Zihai Li, MD, PhD

Carolyn D. Britten, MD is a highly skilled surgical oncologist based in Charleston, SC, specializing in the treatment of cancer. With expertise in surgical procedures and a focus on patient care, Dr. Britten provides compassionate and comprehensive care to her patients. As a female physician fluent in English, Dr. Britten is dedicated to delivering personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs. With offices at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, she is committed to providing exceptional care and support to individuals and families affected by cancer.Generated from the website

Dr. Benjamin Toll is a licensed clinical psychologist, a professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program, and Chief of Tobacco Cessation and Health Behaviors at the Hollings Cancer Center, and Director of the Tobacco Treatment Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. He specializes in treatment of tobacco use disorders, alcohol use disorders, and improvement of health behaviors.Dr. Toll has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, including the National Cancer Institute, and he is an author of over 110 peer-reviewed publications relating to nicotine and tobacco research, including several clinical practice guidelines and policy statements from US medical societies. He has served as an author for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on a policy statement encouraging physicians to provide tobacco treatment for cancer patients,Dr. Toll's NCI funded research has focused on testing novel smoking cessation treatments and he has conducted numerous clinical trials in this regard. Many of his studies have investigated promotion of smoking cessation through novel message framing and motivational interventions, including those delivered via telephone and in person. Dr. Toll has tested several pharmacological and counseling interventions, and he also has expertise in the measurement of tobacco use and tobacco related syndromes (e.g. withdrawal)