Our Leadership
APPENDICURE is led by the people who live this disease every day. Our board brings together survivors, caregivers, physicians, scientists, and operators who share one goal: better information, better care, and better outcomes for everyone facing appendix cancer.
Amanda Moore
Founder and Executive Director
Caregiver. Demand generation, sales, marketing, and revenue operations leader.
Dr. Asha James
Psychologist
Survivor. Psychologist based in the United Kingdom.
Jeremy Himmelstein, JD, LLM
Tax Attorney, Mayer Brown
Caregiver. Tax attorney covering IRS audits, appeals, and litigation, with nonprofit governance expertise.
John Paul Shen, MD
Physician-Scientist, MD Anderson
Physician-scientist heading the Shen Lab, with CRISPR-based research focused on appendiceal cancer.
Michael Foote, MD
Medical Oncologist & Physician-Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Medical oncologist and physician-scientist specializing in appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei, with a lab developing targeted and immune-based therapies.
Renee Hill
Senior Manager of Research Administration, Versiti
Survivor. Oversees research operations and NIH grant portfolios at Versiti.
Ricki Dhal
Co-Founder, Bina Therapeutics
Caregiver. Builds AI and computational biology tools to find treatment strategies for rare diseases.
Robert Blair, PhD
Research Scientist
Survivor. Research scientist who led North Carolina’s first ACPMP awareness walk.
Stevan Himmelstein, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist
Survivor. Interventional cardiologist with more than 35 years in clinical trials.
Tanya Heller, MS, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian
Survivor. Registered dietitian, HIPEC Ambassador, and national appendix cancer fundraising leader.
David Moore
President
Survivor. HR and operations leadership across multiple companies.