The CoC State Chair in your state is your point of contact for information about the CoC. As a resource, CoC State Chairs are available to:
- Serve as faculty to present information on what's new at the CoC
- 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 on Cancer accreditation to interested institutions
- Provide tips on how to start a cancer program
- Assist with interpretation and use of National Cancer Database data for quality improvement
To locate the CoC State Chair in your area, choose the appropriate state abbreviation listed below. Please note that the following states have more than one CoC State Chair based on the geographic distribution of Cancer Liaison Physicians within the state: CA, FL, IL, NY, PA, and TX.
Alabama
Sushanth Reddy MD, FACS
Vestavia Hills, AL
sreddy@uabmc.edu
Alaska
Sherry Johnson, DO
Anchorage, AK
sjohnson@FarNorthSurgery.com
Arkansas
Jonathan Laryea, MBChB, FACS
Little Rock, AR
jalaryea@uams.edu
Arizona
Nitin Mishra, MBBS, FACS
Phoenix, AZ
mishra.nitin@mayo.edu
California (Northern)
Richard Bold, MD FACS
Sacramento, CA
rjbold@ucdavis.edu
California (Southern)
Howard Kaufman, MD, FACS
Pasadena, CA
hkaufman62@gmail.com
California (San Diego)
Jula Veerapong, MD, FACS
San Diego, CA
jveerapong@ucsd.edu
Colorado
Parth Shah, MD
Denver, CO
parth.shah@sclhealth.org
Connecticut
Jeanne Capasse, MD, FACS
Norwalk, CT
jeanne.capasse@nuvancehealth.org
Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FACS
Newark, DE
dwitmer@beebehealthcare.org
District of Columbia
Brian Bello, MD, FACS
Washington, DC
brian.l.bello@medstar.net
Florida (Zone A)
Jason Wilson, MD, MBA, FACS
Palm Harbor, FL
Jason.wilson@baycare.org
Florida (Jacksonville)
Ziad T. Awad, MD, FACS
Atlantic Beach, FL
ziad.awad@jax.ufl.edu
Florida (South)
Juan Paramo, MD, FACS
Miami Beach, FL
jparamo@msmc.com
Georgia
Maria Russell, MD, FACS
Atlanta, GA
maria.c.russell@emory.edu
Hawaii
Rebecca Sawai, MD FACS
Honolulu, HI
Rebecca.S.Sawai@kp.org
Idaho
Katie Fritz MD, FACS
Pocatello, ID
Katie.fritz@portmed.org
Illinois
Kevin Lowe, MD, PhD, FACS
Urbana, IL
kmlowe2010@gmail.com
Illinois (Metropolitan)
Urjeet A. Patel, MD FACS
Chicago, IL
upatel3@cookcountyhhs.org
Indiana
Leonard Henry, MD FACS
Bristol, IN
lhenry@goshenhealth.com
Iowa
Ingrid Lizarraga, MD, FACS
Iowa City, IA
ingrid-lizarraga@uiowa.edu
Kansas
Jennifer McAllaster, MD, FACS
Topeka, KS
jenmcallaster@gmail.com
Kentucky
Alan P. Mullins, MD, FACS
Owensboro, KY
alan.mullins@owensborohealth.org
Louisiana
John M. Lyons III, MD, FACS
Baton Rouge, LA
John.Lyons@fmolhs.org
Maine
Richard E. Royal MD, FACS
Portland, ME
RRoyal@mmc.org
Maryland
Sara Fogarty DO, FACS
Towson, MD
sfogarty@gbmc.org
Massachusetts
Rocco Ricciardi MD, FACS
Boston, MA
RRICCIARDI1@mgh.harvard.edu
Michigan
David Kwon, MD, FACS
Detroit, MI
dkwon1@hfhs.org
Minnesota
Jane Hui, MD, FACS
Minneapolis, MN
jhui@umn.edu
Mississippi
Wayne Shannon Orr III MD, FACS
Ridgeland, MS
worr@umc.edu
Missouri
Eric T. Kimchi, MD FACS
Columbia, MO
kimchie@health.missouri.edu
Montana
Neal Wilkinson, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
nwilkinson@logan.org
Nebraska
Quan Ly, MD, FACS
Omaha, NE
qly@unmc.edu
Nevada
James Brooks Harris, MD, FACS
Reno, NV
jharris@westernsurgical.com
New Hampshire
Jessica Lynn Ryan, MD, FACS
Londonderry, NH
jessica.ryan@cmc-nh.org
New Jersey
Nell Maloney-Patel, MD, FACS
New Brunswick, NJ
malonene@rwjms.rutgers.edu
New Mexico
Bridget N. Fahy, MD, FACS
Albuquerque, NM
BFahy@salud.unm.edu
New York
Jamal Rahaman MBBS, FACS
New York, NY
jamal.rahaman@mssm.edu
New York (Brooklyn-Long Island)
Susan He Lee, MD, FACS
New York, NY
susanlee923@gmail.com
New York (Eastern-Long Island)
Paula Denoya, MD FACS
Stony Brook, NY
paula.denoya@stonybrookmedicine.edu
New York (Manhattan Council)
Maria Teresa Castaldi, MD, FACS
Bronx, NY
maria.castaldi@nbhn.net
North Carolina
Richard White, MD FACS
Charlotte, NC
richard.white@carolinashealthcare.org
North Dakota
Daniel Tuvin, MD FACS
Fargo, ND
dtuvin@gmail.com
Ohio
James Robert Ouellette, DO, FACS
Kettering, OH
james.ouellette@wright.edu
Michael Duke Sarap, MD FACS
Cambridge, OH
msarap@msn.com
Oklahoma
Ajay Jain, MD, FACS
Oklahoma City, OK
Ajay-Jain@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis, MD, FACS
Portland, OR
tsikitis@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania (Keystone)
Joseph Blansfield, MD, FACS
Danville, PA
jblansfield1@geisinger.edu
Pennsylvania (Metro Philly)
Jeffrey Farma, MD, FACS
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu
Pennsylvania (Southwestern)
James McCormick, MD, FACS
Pittsburgh, PA
james.mccormick@ahn.org
Puerto Rico
Ignacio Echenique, MD, FACS
Guaynabo, PR
liegio@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Thomas Minor, MD, FACS
Providence, RI
thomas.minor@brownphysicians.org
South Carolina
Andrea M. Abbott, MD, FACS
Charleston, SC
abbottan@musc.edu
South Dakota
VACANT
Tennessee
James Martin McLoughlin, MD FACS
Knoxville, TN
jmcloughlin@utmck.edu
Texas (North)
Scott Celinski, MD, FACS
Dallas, TX
drcelinski@hotmail.com
Texas (South)
Alberto Pena, MD, FACS
Edinburg, TX
albertopenamdpa@yahoo.com
Utah
John Hyngstrom, MD FACS
Salt Lake City, UT
jhyngstrom@gmail.com
Vermont
Jessica Cintolo-Gonzalez
Burlington, VT
jessica.cintolo-gonzalez@uvmhealth.org
Virginia
David Luyimbazi, MD, FACS
Roanoke, VA
luyidavid75@vt.edu
Washington
Peter Wu, MD FACS
Sammamish, WA
pcwu@uw.edu
West Virginia
Michael Elmore, MD FACS
Scott Depot, WV
mselmore@hsc.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Amanda Kong, MD FACS
Milwaukee, WI
akong@mcw.edu
Wyoming
Neal Wilkinson, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
nwilkinson@logan.org
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