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Cancer Programs Salutes Outgoing Committee Members and Leaders

October 5, 2023

We extend our deepest gratitude to our outgoing committee members and leaders for their unwavering dedication and remarkable contributions, which have been instrumental in shaping the success of our Cancer Programs.

Commission on Cancer (CoC)

Members representing the American College of Surgeons Fellowship:

  • James B. Harris, MD, FACS
  • Kari J. Kansal, MD, FACS
  • Christine Laronga, MD, FACS
  • Beth Ann Lesnikoski, MD, FACS
  • Patricio Marcelo Polanco, MD, FACS

Members representing member organizations:

  • Mehra Golshan, MD, MBA, FACS–American Society of Breast Surgeons
  • Kristina Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN–National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Brian A. Moore, MD, FACS–American Head and Neck Society
  • Colleen G. Sherman, MS, RHIA, CTR–North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
  • Dan Zuckerman, MD, FASCO–American Society of Clinical Oncology

Committee leaders rotating off:

  • Mary Kathleen Christian, MD, FACS–CoC Accreditation Committee Vice-Chair
  • James B. Harris, MD, FACS–CoC Accreditation Committee Chair
  • Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS–CoC Education Committee Chair
  • Brian A. Moore, MD, FACS–CoC MOSC Vice-Chair
  • Jennifer E. Rosen, MD, FACS–CoC Advocacy Committee Vice-Chair

 

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

Members representing the American College of Surgeons Fellowship:

  • Denise M. Mammolito, MD, FACS

Members representing member organizations:

  • Lynn Ann Damitz, MD, FACS–American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Christoph Lee, MD, MS, MBA–ACR Imaging Network
  • Randy E. Stevens, MD–American Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Lauren R. Teras, PhD–American Cancer Society

Members at Large:

  • Meena S. Moran, MD

Committee leaders rotating off:

  • Richard J. Bleicher, MD, FACS–NAPBC Quality Improvement/Information Technology Committee Chair
  • Denise M. Mammolito, MD, FACS–NAPBC Education and Dissemination Vice-Chair

 

National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)

Members representing member organizations:

  • Christopher J. Buzas, DO, FACS–ACS Young Fellows Association
  • James W. Fleshman Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS–Society of Surgery for the Alimentary Tract
  • Ankit Sarin, MBBS, FACS–ACS Young Fellows Association

 

American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)

Committee leaders rotating off:

  • Mary Kay Washington, MD, PhD–AJCC Editorial Committee Chair

 

Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP)

Members representing member organizations:

  • Terry P. Nickerson, MD, FACS–ACS Young Fellows Association
  • Nadine R. Walker, CTR–National Cancer Registrars Association

Members at large:

  • David W. Dietz, MD, FACS
  • Sara Holton, CTR
  • Elliot Newman, MD, FACS
  • Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS
  • Virginia L.O. Shaffer, MD, FACS

Committee leaders rotating off:

  • Kelly K. Hunt, MD, FACS