Professor Karen M Mustian

Dr. Mustian is a Dean’s Professor in the Department of Surgery. She is Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, MPI and Co-Director of the NCI-funded University of Rochester Cancer Center NCI Community Oncology Research Program Research Base, Director of the PEAK Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory and a member of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors. Her pioneering discoveries of Tai Chi Chuan, Yoga and exercise as effective treatments for cancer- and cancer-treatment-related toxicities have revolutionized our ability to treat some of the most noxious toxicities cancer patients experience such as fatigue, insomnia, functional loss, and more.  Her transformative clinical and translational research is honored with more than 40 awards across the globe. Dr. Mustian is a Fellow in the Society of Behavioral Medicine.