Advisory Board
Our advisory board is a group of pediatricians, head and neck cancer surgeons, OBGYNs, health teachers and other professionals who deal with HPV or HPV-related issues in their daily work.
Dr. Nishant Agrawal, MD
Chief of Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Chicago
Nishant Agrawal, MD, specializes in the management of patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck.
Dr. Agrawal's work has achieved international recognition in the field of head and neck surgical oncology, and head and neck cancer genetics. Under his leadership, a team of researchers completed a landmark study that examined the genome of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. His group followed up by publishing the genomic landscapes of the remaining major head and neck cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, medullary thyroid cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Dr. Agrawal then applied these findings to identify tumor DNA as a biomarkers that improve cancer diagnostics in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. His research is focused on the application of cancer genetics to design diagnostic approaches to reduce morbidity and mortality from head and neck cancer.
In addition to his clinical and research contributions, Dr. Agrawal is an accomplished educator — teaching medical students, residents and fellows about the management of patients with head and neck cancer.
Dr. Katie McCabe, MD
Pediatrician – Streeterville Pediatrics, Chicago
Dr. Katie McCabe joined Streeterville Pediatrics in October of 2012. Born and raised in a suburb of Detroit, she received her B.A. in Biology from Albion College. While at Albion, she played on the two-time MIAA Champion Women’s Soccer team. She attended medical school at Michigan State University before moving to Chicago for pediatric residency at Rush University Medical Center. After residency, she joined Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. McCabe was board certified in Pediatrics in 2009. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr McCabe is on the staffs of Northwestern Memorial/Prentice Women’s Hospital and Lurie Children’s Hospital.
Dr. McCabe is very passionate about taking a comprehensive approach to the care of children. She strongly believes that prevention is the key to medicine. She enjoys teaching both parents and children, and making them active participants in their health care.
Dr. McCabe is an avid runner, having completed eleven (and counting) marathons. She also enjoys finding balance through her yoga practice. She can thank running for bringing her and her husband together. Dr McCabe is a mother of 2 boys and a girl.
Dr. Kate Rahbari, MD, PhD
Resident Physician – Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Rahbari, MD, PhD is a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She graduated from the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she earned a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology for her work studying Streptococcal manipulation of host immune responses.
Researcher and Co-founder of Birth By Us
Mercy Oladipo
Mercy Oladipo is the co-founder of Birth By Us, the pregnancy and postpartum app for Black women. She is an experienced technologist and researcher, with a B.S in computer science and molecular biology from MIT. Beyond this, she has hands-on experience in full-stack engineering, product management, healthcare informatics, and public health research from MIT CSAIL, Tufts University MOTHER Lab, and Willow Innovations; and is passionate about bridging technology and health sciences to deliver impact.