Your state’s CoC State Chair is your point of contact for information about the CoC. As a resource, CoC State Chairs are available to:
- Serve as a teacher to present information on what’s new in the CoC
- Share information on how to become an Oncology Liaison Physician and talk about the role of the Oncology Liaison Physician
- Assist in the selection of a suitable individual for appointment as Oncology Liaison Physician
- Organize a meeting of national and local cancer agencies to coordinate activities
- Provide assistance to programs that need help meeting certain program accreditation standards
- Describe the benefits of Cancer Commission accreditation to interested institutions
- Provide advice on how to start a cancer control program
- Assist in the 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 State CoC Chair based on the geographic distribution of oncology liaison physicians within the state: CA, FL, IL, NY, PA, and TX.
Alabama
Sushanth Reddy MD, FACS
Vestavia Hills, AL
sreddy@uabmc.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 (north)
Richard Bold, MD FACS
Sacramento, California
rjbold@ucdavis.edu
California (south)
Howard Kaufman, MD, FACS
Pasadena, California
hkaufman62@gmail.com
California (San Diego)
Jula Veerapong, MD, FACS
San Diego, California
jveerapong@ucsd.edu
Colorado
Parth Shah, MD
Denver, CO
parth.shah@sclhealth.org
Connecticut
Jeanne Capasse, MD, FACS
Norwalk, Connecticut
jeanne.capasse@nuvancehealth.org
Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FACS
Newark, DE
dwitmer@beebehealthcare.org
District of Colombia
Brian Bello, MD, FACS
washington d.c.
brian.l.bello@medstar.net
Florida (Zone A)
Jason Wilson, MD, MBA, FACS
Palm Harbor, Florida
Jason.wilson@baycare.org
Florida (Jacksonville)
Ziad T. Awad, MD, FACS
Atlantic Beach, Florida
ziad.awad@jax.ufl.edu
Florida (south)
Juan Paramo, MD, FACS
Miami Beach, Florida
jparamo@msmc.com
Georgia
Maria Russell, MD, FACS
Atlanta, Georgia
maria.c.russell@emory.edu
Hawaii
Rebecca Sawai, MD FACS
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rebecca.S.Sawai@kp.org
Idaho
Katie Fritz MD, FACS
Pocatello, ID
Katie.fritz@portmed.org
Illinois
Kevin Lowe, MD, PhD, FACS
Urbana, IL
kmlowe2010@gmail.com
Illinois (metro)
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, Iowa
ingrid-lizarraga@uiowa.edu
Kansas
Jennifer McAllaster, MD, FACS
Topeka, KS
jenmcallaster@gmail.com
Kentucky
Alan P. Mullins, MD, FACS
Owensboro, Kentucky
alan.mullins@owensborohealth.org
Louisiana
John M. Lyons III, MD, FACS
Baton Rouge, LA
John.Lyons@fmolhs.org
Maine
Richard E. Royal MD, FACS
Portland, ME
RRoyal@mmc.org
Maryland
Sara Fogarty DO, FACS
Towson, MD
sfogarty@gbmc.org
Massachusetts
Rocco Ricciardi MD, FACS
Boston, MA
RRICCIARDI1@mgh.harvard.edu
Michigan
David Kwon, MD, FACS
Detroit, Michigan
dkwon1@hfhs.org
Minnesota
Jane Hui, MD, FACS
Minneapolis, Minnesota
jhui@umn.edu
Mississippi
Wayne Shannon Orr III MD, FACS
Ridgeland, MS
worr@umc.edu
Missouri
Eric T. Kimchi, MD FACS
Columbia, Missouri
kimchie@health.missouri.edu
Montana
Neal Wilkinson, MD, FACS
Kalispell, Montana
nwilkinson@logan.org
Nebraska
Quan Ly, MD, FACS
Omaha, NE
qly@unmc.edu
Nevada
James Brooks Harris, MD, FACS
Reno, Nevada
jharris@westernsurgical.com
New Hampshire
Jessica Lynn Ryan, MD, FACS
Londonderry, NH
jessica.ryan@cmc-nh.org
New Jersey
Nell Maloney-Patel, MD, FACS
New Brunswick, NJ
malonene@rwjms.rutgers.edu
New Mexico
Bridget N. Fahy, MD, FACS
Albuquerque, New Mexico
BFahy@salud.unm.edu
New York
Jamal Rahaman MBBS, FACS
New York, NY
jamal.rahaman@mssm.edu
New York (Brooklyn-Long Island)
Susan He Lee, MD, FACS
New York, NY
susanlee923@gmail.com
New York (East-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, North Carolina
richard.white@carolinashealthcare.org
North Dakota
Daniel Tuvin, MD FACS
Fargo, North Dakota
dtuvin@gmail.com
Ohio
James Robert Ouellette, DO, FACS
Kettering, Ohio
james.ouellette@wright.edu
Michael Duke Sarap, MD FACS
Cambridge, Ohio
msarap@msn.com
Oklahoma
Ajay Jain, MD, FACS
Oklahoma City, OK
Ajay-Jain@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis, MD, FACS
Portland, OR
tsikitis@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania (keystone)
Joseph Blansfield, MD, FACS
Danville, Pennsylvania
jblansfield1@geisinger.edu
Pennsylvania (Metro Philly)
Jeffrey Farma, MD, FACS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu
Pennsylvania (southwest)
James McCormick, MD, FACS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
james.mccormick@ahn.org
Porto Rico
Ignacio Echenique, MD, FACS
Guaynabo, PR
liegio@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Thomas Minor, MD, FACS
Providence, RI
thomas.minor@brownphysicians.org
Caroline from the south
Andrea M. Abbott, MD, FACS
Charleston, South Carolina
abbottan@musc.edu
South Dakota
VACANT
Tennessee
James Martin McLoughlin, MD FACS
Knoxville, TN
jmcloughlin@utmck.edu
Texas (North)
Scott Celinski, MD, FACS
Dallas, TX
drcelinski@hotmail.com
Texas (south)
Alberto Pena, MD, FACS
Edinburgh, Texas
albertopenamdpa@yahoo.com
Utah
John Hyngstrom, MD FACS
Salt Lake City, UT
jhyngstrom@gmail.com
Vermont
Jessica Cintolo-Gonzalez
Burlington, Vermont
jessica.cintolo-gonzalez@uvmhealth.org
Virginia
David Luyimbazi, MD, FACS
Roanoke, Virginia
luyidavid75@vt.edu
Washington
Peter Wu, MD FACS
Sammamish, WA
pcwu@uw.edu
West Virginia
Michael Elmore, MD FACS
Scott Depot, West Virginia
mselmore@hsc.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Amanda Kong, MD FACS
Milwaukee, Wis.
akong@mcw.edu
Wyoming
Neal Wilkinson, MD, FACS
Kalispell, Montana
nwilkinson@logan.org
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