African-Americans and Clinical Trials

Runtime: 9 min
Diseases discussed: Diabetes, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, GAD
Follows: Arthur Daniels, William Byrd, Chesstealia Benson

The following physicians and academic medical centers participated in the production of this video:

• Edgar Jackson, MD. Dr. Jackson is Senior Advisor to the President & CEO of University Hospitals of Cleveland and directs all diversity initiatives for University Hospitals.
• Stan Gerson, MD. Dr. Gerson is Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University and the Ireland Cancer Center at UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland.
• James K.V. Willson. Dr. Willson served as medical advisor for PHTV’s three NCI grants mentioned above. He is currently Director of the Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
• Paula Silverman, MD. Dr. Silverman is the Medical Director of the Breast Cancer Program at the Ireland Cancer Center at UH Case Medical Center.
• Kettlie Daniels, MD. Dr. Daniels is a psychiatrist in private practice in Toledo, Ohio.
• Elias Siraj, MD. Dr. Siraj participated in the taping of the diabetes segment while he was an endocrinologist at the Cleveland Clinic. He is currently Associate Program Director for the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
• Wornie Reed, PhD, provided additional expertise through his role as PHTV’s research director for the three NCI grants described above. Professor Reed is currently Director of the Africana Studies Program at University of Tennessee at Knoxville.