Dr. Edward I. Chang is a board-certified plastic surgeon and Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Chang graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, and then matriculated to NYU School of Medicine where he graduated AOA and with Honors in Cell Biology. He was accepted to the combined plastic surgery program at the University of California San Francisco where he was honored as Intern of the Year.  He spent two years at Stanford University examining the impact of stem cells in diabetes and aging. Dr. Chang then spent an additional year at MD Anderson Cancer Center for a microsurgical fellowship and was recruited to stay on as faculty.  Dr. Chang has published widely on basic science as well as clinical outcomes in over 160 peer-reviewed journals, multiple book chapters, and is a co-editor on a textbook on microvascular reconstruction. He specializes in microvascular free flap reconstruction with a focus on complex microsurgical reconstruction for breast, head and neck, and extremity defects following cancer resection, and also supermicrosurgery for the treatment of lymphedema.

Stacy Tessler Lindau is the Catherine Lindsay Dobson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. She is also special advisor to the provost at the University of Chicago. In this role, Dr. Lindau leads projects in the provost’s highest priority strategic domains, working closely with the vice provosts and the provost’s chief of staff as well as other administrative and faculty leaders.

Dr. Lindau’s research examines mechanisms through which social and sexual conditions relate to health across the life course, including the effects of iatrogenesis on social and sexual functioning. Her CommunityRx program of social care research studies how and why connecting people to community-based assets drives health. This program is currently funded by five institutes of the National Institutes of Health and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Dr. Lindau also leads the National Cancer Institute-funded Bionic Breast Project, a paradigm-shifting effort to preserve sensation and mitigate pain following mastectomy. She was founding co-principal investigator of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, an ongoing national, longitudinal biosocial study of U.S. adults. Her research has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Health Affairs, JAMA, and the British Medical Journal and has been featured in the New York Times and other major media outlets.

Dr. Lindau is also a practicing gynecologist and successful entrepreneur. She founded and directs the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine (PRISM) for Women and Girls with Cancer and Feed1st—a unique, healthcare-based food insecurity mitigation program. Her past leadership roles include director of research and innovation of the University of Chicago Medicine Urban Health Initiative; founding chair of the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer, 501c3; founder and president of MAPSCorps, 501c3 (which joined Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy in 2023); and founder and chief innovation officer of NowPow, LLC (acquired by Unite USA, Inc. in 2021). She has also served as an elected member to the University Senate and was an Academic Leadership Program Fellow with the Committee on Institutional Collaboration.

Stacy earned her BA from the University of Michigan Honors College with studies in political science and secondary education, her MD from Brown University, and her MAPP from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and served the program’s National Advisory Committee, an Irving B. Harris Fellow, and is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow. Before medicine, Stacy worked in broadcast journalism, including at Dow Jones & Company’s Wall Street Journal TV. She serves the board of directors of RISE, 501c3, an organization dedicated to elimination of racism through sport. She is also an active emeritus member of the boards of the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer and the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship.

Dr. Lindau is a storyteller and a 2023 Chicago Moth Story Slam winner.

Daniel Appelbaum MD is chief of Nuclear Medicine and Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Appelbaum is also an Investigator at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the U of C.  Practicing both nuclear medicine and radiology, he has been named by his peers as one of “America’s Top Doctors” annually since 2012.  He is also a committed educator, both within and outside his institution, having delivered over 100 invited lectures.  He is the primary author of a comprehensive textbook reviewing the current scope of nuclear medicine practice, now in its 2nd edition, and has served on the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s national Committee on Education for many years. As an investigator, Dr. Appelbaum has authored or co-authored more than 90 original peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and exhibits, many federal grant funded, and holds two patents in the field. He currently serves as a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) helping to establish national guidelines for patient treatment and care.

Betty Fan is a surgeon who specializes in treating both benign and malignant breast diseases. Her clinical practice includes such comprehensive surgical procedures as breast conservation surgery, oncoplastic surgery, mastectomies, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and axillary lymph node dissections with axillary reverse mapping.

Her research has been published in Journal of Neuroscience Research, Cancer Letter, Annals of Breast Surgery, The American Surgeon, Annals of Surgical Oncology, The Breast Journal, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, and Cureus.

Fan earned a BS from the University of Texas at Austin and a DO from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She completed a general surgery residency at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, followed by a breast surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. Most recently, she was an assistant professor of surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine prior to joining the University of Chicago.

Dr. Elizabeth Campione is an Associate Professor and Assistant Program Director in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Midwestern University in Illinois. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and her Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Dr. Campione has more than 15 years of outpatient clinical experience with a focus on oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema management. Elizabeth received her lymphedema certifications from the Norton School of Lymphatic Studies in 2005 and the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2009. She currently serves as the President of LANA and the Director of Education of the Lymphedema Special Interest Group of World Physiotherapy’s IPT-HOPE. Dr. Campione’s research interests include lymphedema, implementation science, and wellness and professionalism in healthcare students.

Katherine Kopkash, MD is an oncoplastic breast surgeon specializing in breast cancer and breast surgery.  She is the Director of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 

Dr. Kopkash’s research interests include surgical innovation, operating room ergonomics, and quality of life for breast cancer survivors.  She earned her medical degree from the Rush University School of Medicine and completed her general surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery from the University of Southern California.

Lavinia Anzai, MD is a surgeon specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Anzai completed her residency in plastic surgery at NYU Langone Health, where she gained comprehensive experience in a wide range of techniques. This was followed by an additional year of training at the University of Chicago for a prestigious fellowship in microsurgery.  She specializes in lymphedema surgery and reconstructive procedures from head to toe.  Her work often involves restoring anatomy that has been taken away by cancer or traumatic injuries, and she strives to do so as functionally and as aesthetically as possible. She believes in a collaborative approach with her patients, always keeping in mind their goals and working to achieve them.

In addition to complex reconstructive surgery, Dr. Anzai also performs general plastic surgery including cosmetic procedures and body contouring of the breast and body. She is meticulous in her approach to optimize her patient’s results and is dedicated to compassionate patient care.

Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Anzai remains active in her field, contributing to research and advancements in plastic surgery. She is dedicated to educating future surgeons and regularly publishes research in highly respected peer-reviewed journals.

Nan Chen is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying innovative treatments for both early and advanced breast cancers of all kinds and identifying biomarkers to predict response to therapies.