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ACRO has many committees and task forces to better serve its membership and the medical community. We encourage ACRO members to get involved with the organization through committee service. Ready to volunteer? Fill out this form at the bottom of the page. Please note: Regardless of the time your application is submitted, all committee appointments take place at the ACRO Annual Meeting by appointment of the Board of Chancellors. If you have any questions, please email us.
ACRO Committees:
The Education Committee is responsible for identifying gaps in education for members of the College and coordinating strategies for the delivery of timely and engaging educational content through various communication platforms managed by ACRO. The educational priorities of the College as identified by the Committee will be communicated to those Committees that have additional jurisdiction in content creation and delivery. Chair: Dr. Steven Finkelstein Vice-Chair: Dr. Jason Efstathiou Members: Dr. Susannah Ellsworth, Dr. Dwight Heron, Dr. Shane Hopkins, Dr. Thomas Kim, Dr. Lawrence Kleinberg, Dr. Joseph Kwon, Dr. Brian Lally, Dr. Yun Rose Li, Dr. Sung Ju Ma, Dr. Jessica Schuster, Dr. Chuck Simone, Dr. Raj Singh, Dr. Michael Tomblyn, Dr. Ben Wilkinson Scientific Program Subcommittee The purpose of the Scientific Program Committee is to select the CME-eligible sessions at the annual Radiation Oncology Summit, ACRO’s annual meeting. The committee also decides on the meeting’s theme, selects the abstract presentations at the meeting, and recommends a speaker/honoree for the annual Luther Brady Lecture. Vice Chairs: Dr. Jessica Schuster, Dr. Chuck Simone Committee Members: Dr. Mona Arbab, Dr. Sushil Beriwal, Dr. Michael Bernstein, Christine Bloom, Dr. Isabelle Choi, Dr. Stephen Chun, Dr. Anupama Chundury, Dr. Jason Efstathiou, Dr. Emma Fields, Dr. Idalid Franco, Tracy Gabor, Dr. Adrianna Henson Masters, Dr. Uzoma Iheagwara, Dr. Brian Lally, Dr. Shannon MacDonald, Dr. Grant McKenzie, Dr. Sagar Patel, Dr. Parag Sanghvi
The Ethics Committee is responsible for evaluating disclosures of relevant commercial relationships of key College leaders, faculty, and volunteers to determine if conflicts of interest (COI) exist and require resolution. The Committee is also charged with reviewing other ethical and professional issues as necessary. Members of the College are encouraged to utilize the Ethics Committee for professional and organizational questions they may have related to ethical considerations. Chairs: Dr. Dominique Rash Members: Dr. Steven Feigenberg, Dr. David Horowitz, Dr. Shearwood McClelland, III, Dr. A.J. Mundt, Dr. Jessica Schuster, Dr. Harvey Wolkov
The Finance & Development Committee (FDC) shall assist the Executive Director and The Board of Chancellors to coordinate activities, operations, and performance of the College as well as the development of partnerships and programs that will elevate the strategic position of the College. The FOC will also assist other ACRO committees with development of budgets so that the appropriate finances and resources are made available to promote strategic growth. During the Annual Meeting, the FOC will be responsible for coordinating the overall schedule as well as all non-CME/Abstract/SAM activities. The FOC will work to investigate strategic initiatives that enhance the standing of The College as well as meeting the needs of ACRO members. Co-Chairs: Dr. Jerry Jaboin, Dr. Ashlyn Everett Members: Dr. Albert Attia, Dr. Rashmi Benda, Dr. Cecil Benitez, Christine Bloom, Dr. Simon Brown, Dr. Nicholas James Damico, Tracy Gabor, Dr. Ross Green, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh, Dr. Christopher Jahraus, Dr. Sergio Jaramillo, Dr. Jenna Kahn, Dr. Tim Kegelman, Dr. Lawrence Kleinberg, Dr. Brian Lally, Dr. Annie LaVigne, Dr. Jennifer Lee, Dr. Brandon Mancini, Dr. Gina Mansy, Dr. Shauna Marie McVorran, Dr. Neil Newman, Dr. William Noyes, Dr. Virginia Osborn, Dr. Yulia Romalis, Dr. Jeff Ryckman, Dr. Parag Sanghavi, Dr. Alexis Schutz, Dr. Jessica Schuster, Dr. Jake