About the Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research

Our Values

• Patients first. Every decision we make starts with one question: How will this help our patients?
• Care for all. Many patients, caregivers, and communities face barriers to care, whether due to finances, access, or systems of inequality. We are committed to breaking down these barriers so our work can help everyone.
• We will do better. This reflects both our mission – to improve survivorship care – and our belief in continuous growth. Whether it’s our research or how we interact with patients, we are always striving to improve.
• Integrity. “What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Our Team

Anthony Sung, MD, Director
Dr. Sung is the A. Drue Jennings Professor in Medical Oncology, professor of medicine in division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, and director of the Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research. A stem cell transplant physician, Dr. Sung’s clinical/translational research program focuses on reducing transplant-related complications and improving survivorship through bedside-to-bench and bench-to-bedside studies and phase 1/2 clinical trials. 

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, Co-Director
Dr. Klemp is a professor of medicine in the division of Medical Oncology and the director of Cancer Survivorship.  She has over 25 years of experience in translational cancer research, which spans the cancer continuum – from prevention through survivorship.  Her clinical research emphasizes the role of cancer genetics and understanding risk factors to provide personalized care for cancer survivors, with a particular interest in those living in rural areas.

Simon Craddock Lee, PhD, Associate Director
Dr. Lee is Sosland Family Professor in Preventive Medicine, chair and professor of Population Health in the School of Medicine. He also serves as associate director for cancer workforce equity for The University of Kansas Cancer Center. A medical anthropologist, Dr. Lee conducts NCI-funded pragmatic trials to optimize evidence-based care delivery across the cancer continuum from screening and early detection through survivorship. His research emphasizes care delivery systems serving under- and uninsured patients in rural and urban community settings.

TBD, Project Manager. The team is currently recruiting a project manager to help coordinate CSPOR operations. If interested, please email CSPOR-Info@kumc.edu.