Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Epidemology, Health Disparities
Director of Cancer Screening and Survivorship
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCancer, Cancer Detection, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, Epidemiology, Lung Cancer
Cancer Prevention, Diabetes, Disease Prevention, Family Medicine, Health Promotion, Osteoporosis, Tobacco, Tobacco Cessation
Spangler is one of the world's leading experts in tobacco epidemiology and was the keynote speaker for 2004 World Health Organization Tobacco and Community Health Conference in New Delhi, India. He founded the first physician-run tobacco-cessation clinic in North Carolina and was recently awarded $1.6 million grant to develop tobacco cessation curriculum for medical schools across the United States. He has won several prestigious awards including the Association of Teachers of Preventative Medicine Program of the Year Award and the Behavioral Sciences Forum Program of the Year Award. He is currently co-Principal Investigator on a longitudinal study of tobacco use among students at 11 colleges and universities in NC and VA.
Cancer Prevention, Gastroenterology, IBD, Viral Hepatitis
Aldo Russo, MD, is a board certified and fellowship trained gastroenterologist at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Louisiana. He also serves as medical director for the Ochsner Baton Rouge region. His expertise includes the prevention of colorectal cancer, treatment of viral hepatitis, management of inflammatory bowel disease and treating gastrointestinal emergencies.
Dr. Russo earned a medical degree from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He completed an internship and residency at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a frequent participant in health forums and other events for Spanish-speaking audiences.