The Commission on Cancer, Cancer Liaison Program State Chair in your state is your point of contact for information about the COC. As a resource, State Chairs are available to:

• serve as faculty to present information on What's New at the Commission on Cancer;
• share information on how to become a Cancer Liaison Physician and speak about the role of the Cancer Liaison Physician;
• assist with the selection of an appropriate individual for appointment as a Cancer Liaison Physician;
• organize a meeting of state and local cancer control agencies to coordinate activities;
• provide assistance to programs who need help meeting certain standards for program accreditation;
• describe the benefits of Commission accreditation to interested institutions;
• provide tips on how to start a cancer program;
• assist with interpretation and use of National Cancer Data Base data for quality improvement;
• and more.......

To locate the State Chair in your area, choose the appropriate state abbreviation listed below. Please note that the following states have more than one State Chair based on the geographic distribution of Cancer Liaison Physicians within the state: CA, FL, IL NY, PA, and TX.

| AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA |
| KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV |
| NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | PR | RI | SC | SD | TN |
| TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | DC | WV | WI | WY |

 

Alaska
L. Rodney Cook, MD
Providence Alaska Medical Center
3200 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99519-6604
907-261-3186
907-261-3665 (fax)
rlcook@provak.org

Alabama
Donna Lynn Dyess, MD, FACS
Building 1 Suite 100
3401 Medical Park Drive
Mobile, AL 36693
251-660-5776
251-660-5751 (fax)
ldyess@usouthal.edu

Arkansas
Albert Reed Thompson, MD, FACS
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Slot 748
4301 W Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-603-1353
501-686-5884 (fax)
arthompson@uams.edu

Arizona
Richard J. Gray, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
13400 East Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-301-6159
480-301-8414 (fax)
gray.richard@mayo.edu

California (Zone N)

Lisa Bailey  MD, FACS
Bay Area Breast Surgeons
Suite 120
2500 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA  94704
510-655-4000
510-883-1098 (fax)
BaileyLisa@msn.com

California (Zone S)
Dr. James A. Recabaren MD, FACS
USC Keck School of Medicine
50 Bellefontaine Street
Suite #302
Pasadena, CA 91105-3132
626-449-6606
626-449-6888 (fax)
recabare@usc.edu

California (Zone X)
Ujwala D. Rajgopal, MD, FACS
Suite 300
320 Santa Fe Drive
Encitas, CA 92024
760-753-5667
760-753-7416 (fax)
rajgopal.ujwala@scrippshealth.org

Colorado
Larry D. Dillon, MD, FACS
Suite 209
559 East Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-473-7400
719-473-7408 (fax)
ldillon@mcleodusa.net

Connecticut
Ramon E. Jimenez  MD, FACS
85 Seymour Street
Suite 505
Hartford, CT  06106
860-524-4510
860-524-4500 (fax)
rjimenez@ctsurgical.com

District of Columbia
Shawna C. Willey, MD, FACS
MedStar Georgetown Medical Center
Dept of Surgery, 4th Floor, Pasquerilla Bldg
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-994-9995
202-444-3057 (fax)
Scw9@gunet.georgetown.edu

Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FACS
Christiana Care Health Services
Suite 2
1504 North Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19806-3082
302-656-1882
302-656-1883 (fax)
ddickson-witmer@christianacare.org

Florida (Zone A)
Phillip Y. Roland MD, FACS
Lee Memorial Health System
Suite 717
2780 Cleveland Avenue
Fort Meyers, FL 33990
239-334-6626
239-334-0404 (fax)
proland@rtsx.com

Florida (Zone J)
Jefferson Rathburn Edwards III, MD, FACS
Baptist Medical Center
Suite 1107
836 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
904-886-2251
904-398-6774 (fax)
jeffedwards@comcast.net

Florida (Zone M)
Juan Carlos Paramo MD, FACS
4306 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33140
305-674-2397
305-674-2863 (fax)
jparamo@msmc.com

Georgia
John S. Kennedy, MD, FACS
DeKalb Medical Center
Suite 730
2665 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404-508-4320
404-508-4112 (fax)
drkennedy@dekalbsurgical.com

Hawaii
Danny M. Takanishi Jr., MD, FACS
John A. Burns School of Medicine
1356 Lusitana Street
6th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-5494
808-586-3022 (fax)
dtakanis@hawaii.edu

Idaho
Vacant

Illinois (Zone C)
Daniel J. Kacey, MD, FACS
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
2525 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
312-567-2074
312-328-7720 (fax)
djk1956@msn.com

