Planning Committee Members

Hani Babiker, MD

Pancreaticobiliary, GI Oncology

Early Phase Therapeutics, and Senior Associate Consultant

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL

Dr. Hani Babiker is an Oncologist with board certification in Oncology and Hematology and initial certification in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and Gerontology. He held academic appointments at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic, he was the Director of the Early Phase Clinical Trials Program and Co-Chair of DSMB at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. His research interests are in new drug development and in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers with an emphasis on pancreatic cancer. He completed a drug development scholarship at the Virginia G Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials/HonorHealth Research Institute in Scottsdale where he served as the principal investigator in many early phase clinical trials in solid tumors and participated in trials that led to drug approvals. He also has an interest both in developing new biomarkers and targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer. Dr. Babiker is currently the Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, FL.

Dr. Babiker earned his M.D. with High Honors from Univerzita Komenskeho, Slovakia, and completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Geriatrics and Gerontology at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Babiker was an instructor in medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Phoenix. He also completed a Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at the University of Arizona where he also served as Chief Fellow. Dr. Babiker is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, and the American College of Physicians. He has authored several abstracts and peer review manuscripts and has a passion for teaching and mentoring students and trainees.

Jeremy C. Jones, MD

Assistant Professor of Oncology Vice Chair

Clinical Practice Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL

Jeremy C. Jones, is a medical oncologist and hematologist who specializes in treating gastrointestinal malignancies.

His clinical focus includes:
• Colorectal cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Anal cancer

His research interests include cancer therapeutic trials as well as studying the underlying molecular genetics that drive gastrointestinal malignancies.

Mintallah Haider, MD

Associate Member,

Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Moffitt Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Oncologic Sciences

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Mohamedtaki Tejani, MD 

Medical Director

GI Oncology Program

Advent Health Cancer Institute Orlando, FL

Mohamedtaki A. Tejani received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from Amherst College. He later earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Tejani went on to complete his residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT, achieving the rank of Chief Resident. Following this, he completed his fellowship training in hematology/oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University in Philadelphia.

An award-winning physician, Dr. Tejani has authored numerous oncology-related publications. His research experience and areas of interest include gastrointestinal cancers, biomarkers and therapeutics, patient-provider communication and the culture of medicine.  Dr. Tejani firmly believes that patient care is a privilege. Listening and responding to a patient's unique story is critical in helping that family on their cancer journey. Originally from Tanzania (East Africa), he is fluent in Swahili, Hindi, Urdu and Gujarati.

Horacio Asbun, MD. FACS

Chief of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery

Miami Cancer Institute

Professor at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Florida International University Miami, FL