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Members of the San Antonio Firefighters Cancer Prevention Program include

  • Brian O’Neill, PhD, Deputy Fire Chief
  • Hoyt Foster Allen Jr., Firefighter (Engineer)
  • Shane George, Firefighter (Engineer)
  • Daniel Phillip Barto, Firefighter (Lieutenant)
  • Carlos Esquivel, Firefighter (Lieutenant)
  • Rachelle Hamblin, MD/MPH, Retiree Police and Firefighter Clinic at Roosevelt Wellness Center, Health by Design, San Antonio
  • Amanda Blackwood, Firefighter
  • Christina Ashton, Firefighter
  • Gina Murray, Firefighter (Engineer)
  • Brandon Murray, (Deputy Fire Chief)
  • Nickolas Gomez, Firefighter (Lieutenant)
  • Matthew Lodge (Safety Division Chief)
  • Martin De La Rosa, Firefighter
  • Ryan Westerhoff, Firefighter (Lieutenant)
  • Will Ripps, Firefighter (Engineer)
  • Betsy Dose, SAFD Wellness Center

From UT Health San Antonio and Mays Cancer Center

  • Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio, Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Mays Cancer Center
  • Rebecca Jones, PhD, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio, Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Mays Cancer Center
  • Derek Rodriguez, PhD, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio
  • Ramon Cancino, MD, Executive Director, Primary Care Center
  • Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Mays Cancer Center
  • Susan Padalecki, PhD, Associate Director for Research Administration, Mays Cancer Center

From the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Erin Kobetz-Kerman, PhD, MPH, Director and Principal Investigator, Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative
  • Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, PhD, Deputy Director and Investigator, Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative
  • Natasha Schaefer Solle, PhD, Deputy Director and Investigator, Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative