Our Team

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is in your community. At Johns Hopkins, we recognize our obligation to serve and educate the community and to ensure that new discoveries and knowledge are disseminated at the community level.

Our outreach programs to minorities and underserved citizens have provided access to Johns Hopkins expertise and care to communities throughout Baltimore and Maryland and dramatically improved the ability of everyone to access cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment.

Our goal is not only to teach people about cancer screening, prevention, and treatment, but to guide and support them as they put what they’ve learned into use.

Meet The Team

Otis W. Brawley, M.D., MACP, FRCP(L), FASCO, FAACR, FACE

Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement

A renowned oncologist, epidemiologist, and health equity advocate dedicated to advancing evidence-based cancer prevention, addressing healthcare disparities, and improving the efficiency of medical practice.
Dr. Otis W. Brawley is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He is an authority on cancer screening and prevention. His work also focuses on how to close racial, economic, and social inequalities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. It is concentrated on the appropriate practice of evidence-based medicine, efficiency in healthcare and the waste that occurs when there is not orthodox interpretation of science. Dr. Brawley was chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society from 2007 to 2018. Brawley is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a Fellow of the Academy of the American Association for Cancer Research, and a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. He is one of less than two thousand physicians ever to be named a Master of the American College of Physicians. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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Sheryl G.A. Gabram MD, MBA

Deputy Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement

A surgical oncologist dedicated to breaking down barriers in cancer care, expanding access to screening and treatment, and advocating for communities in need with professional passion and personal resilience.

Dr. Sheryl Gabram is the Deputy Associate Director for the Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Program and Professor of Oncology (PAR) at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC), where she focuses on advancing community-based cancer prevention, education, and outreach, while gathering valuable insights to guide community-driven research. Before this role, she served as Chief Scientific Officer at the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, a nonprofit organization committed to reducing Georgia’s cancer burden through research, education, and advocacy. Dr. Gabram retired as a breast surgical oncologist and Professor Emerita at Emory University in 2020, after 38 years in clinical practice. From 2011 to 2014, she led the CDC-funded initiative Georgia Breast Cancer Genomics: Education, Surveillance, and Policy, which established a system for identifying patients at high risk for hereditary cancers. She also served as Principal Investigator for the AVON Foundation grant at Winship Cancer Center for nine years, where she worked to reduce breast cancer care disparities by improving community outreach, navigation and enhancing access to care for patients in the Grady Health System.

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Dina George Lansey, M.S.N.

Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Director for Clinical Research and Population Sciences

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Jalecia King MPH

Jalecia King is a dedicated and accomplished public health professional with over a decade of experience in the field. A proud graduate of Morgan State University, Jalecia holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a bachelor’s degree in biology. Her academic journey laid a strong foundation for her career, which has been marked by her commitment to advancing public health initiatives and empowering communities.

Currently, Jalecia serves as the Community Outreach Manager for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this role, she leverages her vast expertise to foster community engagement and promote health education, encouraging individuals to take proactive steps in managing their health.

Jalecia's career has been diverse and impactful, encompassing significant contributions to clinical research, community engagement, and overseeing vaccine policies for children for the state of Maryland. Her work has consistently aimed at bridging the gap between healthcare services and the communities that need them most.

A native of New Jersey, Jalecia is passionate about community involvement. She finds great joy in educating people about health matters, empowering them with the knowledge and tools necessary to lead healthier lives. Her dedication to public health and community service is evident in every initiative she undertakes, making her a respected leader and advocate in her field.

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Germinal I. Destine, BSPH

Community Health Educator, Community Outreach & Engagement

A “Returned Peace Corps Volunteer” currently pursuing a master's in public health at the University of Maryland to become an advocate for addressing public health practices within communities of various socioeconomic statuses to achieve overall well-being.

Transplanting from South Florida, Germinal brings his knowledge in experience in Public Health here to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center as a Community Health Educator. After obtaining his undergraduate degree in Public Health at the University of South Florida, he then enlisted into the United States Peace Corps in 2016 serving as a Community Health Promoter in Guyana, South America where his mission was primarily focused on Maternal & Infant Health and chronic illnesses.

After his volunteer tour with Peace Corps, he then relocated back to Florida where he fulfilled roles in coordinating resources for maternal and infant care and surveilled conditions and outcomes of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome through the state of Florida. Following thereafter, he relocated to MD where he is now enrolled with University of Maryland as a graduate student pursuing his Master of Public Health and has found a role within Johns Hopkins University fulfilling his passion in the world of Public Health as a Community Health Educator.

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Founder of Medicine for the Greater Good

Panagis Galiatsatos, MD MHS

Director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine

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Meet The Team

Otis W. Brawley, M.D., MACP, FRCP(L), FASCO, FAACR, FACE

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