a true alliance

About us

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Founded in 2015, the GI Cancers Alliance unites more than 125 advocacy organizations, academic centers, and industry partners worldwide to address the unmet needs of people affected by GI cancers. Working alongside our members, we raise awareness, provide education, and advocate to prevent, treat, and cure gastrointestinal cancers while keeping the patient voice central to every effort.

1 in 4

cancers are GI cancers

1 in 3

cancer deaths are from GI cancers

4.5M

lives lost globally  each year

Our Mission

To convene and amplify voices within the global gastrointestinal cancer community through collaboration, education, and research so that GI cancer patients around the world are informed, supported, and heard.

GI Cancers Alliance is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian organization. We do not endorse or affiliate with any political party or religious institution, and our work is guided solely by our mission to improve outcomes for people affected by gastrointestinal cancers worldwide.

Meet the Team

Staff

Martha Raymond, MA

CEO, GI Cancers Alliance and Raymond Foundation

Danielle Ripley-Burgess

Chief Operating Officer

Vanessa Ghigliotty, CPN

Community Engagement Specialist

Khushi Adhikari

Student Intern – Global Patient Advocacy & Program Development, Pharmacology & Innovative Therapeutics

Sathana Selvamaran

Student Intern – Global Patient Advocacy & Program Development, Medical Genetics

Meet the Team

Board of Directors

Martha Raymond, MA

CEO, GI Cancers Alliance and Raymond Foundation

Margaret-Ann Simonetta, PhD Scholar

Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, PhD Scholar. Harvard University Class of 2019 and 2024 President, GI Cancers Alliance

Keith Kaplan, MA

Director, Digital Experience Hologic and Vice President, GI Cancers Alliance

Eniola Omoro Akintunde

Founder & CEO Niola Cancer Care Foundation, Nigeria Global Speaker, Patient Navigator

Lama Sharara, PhD

Directrice Generale, Chief Executive Officer Foundation A.R.C.A.D. - Aide et Recherche en Cancérologie Digestive

Iga Rawicka

Vice President and Board of Directors, EuropaColon Poland Board of Directors, Digestive Cancers Europe (DICE)

Jennifer Booth

Global Partner at IBM, North America Healthcare Life Sciences practices for Enterprise AI, Salesforce, and ServiceNow

Andrew Krikorian, PACS

Field Reimbursement Manager, Johnson & Johnson

Sharon Kong-Perring, PhD Scholar

Media and Cultural Studies at Birmingham City University, PhD Scholar

Thomas Weber, MD

(1954 - 2019) Founding Medical Advisor - with gratitude, honor and respect

John Hopper

Founding Co-Chair Emeritus GI Cancers Alliance, Emeritus

Meet the Team

Medical Advisory Committee

This multidisciplinary committee advises the GI Cancers Alliance by providing expertise, insights, and review of the latest research and progress in the prevention, treatment, and cure of gastrointestinal cancers. These professionals connect other advocacy groups, academic centers, and industry partners to the GI Cancers Alliance so the GI cancer community can continue to have a strong, united, collective voice.

If you’re a healthcare professional interested in joining the committee, please contact us.

Allison F. O'Neill, MD

Clinical Director - Solid Tumor Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Director of Medical Therapies - Liver Tumor Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Senior Physician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Angus Cameron, PhD

Professor in Cell Signalling and Cancer Biology Director of Graduate Studies (BCI) Barts Cancer Institute

Fay Kastrinos, MD

Gastroenterologist, New York Presbyterian - Columbia

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD

Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine in Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Hasani Bland

Clinical Research Professional | Young Adult Cancer Advocate

Jaffer Ajani, MD

MD Anderson, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine

Jeremy Davis, MD

National Cancer Institute Chief, General Surgery Consultative Services Associate Research Physician, Surgical Oncology Program

Joe Hernand Chichioco, RN, MPH

Health Education Specialist, GI Cancers Alliance; Manager of Clinical Services, CHI Franciscan Health at Home, part of CommonSpirit Health

John Marshall, BSc (Hons), MPhil, PhD

Professor of Tumour Biology Centre Lead, Group Leader, Research Theme Lead Barts Cancer Institute

Mark Furth, PhD.

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine/Scientific Director at Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation

Michael Choti, MD, MBA

Professor of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Randall E. Brand, MD

Academic Director, GI Division University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Shadyside Director, GI Malignancy Early Detection, Diagnosis & Prevention Program

Richard Goldberg, MD

Director Emeritus West Virginia University Cancer Institute

Sandra Ryeom, PhD

Columbia University Irving Medical Center Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Sciences in Surgery Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs and New Master’s Degree Programs, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, CUIMC

William P. Harris, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Oncology University of Washington School of Medicine Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Physician, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

About us

Our Mission

Staff

Board of Directors

Medical Advisory Committee

Thank You to our Sponsors