Wang, Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky Government Relations & Economics Committee (GREC) The GREC tracks Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance initiatives that affect reimbursement, lobbies for position in legislative process, monitors changes in CPT codes, monitors state carrier policies, and establishes compliance programs to avoid fraud and abuse. Chair: Dr. Tarita Thomas Vice-Chair: Dr. Chris Jahraus Members: Dr. Mani Aktari, Dr. Salah Dajani, Dr. Anupriya Dayal, Dr. Dennis Galinsky, Dr. Nevine Hanna, Dr. Alec Harris, Dr. Dwight Heron, Dr. Jed Howington, Dr. Mohamed Khan, Dr. Jay Locke, Dr. Heath Mackley, Dr. Laeton Pang, Dr. Sheila Rege, Dr. Jack Steel, Dr. Andy Su, Dr. Charles Thomas, Dr. Paul Wallner, Dr. Harvey Wolkov Alternate Members: Dr. Ankit Agarwal, Dr. David Diamond, Dr. Anna Brown, Dr. Simon Brown, Dr. Brian Lally Advocacy Fellows: Dr. Jayden Gracie, Dr. Jared Pesetsky Staff: Jason McKitrick of Liberty Partners
The Membership Committee facilitates and ensures the continued enrollment of new and current members of ACRO, provides innovative ways to expedite the membership and meeting process, provides active advice and effort in ongoing recruitment programs, develops and reviews continuing ACRO programs designed to enhance the professional benefits of ACRO to its members, oversees ACRO web operations, reviews and develops membership criteria for the different ACRO membership categories as appropriate, and coordinates with other ACRO standing committees in areas of multiple committee participation. Chair: Dr. Parul N. Barry Members: Dr. Mona Arbab, Dr. Tris Arscott, Dr. Sucha Asbell, Dr. Cynthia Ballenger, Dr. Michael Bernstein, Dr. Avinash Chaurasia, Dr. Judy Chin, Mr. Fraser Cobbe, Dr. William Decker, Dr. Delnora Erickson, Dr. Andrew Figura, Mr. Rob Gradishar, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh, Dr. Shane Hopkins, Dr. Thomas Klein, Dr. Josh Lawson, Dr. Edward Lee, Dr. David Marshall, Dr. Adrianna Henson Masters, Dr. Suneel Nagda, Dr. Virginia Osborn, Dr. Brian Plants, Dr. Doug Rahn, Dr. Dominique Rash, Dr. Hina Saeed, Dr. Amit Shah, Dr. Chuck Simone, Dr. Mark Sittig, Dr. Christina Small, Dr. Jim Stevens, Dr. Ben Wilkinson, Dr. Camille Williams
The Standards Committee assists ACRO members in preparation to meet local, state and national practice and regulatory standards as applicable to the specialty of radiation oncology. The Standards Committee reviews and responds to policies originating from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, provides Cancer-Care Guidelines. The Chair of the Standards Committee is selected annually and serves at the discretion of the President. The Chair oversees the ACRO Accreditation Program. The Director of the Practice Accreditation program reports directly to the Chair of the Standards Committee. The Director of the Practice Accreditation program is reappointed annually and serves at the discretion of the Executive Committee and the Chair of the Standards Committee. Chair: Dr. Jaroslaw Hepel Vice-Chair: Dr. Seth Kaufman Members ACRO Accreditation Directors: Dr. Claudio Sibata, Audrey Hyde ACRO Accreditation Disease Site Team Leaders: Dr. O. Lee Burnett (Gynecological), Daniel Gorovets (Genitourinary), Dr. Mary Hebert (Lymphoma Sarcoma), Dr. Dwight Heron (Head and Neck), Dr. Seth Kaufman (Breast), Dr. Navesh Sharma (Gastro-Intestinal), Dr. Shilpen Patel (Lung), Dr. Dheerendra Prasad (Neurological) ACRO Accreditation Chart Reviewers: Dr. Shahed Badiyan, Dr. David Butler, Dr. Christopher Chen, Dr. Arpit Chhabra, Dr. Michael Chuong, Dr. Michael Dobelbower, Dr. John Einck, Dr. Harriet Eldredge-Hindy, Dr. Steven Feigenberg, Dr. Thomas Galloway, Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, Dr. Robert Goebel, Dr. Steven Gregoritch, Dr. Kathryn Huber, Dr. Rojymon Jacob, Dr. Mitchell Kamrava, Dr. Aradhana Kaushal, Dr. Timothy Kerwin, Dr. Lawrence Kleinberg, Dr. Gordon Koltis, Dr. Gregory Kubicek, Dr. Daniel Landis, Dr. Tony Lee, Dr. Kara Leonard, Dr. Ying Li, Dr. Douglas Rahn, Dr. Michael Roach, Dr. Paul Schilling, Dr. Alvin Schlichtemeier, Dr. David Sherr, Dr. Andy Su, Dr. Srinath Sundararaman, Dr. Leila Tchelebi, Dr. John Vargo, Dr. Stephanie Weiss, Dr. Alex Whitley, Dr. Christopher Willey, Dr. Ted Yaeger, Dr. Michael Yunes, Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky, Dr. Heather Zinkin, MD
