Team

Kiran is a second-year medical student at St. George’s University School of Medicine. He is interested in how the values of Hodgkin’s International especially the emphasis on long-term survivorship can help shape more thoughtful, patient-centered care. He hopes to encourage more students and physicians to engage with these ideals in their approach to medicine. Outside of his studies, Kiran enjoys sailing and photography.

Erin has been a cancer survivor for more than 50 years. Diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin’s in 1972 at the age of 15, Erin underwent surgery, radiation, and MOPP chemotherapy. She had two recurrences of the disease and has had multiple late effects over the years. Erin holds a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and is a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW). She worked for many years as a volunteer and instructor with the Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program in Lincoln, MA. She lives with her family on Martha’s Vineyard island in Massachusetts.

Karla was diagnosed with HL as a teenager in 1976 and treated with surgery and mantle radiation. She has experienced a variety of late effects and explored allopathic solutions and complementary therapies in order to live a healthy life. Karla is an educator with a lifelong career in New York State public schools. She has been involved with HL survivorship advocacy and support since 2013. She lives in New York State’s Capital District.

While studying law in 1983, Sandi was diagnosed with HL. After a lymphangiogram and a staging laparotomy, she was treated with radiation and went on to finish her education and start a career. Twenty-five years later she began her ongoing struggle with a series of late effects. Sandi continues to practice law since 1985, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Sophia was diagnosed with HL as a teenager in 1975 and treated with MOPP/ABVD and radiation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital. She has experienced a variety of late effects including breast cancer diagnosis in 1996. Following this second cancer diagnosis, Sophia left a successful career in information technology at IBM to pursue her MSW and PhD in social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She is an Associate Professor at the Duke School of Nursing where she teaches and conducts research that blends her love for technology with a passion for helping others.