The Guardian Board

President, Chairman

Mary L. Pallotta

Vice President

Matthew P. Sorrentino

Treasurer

Brian Simonetti, CPA

Grant Coordinator

Michael A. Pallotta

Web Designer/Newsletter

Ross Mahler

Resource Committee Coordinator

Gail Cruz

Board Members

Mike Pallotta
Mary Pallotta
Mathew Sorrentino
Catherine Montero
Phil Montero
John Brottenberg
Ira Kaufman
Caryn Kaufman
Joseph Lewy
Dennis Damaini
Janet Damaini

Volunteer Staff

Mike Pallotta
Mary Pallotta
Mathew Sorrentino
Ira Kaufman
Caryn Kaufman
Dennis Damaini
Janet Damaini
John Brottenberg
Jennifer Pulgrano
Gail Cruz
Michael Pallotta
Bob Crescenzo
Robin Zvi

Dr. Elliot J. Pellman, M.D. (Biography)

Medical Director
Pro Health Care Associates
Lake Success, New York
http://www.prohealthcare.com

Dr. Henry S. Friedman, M.D. (Biography)

Co-Director
Professor of Neuro-Oncology
The Clinical Neuro-Oncology Program of The Brain Tumor Center at Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Robert A. Crescenzo, MS, CSW, ACSW (Biography)

Dr. Isabelle M. Germano, MD
(Biography)

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
http://www.mssm.edu/neurosurgery

Dr. Keith L. Black, MD
(Biography)

Director
Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and Division of Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, California
http://www.cedars-sinai.edu

Dr. Stanislaw R. Burzynski, M.D., Ph.D. (Biography)

President
Burzynski Research Institute Inc.
Houston, Texas
http://www.cancermed.com/

Dr. Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD

Director CNS
Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Dr. Deborah B. Gruber, MD

Neurology and Integrative Pain Medicine
Adult Neurology
Neuro-oncology
NYU Clinical Cancer Center
Tel. (212) 731-5577

Dr. Linda Lieu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
UCLA Division of Neurosurgery
Co-Director, Comprehensive Brain Tumors Program
UCLA School of Medicine
10833 Le Conte Ave. CHS 74-145 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-6901
Tel: (310) 267-2621 OR 310 794-5664
Fax: (310) 835-7245 OR 310 825-9385
e-mail: liau@mednet.ucla.edu

Donna A. Vignola, MSW, LCSW

Monter Cancer Center
(516) 734-8812