We are pleased to extend a warm welcome to our new Cancer Programs committee members, whose invaluable contributions will support our mission. Furthermore, we are excited to announce our new committee leaders, who bring with them their expertise and a profound commitment to guiding our programs towards excellence.
Commission on Cancer (CoC)
New committee leaders
- Aaron Bleznak, MD, FACS—CoC Accreditation Committee Chair
- Bruce Brenner MD, FACS—CoC Education Committee Chair
- Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, AOCNS, EBP (CH)—CoC Member Organization Steering Committee Vice-Chair
- Taryne Imai, MD, FACS—CoC Education Committee Vice-Chair
- Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS—CoC Executive Committee Vice Chair
- James M. McLoughlin, MD, FACS – CoC Advocacy Committee Vice-Chair
- David A. Mullins, MD, FACS—CoC Accreditation Committee Vice-Chair
New members representing the ACS Fellowship
- Amanda Arrington, MD, MHM, FACS, FSSO
- Aaron Chevinsky, MD, FACS
- Richard Glick, MD, FACS
- Samer Kanaan, MD, FACS
- Rudy P. Lackner, MD, FACS
- Quan P. Ly, MD, FACS
- Jennifer McAllaster, MD, FACS, FASMBS
New members representing member organizations
- Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, FACP—National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- John Eckman, PA (ASCP)—American Association of Pathologists Assistants
- James W. Fleshman Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS— Regental Advisor
- Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD—American Medical Association
- Evan M. Graboyes, MD, MPH, FACS—American Head and Neck Society
- John Hamm, MD, FASCO—American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Regina Hampton, MD, FACS—American Society of Breast Surgeons
- Jay Kenneth Harness, MD, FACS—Maple Tree Cancer Alliance
- Andrea Iannucci, Pharm.D., BCOP—Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
- Phillip Koo, MD—Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Stephen Y. Lai, MD, FACS—NRG Oncology
- John H. Marks, MD, FACS—Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Randi Rycroft, MSPH, CTR—North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
- Kristen R. Scarpato, MD—American Urological Association
- Rahul A. Sheth, MD—Society of Interventional Radiology
- Chad Teven, MD, FACS—ACS Young Fellows Association
New committee members
- Angela A. Appiah, Ph.D, DND, MPH, COA, RN, FAACM
- Angela Costantini, BA, CTR
- Mo Al Efishat, MD, FSSO
- Sharad Goyal, MD, MS
- Kendra Johnson, MPH, CTR
- Leila J. Mady, MD, PhD, MPH
- Clinton Morgan, MD, PhD
- Tolga Ozmen, MD
- Katherine Poruk, MD
- Ali Raza, MD
- Debra Wilson, MSN, RN, OCN
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
New committee leaders
- Lora D. Barke, DO—NAPBC Quality Improvement/Information Technology Vice-Chair
- Jane L. Meisel, MD—NAPBC Education & Dissemination Committee Vice-Chair
- Lee G. Wilke, MD, FACS—NAPBC Quality Improvement/Information Technology Chair
New members representing member organizations
- Steven Bonawitz, MD—American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Jana Fox, MD— American Society for Radiation Oncology
- Andrew Huang, MD—American Society for Radiation Oncology
- Lyndsey Kilgore, MD, FACS— ACS Young Fellows Association
- Steve Power—American Cancer Society
- Robert D. Siegel, FACP, FASCO—American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Kim Vanysseldyk, FNP-BC, AOCNP— National Consortium of Breast Centers
- Emillie Warren, MD—ACS Resident and Associate Society
- Margarita Zuley—ACR Imaging Network
New committee members
- Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS
- Maher Gobran, MD, FACS
- Sharon Goldstein, MD, FACS
- Suzanne A. Hoekstra, MD, FACS
- Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH
- Jessica Partin, MD, FACS
- Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD, FACS
- Mark Sisco, MD, FACS
- Neil Tanna, MD, MBA
- Caitlyn Truong, MD
- Elizabeth Varichak MPA, BS, RHIT
National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)
New committee leaders
- Muneera R. Kapadia, MD, FACS—NAPRC Quality Improvement Committee Chair
- Ron G. Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS—NAPRC Education Committee Vice-Chair
- Kimberly A. Yee, MD, FACS—NAPRC Education Committee Chair
New members representing member organizations
- Michael Honaker—Society of Surgery for the Alimentary Tract
- Kerri Ohman, MD, FACS—ACS Young Fellows Association
- Amalia Stefanou, MD, FACS—ACS Young Fellows Association
New committee members
- Andreas M. Kaiser, MD, FACS, FASCRS
- David Liska, MD
- Ian M. Paquette, MD
- Carrie Peterson, MD, MS
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
New committee leaders
- Elliot Asare, MD, FACS—AJCC Editorial Committee Chair
- Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, FACS—AJCC Editorial Committee Co-Vice-Chair
- Jennifer E. Rosen, MD, FACS—AJCC Education and Promotions Committee Co-Vice-Chair
- Chanjuan Shi, MD, PhD—AJCC Editorial Committee Co-Vice-Chair
New committee members
- Russell S. Berman, MD
- Shanda Blackmon, MD, MPH
- Sanjoy Kumer Das, MBBS (Dhaka), BCS (Health), DLO (BSMMU)
- Nader Hanna, MD, FACS
- Ashley Holder, MD, FACS
- Olga Kantor, MD, MS
- Kelsey E. Larson, MD, FACS
Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP)
New committee leaders
- Tina J. Hieken, MD—CSSP Executive Committee Vice-Chair
New members representing member organizations
- Kim Rodriguez, BSPH, CPH, RHIT, CTR—National Cancer Registrars Association
- Madeline Torres-Hernandez—ACS Resident and Associate Society
New committee members
- Eliza Beal, MS, MD
- Seth Concors, MD
- Mark B Faries, MD, FACS, FSSO
- Zhen Gooi, MBBS, FACS
- Nicholas C. Lambrou, MD
- Heather Lyu, MD, MBI
- Vladimir Neychev, MD, PhD, FACS
- Brian Teng, MD, FACS
- Jiping Wang, MD, PhD
