Anne Mctiernan MD, PhD, FACSM

Dr. McTiernan's research focuses on identifying ways to prevent new or recurrent cancer with a particular focus on weight control, physical activity, and chemoprevention. She has led several NCI-funded grants to test weight loss and exercise effects on biomarkers of breast cancer, colon cancer, and other cancers and diseases. She currently is funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to study long-term effects of weight loss and exercise on breast cancer biomarkers.

Dr. McTiernan is an elected Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine, the Obesity Society, and the American College of Epidemiology. She has served on national and international health advisory boards and working groups including the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2008 and 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committees, the World Cancer Research Fund International, and the Komen for the Cure Scientific Advisory Council