Howard A. Zaren
Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Principal Investigator for the SHCC Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program

Howard A. Zaren, MD is the Principal Investigator for the SHCC Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program research grant.

He is an investigator with an extensive research background in NCI clinical trials. Academic affiliation is at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where he is Professor of Surgical Oncology and Associate Director of the UIC Cancer Center. His National Committee affiliation includes the NSABP Breast Committee Working Group and also the CCOP P.I. Committees of NSABP, ECOG and CTSU.

He is responsible for overall administration and MBCCOP operations. This includes development of new strategies for MBCCOP growth and expansion within the framework of improved cancer services for the hospital, new physician recruitment and participation, development of plans to improve accrual to clinical studies, development of partnerships with new institutions and research bases, prioritization of studies and resources, and supervision of data management and audit operations.

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