Lisa Richardson

Dr. Richardson is Director of CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC). DCPC is the largest operating division within CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She administers the Division’s $380 million annual budget and provides leadership and strategic direction for scientific, policy, communications and operations relating to the Division’s four national programs: The Colorectal Cancer Control Program, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, and the National Program of Cancer Registries. She oversees a well-developed research agenda that includes the national Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. A medical oncologist by training, Dr. Richardson is a highly sought expert on breast cancer treatment delivery, health disparities and access to cancer care. She has authored and coauthored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles on breast cancer treatment patterns of care, skin cancer, health policy, cancer care access, systems of care, and health disparities.