CARG Buddy Taskforce Members – Cancer and Aging Research Group

Dori Beeler, PhD

Areas of Expertise: supportive oncology, cancer-related fatigue, survivorship, disparities, patient-reported outcomes, caregiver burden, Dissemination and Implementation science, qualitative and mixed

June McKoy MD, MPH, JD, MBA

Areas of Expertise: Survivorship, adverse drug reactions in older cancer patients, cost/comparative effectiveness studies, health policy, HIV and cancer, pharmacoeconomics,

Tina Hsu, MD, FRCPC

Areas of Expertise: Improving care of older adults with cancer in Canada. Education in geriatric oncology; Competency-based medical education; barriers

Reena Jayani, MD

Areas of Expertise: Frailty and resilience in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and cellular therapy; toxicities of HCT and cellular therapy;

Nikesha Gilmore, PhD

Areas of Expertise: biological makers of frailty and resilience in older adults with cancer development of interventions to reduce frailty

Melissa (Kah Poh) Loh, MBBCh BAO, MS

Areas of Expertise: Geriatric hematology, digital health, shared decision making, communication

Manvi Sharma, PhD, RPh, MS, MBA

Areas of Expertise: Large database research, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real -world data, real -world evidence, Polypharmacy, Drug interactions, appropriate medication use

Clark DuMontier, MD, MPH

Areas of Expertise: Geriatric assessment, Frailty, Multimorbidity

Allison Magnuson, DO

Areas of Expertise: Cognition, cancer-related cognitive dysfunction, behavioral interventions, breast cancer

Heidi Klepin, MD, MS, FASCO

Research Interests: Developing improved pretreatment physical and cognitive assessments for geriatric cancer with a focus in AML. (2) investigating the