The American College of Radiation Oncology is managed by a volunteer Board of Chancellors elected by the membership. The Board consists of 11 elected Chancellors made up of the Chair, the President (Chair Elect), the Vice-President (President Elect), the Secretary-Treasurer, the Chairs of each of the ACRO Standing Committees with the exception of the Ethics Committee (Governmental & Economic Affairs Committee, Standards Committee, Membership Committee, Science & Education Committee, Communications Committee, Finance & Development Committee, New Practitioner Committee, and Resident Committee).

Board of Chancellors:

Chair
Dwight Heron, MD, MBA, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Otololaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Medical Director for Growth & Innovation Youngstown & Lorain
Bon Secours Mercy Health System

President
Brian E. Lally, MD, FACRO
Vice-Chair of Radiation Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina,
Associate Director of ICCE, the Hollings Cancer Center,
Charleston, SC

Vice President
Tarita Thomas, MD, PhD, MBA, FACRO
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine  

Secretary-Treasurer
Steven Finkelstein, MD, FACRO

Board Member
Parul Barry, MD, FACRO

Board Member
Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, FACRO, FASTRO
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair, Faculty & Academic Affairs, Director, Genitourinary (GU) Division, Department of Radiation Oncology, Co-Director, Bertucci Center for GU Cancers, Massachusetts General Hospital/Mass General Brigham

Board Member 
Emma Fields, MD

Board Member
Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
Chair, ACRO Standards Committee
Medical Director, ACRO Accreditation

Board Member
Hina Saeed, MD, FACRO
Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology,  Lynn Cancer Institute,  Baptist Health Cancer Care
Clinical Affiliate Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Clinical Associate Professor, Florida International University

Board Member
Jessica Schuster, MD, FACRO
Clinical Associate Professor,  Associate Program Director, Regional Radiation Oncology Director, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin
Chief of Service Radiation Oncology,  William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Channel Editor, CURiE, ACRO's Official Publication on Cureus

Board Member
William Small, MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
Director, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Vice President, Oncology, Trinity Health IL/IN Region

New Practitioner Chair Board Member
Bhargava Chitti, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 
Attending Physician, Radiation Oncology, Kings County Hospital (New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation)

Resident Chair Board Member
Isaac Lasko, MD
Chief Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago

Board Member Liaisons

ACRO Councilor to the ACR Council
James Welsh, MD, FACRO

ACRO Alternate Councilor to the ACR Council
Harvey Wolkov, MD, FACRO

ACRO Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates
Mohamed Khan, MD, PhD, FACRO

ACRO Alternate to the AMA House of Delegates
Anna Brown, MD, FACRO

Dr. Luther Brady Foundation President
Steven Eric Finkelstein, MD, FACRO

Ethics Committee
Dominique Rash, MD, FACRO

Executive Director
Fraser Cobbe

Important Documents:

ACRO Bylaws

ACRO Professional Standards for Members

ACRO Professional Standards for Leaders

Interested in serving on the ACRO Board of Chancellors?
Please submit the form below by November 30, 2025.