Illinois (Zone L)
Richard C. Anderson, MD, FACS
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
Suite 301
420 NE Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61603
309-624-9810
309-676-6545(fax)
RJA92@aol.com

Indiana

Robert Joseph Goulet Jr., MD, FACS
Indiana University Breast Care & Research Center
Route 431
535 North Barnhill Drive
Indianapolis, IN  46202
317-274-3616
317-278-3185
rgoulet@iupui.edu

Iowa
Neal Wilkinson, MD, MPH, FACS
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
4642 JCP
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1086
319-356-1727
319-356-8988 (fax)
neal-wilkinson@uiowa.edu

Kansas
James J. Hamilton Jr., MD, FACS
Tallgrass General & Vascular Surgery
Suite 220
6001 Southwest 6th Avenue South
Topeka, KS 66615-0000
785-232-0440
785-232-1562 (fax)
jhamiltonjr@cox.net

Kentucky
Daniel E. Kenady, Sr., MD, FACS
Chandler Medical Center
Department of General Surgery
Room C 214
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
859-323-6346
859-323-6840 (fax)
dekena0@email.uky.edu

Louisiana

Barry Landry,  MD, FACS
Suite 207
604 N. Acadia Rd
Thibodaux, LA  70301
985-46-1763
985-446-9813 (fax)
barlandry@charter.net

Massachusetts
David B. McAneny MD, FACS
Suite D-501
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-638-8446
617-638-8457 (fax)
david.mcaneny@bmc.org

Maryland
Frank S. Rotolo, MD, FACS
Finney, Trimble & Associates, PA
Suite 22
1205 York Road
Lutherville, MD 21093-6229
410-821-6260
410-296-7058 (fax)
frotolo@comcast.net

Maine
Lisa Rutstein, MD
Maine Surgical Care Group
Suite 400
887 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
207-774-6368
207-774-9388 (fax)
rutstl@mmc.org

Michigan
Marianne K. Lange MD, FACS
Suite 150
1000 East Paris Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-8313
616-977-6243
616-977-0396 (fax)
marianne.lange@spectrum-health.org

Minnesota
Timothy Sielaff MD, PhD
Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
800 E. 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-863-4633
612-863-4689 (fax)
timothy.sielaff@allina.com

Missouri
Joe Starke, MD
Columbia Surgical Associates
Suite 110
1605 East Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201
593-443-8773
593-875-4972 (fax)
jstarkemd@hughes.net

Mississippi
Hubert E. Spears Jr, MD, FACS
2169 South Lamar Boulevard
Oxford, MS 38655-5223
662-234-1530
662-236-0028 (fax)
hspears2@bellsouth.net

Montana
Dale Mortenson, MD, FACS
Great Falls Surgical Associates
400 13th Avenue
Suite #102
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-452-0877
406-452-0441 (fax)
drmorty@benefis.net

Nebraska
Stephen J. Dreyer, MD, FCS
2350 North Clarkson St
Fremont, NE 68025-2312
402-721-6333
402-721-6320 (fax)
sjdreyer@alltel.net

Nevada
Daniel Michael Kirgan MD, FACS
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Suite 601
2040 West Chareston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-671-5150
702-384-7506 (fax)
DKirgan@med.unr.edu

New Hampshire
Nick P. Perencevich, MD
Concord Surgical Associates
Suite 205
246 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-224-0584
603-225-5769 (fax)
nperence@crhc.org

New Jersey
Arnold M. Baskies, MD, FACS
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
Suite A
1000 Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046-2852
609-877-1737
609-877-1589 (fax)
abaskies@comcast.net

New Mexico
Anne Marie Wallace, MD
Cancer Research and Treatment Center
MSC 10 5610
1 University of New Mexico/CRTC
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
502-925-4782
502-272-9499 (fax)
AWallace@salud.unm.edu

New York (Zone B)
Tomas M. Heimann, MD, FACS
Bronx VA Medical Center
Department of Surgery 112
130 West Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10468
718-584-9000
718-741-4621
thomas.heimann@va.gov

New York (Zone E)
Mitchell CHorost, MD, FACS
Maimonides Medical Center
948 48th Street
2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11219
718-283-7880
718-635-7140 (fax)
mchorost@maimonidesmed.org

New York (Zone M)
Howard Kaufman, MD, FACS
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
177 Fort Washington Avenue
MHB-7SK
New York, NY 10032
212-342-6042
212-342-0234 (fax)
hlk2003@columbia.edu

New York (Zone U)

Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS
Suite 8140
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY  13210
315-464-6321
315-464-6234 (fax)
kohmanL@upstate.edu

New York (Zone W)
Ashwani Rajput, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Surgery/Oncology Division
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
716-845-5807
716-845-3434 (fax)
ashwani.rajput@roswellpark.org

North Carolina
Terry Sarantou, MD, FACS
Hickory Surgical Clinic, Suite 102
415 North Center Street
828-315-3669
828-304-0202 (fax)
TerrySarantou @ HickorySurgical.com

North Dakota
Robert P. Sticca, MD, FACS
University of North Dakota SOM&HS
Program Director
501 North Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58202
701-777-3067
701-777-2609 (fax)
rsticca@medicine.nodak.edu

Ohio

Daniel P. McKellar, MD, FACS
Suite 233
9000 North Main Street
Dayton, OH  45415
937-832-8401
dpm-gcsa@woh.rr.com

Oklahoma
William C. Dooley, MD, FACS
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
825 N.E. 10th
OUPB 5200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-271-7867
405-271-4443 (fax)
william-dooley@ouhsc.edu

Oregon
David William Cook, MD, FACS
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
9155 Southwest Barnes Road, Suite 940
Portland, OR 97225-6636
503-297-1351
503-297-2851 (fax)
dcook@orclinic.com

Pennsylvania (Zone C)
David Sheldon, MD, FACS
Geisinger Medical Center
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822
570-271-6362
570-271-5785 (fax)
david.sheldon@mac.com

Pennsylvania (Zone E)
Ned Z. Carp, MD, FACS
Lankenau Hospital
275 Medical Science Building
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-1908
610-642-6808
carpn@mlhs.org

Pennsylvania (Zone W)
Thomas Gamblin, MD
Kaufman Medical Bldg.
Suite 300
3471 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3442
412-526-6407
412-692-2002 (fax)
gamblintc@upmc.edu

Puerto Rico
Ramon K. Sotomayor, MD, FACS
Hospital Hima-San Pablo Caguas
105
Caguas, PR 00725
787-744-0880
787-283-8803 (fax)
ksotomayor@msn.com

Rhode Island
Theresa Ann Graves  MD, FACS
Suite 470
2 Dudley Street
Providence, RI  02905
401-553-8304
401-868-2304 (fax)
TGraves@lifespan.org

South Carolina
Terry A. Day, MD, FACS
171 Ashley Avenue
Suite 1130 Box 250550
135 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
843-876-0395
843-792-0546
durguna@musc.edu

South Dakota
Mary J. Milroy, MD, FACS
Yankton Medical Clinic
1104 West 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078-0706
605-665-7841
605-665-0546 (fax)
mmilroy@yanktonmedicalclinic.com

Tennessee
Nipun B. Merchant, MD, FACS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
597 Preston Research Building
Nashville, TN 37232-6860
615-322-2391
615-343-4598 (fax)
nipun.merchant@vanderbilt.edu

Texas (Zone N)
Johnny D. Howton MD, FACS
Suite 803
3115 Pine Avenue
Waco, TX 76708-3201
254-399-0960
254-754-1974 (fax)
jhowtonmd@aol.com

Texas (Zone S)
Barry W. Feig, MD, FACS
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Surgical Oncology, Box 444
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030-4095
713-794-1002
713-745-1462 (fax)
bwfeig@mdanderson.org

Utah
Courtney L. Scaife MD, FACS
Huntsman Cancer Institute
2000 Circle of Hope Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-585-6911
801-585-0159 (fax)
Courtney.Scaife@hsc.utah.edu

Virginia
Reid B. Adams, MD, FACS
University of Virginia Health System
Department of Surgery
PO Box 800709
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0709
804-924-2839
434-924-2520 (fax)
rba3b@virginia.edu

Vermont
Simon Drew, MD, FACS
140 Hospital Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
802-442-3800
dres@phin.org

Washington
J. David Beatty, MD, FACS
Swedish Cancer Institute
Suite 400
1221 Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98104
802-847-9555
206-215-6401 (fax)
david.beatty@swedish.org

Wisconsin
Gregory A. Ekbom, MD, FACS
West Allis Memorial Hospital
Suite 480
10400 West North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-453-2121
414-453-2309 (fax)
gekbom@aol.com

West Virginia
Magesh Sundaram MD, FACS
West Virginia University Hospitals
Department of Surgery
1 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-293-7095
304-293-2556 (fax)
msundaram@hsc.wvu.edu

Wyoming
Vacant

 

 

Revised February 8, 2008

 

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