Newswise — The American Society for Radiation Oncology has announced the results of its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee elections. Those elected will begin their terms at ASTRO’s 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago, which will be held November 1-5, 2009.
“Strong leadership is vital to the success of an organization, and I am honored to be able to announce the leaders that our membership has chosen for the upcoming year,” Laura Thevenot, ASTRO CEO, said. “I know that these involved and dedicated individuals will bring the same level of expertise and commitment to the Society, the members and the patients that they serve that their predecessors did. Congratulations to all the new officers.”
The new elected officials are:• Leonard L. Gunderson, M.D., M.S., FASTRO, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz. President-elect. • Najeeb Mohideen, M.D., Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Ill., Health Policy Council Vice-chair. • Jacqueline Patricia Williams, Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y., Research Council Vice-chair. • Carol A. Hahn, M.D., Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., Nominating Committee, Academic Physician. • Jeff M. Michalski, M.D., M.B.A., Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Nominating Committee, Academic Physician. • Thomas J. Eichler, M.D., Thomas Johns Cancer Center, Richmond, Va., Nominating Committee, Community Practice Physician. • Patrick A. Kupelian, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando, Nominating Committee, Community Practice Physician. • William H. McBride, Ph.D., D.Sc., David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Nominating Committee, Radiobiologist. • Randall K. Ten Haken, Ph.D., FASTRO, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., Nominating Committee, Physicist.
ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society is dedicated to improving patient care through education, clinical practice, advancement of science and advocacy. For more information on radiation therapy, visit www.rtanswers.org. To learn more about ASTRO, visit www.astro.org.
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