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ASTRO elects five board members
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology elected new officers to the society’s board of directors.
Paul M. Harari, MD, FASTRO, chair of the department of human oncology at University of Wisconsin, will serve as president elect.
Geraldine M. Jacobson, MD, MBA, MPH, FASTRO, founding chair of the department of radiation oncology at West Virginia University School of Medicine, will serve as secretary/treasurer elect.
Todd Pawlicki , PhD, FASTRO, professor of radiation oncology at University of California, San Diego, will serve as clinical affairs and quality council vice chair.
Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH, FASTRO, of vice chair and clinical director of the department of therapeutic radiology at Yale University School of Medicine, will serve as education council vice chair.
Ronald D. Ennis, MD, director and associate professor of radiation oncology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West Hospital, will serve as government relations council vice chair.
“These new officers all share the virtues of expertise in clinical care and research coupled with long-standing dedication to our society and profession,” Bruce D. Minsky, MD, FASTRO, chair of ASTRO’s board of directors, said in a press release. “As the radiation oncology community faces new realities such as growing numbers of cancer patients and survivors, changing physician payment structures, and a rising need for cross-discipline collaboration, these individuals will help ASTRO continue to provide leadership and support for its more than 10,000 members.”
The officers will begin their terms at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, which will be held Sept. 25-28 in Boston.