Department of Leukemia
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Specialization: Leukemia

Gheath Al-Atrash, D.O. Ph.D
Associate Professor, Department of Hematopoietic Biology and Malignancy, Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dr. Helmi Khadra
Asistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Helmi Khadra is an Asistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Endocrine & Oncology Surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital. He completed his general surgery residency at Tulane University, followed by a fellowship in Endocrine and Oncology Surgery at Yale University. He has received numerous national awards for his research in thyroid cancer. Dr. Khadra has a special interest in robotic surgery and is one of the highest volume robotic adrenal surgeons in the country. Dr. Khadra has concentrated his practice on minimally invasive surgical options for endocrine diseases including newer non-surgical options like radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules. He is also an entrepreneur, having started a company that compiles and makes available educational videos for medical students, residents and fellows for free.

Julie Rani Nangia, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Specialization: Breast cancer, Hematology and Breast health

Nina Tamerisa, M.D.
Assistant professor, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Specialization: Breast Surgical Oncology

Sai Ravi Pingali, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Oncology, Academic Institute Houston Methodist
Specialization: Medical Oncology and Hematology

Sanjay Sethi, M.D.
Texas oncology
Specialization: Medical Oncology, Lung Colon and Prostrate cancer

Sewa Legha, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Retd), Baylor College of Medicine
Specialization: Medical Oncology

Snehal Desai, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology, Academic Institute Houston Methodist
Specialization: Radiation Oncology