The Communications Committee holds a vital purpose: to forge and execute a robust communications strategy that fortifies the organization's internal and external connectivity. This strategy aims to elevate communication endeavors, champion initiatives, and ensure a unified message across all channels. Chair: Dr. Hina Saeed Committee Members: Dr. Anesa Ahamad, Dr. Simon Brown, Dr. Stephanie Dudzinski, Dr. Dominique Rash, Dr. Sara Zakem, Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky
The ACRO New Practitioner Committee was created to formalize input from the most recent inductees of radiation oncology to the Membership Committee of the College. ACRO Board of Chancellors Representative & Committee Chair: Dr. Shefali Gajjar Vice Chair: Dr. Simon Brown Members: Dr. Mona Arbab, Dr. Tris Arscott, Dr. Parul Barry, Dr. Michael Bernstein, Dr. Anna Brown, Dr. Lindsay Burt, Dr. Serguei Castaneda, Dr. Leslie Chang, Dr. Ashlyn Everett, Dr. Ivy Franco, Dr. Chelain Goodman, Dr. Alec Harris, Dr. Adrianna Henson Masters, Dr. Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le, Dr. Uzoma Iheagwara, Dr. Angela Jia, Dr. Jenna Kahn, Dr. Thomas Kim, Dr. Brian Lally, Dr. Anna LaVigne, Dr. Anna Lee, Dr. Gary Lewis, Dr. Yun Rose Li, Dr. Diane Ling, Dr. Brandon Mancini, Dr. Sonal Mayekar, Dr. Shearwood McClelland, III, Dr. Virginia Osborn, Dr. Lindsay Puckett, Dr. Dominique Rash, Dr. Hina Saeed, Dr. Jessica Schuster, Dr. Raj Singh, Dr. Na Smith, Dr. Toms Thomas, Dr. Sara Zakem
The ACRO Resident Committee aims to provide access to international rotations and funding support through the Global Radiation Oncology Workforce (GROW) scholarship, as well as a partnership with Radiating Hope. The Committee also creates awareness of available educational resources, reviews course opportunities, and provides informational webinars from leaders in the field regarding issues pertinent to residents. Career mentorship and assistance with the job search is also an important charge of the Committee. Residents are partnered with practicing radiation oncologists in academic and private practice at national meetings. A resident-specific symposium takes place at the ACRO Annual Meeting which serves as a more intimate meeting specific to radiation oncology. The Committee aims to provide a welcoming environment to encourage residents to share ideas and engage in activities outside their own institution, even on a national level. Chair: Dr. Leslie Chang Members: Dr. Cecil Benitez, Dr. Danielle Cerbon, Dr. Daniel Cherry, Dr. Stephanie Dudzinski, Dr. Ulysses Gardner, Dr. Christina Huang, Dr. Qateeb Khan, Dr. James Arthur Knight II, Dr. Joseph Kwon, Dr. Grant McKenzie, Dr. Hari Menon, Dr. Ria Mulherkar, Dr. Niema Razavian, Dr. Yulia Romalis, Dr. Hua-Ren Ryan Cherng, Dr. Alexis Schutz, Dr. Yasamin Sharifzadeh, Dr. Vivian Tan, Dr. Cyrus Washington, Dr. Eulanca Yuka Liu
SEALs Committee (RadOnc Leaders) SEALs (Sharing Excellence Among Leaders) supports Leaders in Radiation Oncology (admins, nurses, therapists, dosimetrists, physicists, and other practice leaders) through education and networking. Chair: Ms. Tracy Gabor, GenesisCare Past Chair: Mr. James Sinicki, UPMC Committee Members: Mr. Leandro Barreca, GenesisCare; Ms. Christine Bloom, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Ms. Yolanda Duffey, Oklahoma University Health; Dr. Nadeem Khan, US Oncology; Ms. Laura Krukowski, Cleveland Clinic; Ms. Sarah Lowitz, Penn Medicine; Ms. Martha Mychkovsky, UPMC; Ms. Amber Nealy, Oklahoma University Health; Ms. Michelle Rosato, Advent Health; Dr. Marina Sala, University of South Florida
Ready to volunteer for committee service? New volunteers will be considered when current Committee Roster terms have been completed at the next Annual Meeting.
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