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.
AK | AL | AR | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DC | 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 |
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PA | PR | RI | SC | SD | TN |
TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY
Alabama
Paul F. Rider Jr., MD, FACS
Mobile, AL
prider@health.southalabama.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
Vacant
Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FACS
Neward, DE
ddickson-witmer@christianacare.org
District of Columbia
Brian Bello, MD, FACS
Washington, DC
brian.l.bello@medstar.net
Florida (Zone A)
John Rioux, MD, FACS
Port Charlotte, FL
jprmdpl@hotmail.com
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
Amber Taylor, MD, FACS
Boise, ID
awaits@gmail.com
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
Timothy Fitzgerald, MD, FACS
Scarborough, ME
TLFitzgera@mmc.org
Maryland
Melissa Camp, MD, FACS
Baltimore, MD
mcamp@jhmi.edu
Massachusetts
James Frank, MD FACS
Northampton, MA
jimfrank56@gmail.com
Michigan
David Kwon, MD, FACS
Detroit, MI
dkwon1@hfhs.org
Minnesota
Jane Hui, MD, FACS
Minneapolis, MN
jhui@umn.edu
Mississippi
Pierre E. de Delva, MD, FACS
Jackson, MS
pdedelva@umc.edu
Missouri
Eric T. Kimchi, MD FACS
Columbia, MO
kimchie@health.missouri.edu
Montana
David G. Sheldon, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
david.sheldon@mac.com
Nebraska
Quan Ly, MD, FACS
Omaha, NE
qly@unmc.edu
Nevada
James Brooks Harris, MD, FACS
Reno, NV
jharris@westernsurgical.com
New Hampshire
Roshani Raman Patel, MD
Manchester, NH
roshani1997@aol.com
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
Shubhada Dhage, MD, FACS
New York, NY
shubhada.dhage@nyumc.org
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
Guido Sclabas, MD, FACS
Tulsa, OK
guido-sclabas@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Richard Bryan Bell, MD, FACS
Portland, OR
richard.bell@providence.org
Pennsylvania (Keystone)
Joseph Blansfield, MD, FACS
Danville, PA
jblansfield1@geisinger.edu
Pennsylvania (Metro Philly)
Vacant
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
R. James Koness, MD, FACS
Providence, RI
JKoness@chartercare.org
South Carolina
Andrea M. Abbott, MD, FACS
Charleston, SC
abbottan@musc.edu
South Dakota
Thavam Chenthan Thambi-Pillai, MBBCh, FACS
Sioux Falls, SD
thavam.thambi-pillai@sanfordhealth.org
Tennessee
James Martin McLoughlin, MD FACS
Knoxville, TN
jmcloughlin@utmck.edu
Texas (North)
Scott Celinski, MD, FACS
Dallas, TX
drcelinski@hotmail.com
Texas (South)
Brian Richard Davis, MD, FACS
El Paso, TX
br.davis@ttuhsc.edu
Utah
John Hyngstrom, MD FACS
Salt Lake City, UT
jhyngstrom@gmail.com
Vermont
Vacant
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
David G. Sheldon, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
david.sheldon@mac.com
State Chair Resources
Cancer Liaison Program