Dr. Joan H. Schiller is a widely published and internationally recognized oncologist for her work in lung cancer clinical research. She has served on numerous national and international committees, including chair of the ECOG Thoracic Oncology Committee, as an editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology; as a board member for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the principal investigator on many national clinical trials for lung cancer.  Her research has generated well over 200 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Schiller is also known for her pioneering efforts to bring awareness to the issue that climate change has profound effects on cancer incidence, treatment, and outcomes. Dr. Schiller is the Co-Founder and Chair of the Steering Committee of Oncology Advocate United for Climate and Health - International (OUCH-Int’l), a non-profit organization whose goal is to educate cancer health professionals and organizations about the impact climate change has on cancer care, and to advance awareness, actions, and policies that mitigate these effects. (Ouchforclimate.org). She has published numerous articles, editorials, and opinion pieces on the effects of climate change and has given multiple national and international talks and webinars.