Leadership

Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., is vice president and division head. Hawk joined MD Anderson in late 2007 after nearly 15 years of service at the National Cancer Institute, including a fellowship in cancer prevention. He received his M.D. from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and trained as a gastrointestinal medical oncologist. He received his M.P.H. in 1994 from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests are in cancer chemoprevention, preventive drug development and trial design and in improving the participation of minority and underserved populations in clinical research. Hawk holds the Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair for the Early Prevention of Cancer and is a professor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention.

John Randall, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E., is the division administrator. He works closely with Dr. Hawk to plan, direct and implement the financial, personnel, patient care, research and operational activities of the division. He also provides leadership to the divisional departments and the Cancer Prevention Center. He was appointed division administrator in 2016 after serving as the department administrator in Lymphoma/Myeloma. Randall received a masters in health administration from Tulane University and a B.S. degree in business administration from Louisiana State University.

Paul M. Cinciripini, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science
Margaret & Ben Love Chair in Clinical Cancer Prevention in honor of Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre
Director, Tobacco Research and Treatment Program

Sharon Giordano, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chair, Health Services Research

Lorna H. McNeill, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chair, Health Disparities Research
Cullen Trust Health Care Chair in Health Disparities Research
Associate Director, Cancer Health Disparities and Community Outreach
Director, Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research

Paul Scheet, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Epidemiology

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair Ad Interim, Clinical Cancer Prevention