National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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NCCN at a Glance

The NCCN is an alliance of cancer centers striving to better patient care, research and education. The mission of the alliance is to define and advance quality, effective, accessible cancer care and prevention for everyone to live better lives. World-renowned experts from leading cancer centers that are members of the NCCN work across a spectrum of cancers.  These individuals provide a multidisciplinary team approach to contribute to the understanding of diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The NCCN programs strive to continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of cancer care around the world. 

Over the history of the NCCN, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center experts have provided insight and support of the mission of the NCCN by serving on the Board of Directors and within the various programs of the alliance. Current representation from Vanderbilt are provided below.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Leadership at NCCN

Laura Goff

Laura Goff, MD, MMHC, MSCI

NCCN Board of Directors | NCCN Member Institution Representative Council

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson, MD, MSCI

Vice Chair, NCCN Guidelines Panel for Melanoma: Cutaneous

Tuya Pal

Tuya Pal, MD

Vice Chair, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Panel for Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic

Reid Ness

Reid Ness, MD, MPH

Chair, NCCN Colorectal Cancer Screening Panel
Journal NCCN Editorial Board

Ronald Alvarez

Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA

Vice Chair, NCCN Ovarian Cancer Panel

Lindsay Bischoff

Lindsay Bischoff, MD

Journal NCCN Editorial Board

Theresa Sberna

Theresa Sberna, MPH

NCCN Member Institution Representative Council

NCCN Panel Members

Age Related Panels

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Panel

Scott Borinstein, MD, PhD

Older Adult Oncology Panel

Reena Jayani-Kosarzycki, MD

Blood Cancer Panels

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Panel

Shakthi Bhaskar, MD

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Panel

Kateryna Fedorov, MD

B-Cell Lymphomas Panel

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MBBS

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Panel

Sanjay Mohan, MD, MSCI

CLL/SLL/Hairy Cell Leukemia Panel

Claudio Mosse, MD, PhD

Hematopoietic Growth Factors Panel

Salyka Sengsayadeth, MD

Histiocytic Neoplasms Panel

David Morgan, MD

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Panel

Adetola Kassim, MD, MS

Hodgkin Lymphoma Panel

David Morgan, MD

Multiple Myeloma/Systemic light Chain Amyloidosis/Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Panel

Eden Biltibo, MD, MS

Myelodysplastic Syndromes Panel

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Panel

Carrie Kitko, MD

Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Panel

Daniel Dulek, MD

Pediatric Aggressive Mature B-Cell Lymphomas Panel

Brianna Smith, MD, MS

Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Panel

Christine Smith, MD

T-Cell/Cutaneous Lymphomas Panel

Vivek Patel, MD

Bone Cancer Panel

Herbert Schwartz, MD

Breast Cancer Panel

Vandana Abramson, MD

Lauren Snider, MD

 

Cancer Center Operational Panels

Advance Practice Providers Forum

Heather Jackson, Phd

Affiliate Forum

Waleed Khalaf, MD, PhD

Best Practices Committee

Laura Goff, MD, MMHC, MSCI

Clint Koerkenmier, BSN, RN, MHS

Cancer Center Directors Forum

Ben Ho Park, MD, Phd

Chemotherapy Order Templates Committee

Allison Parisi, PharmD, BCOP

Communications and Marketing

Craig Boerner

John Howser

Fellowship and Residency Program Coordinators

Page Bruce

Fellowship and Residency Program Directors

Katherine Walsh, MD

Government Affairs Committee

Alex Currie

Nicholas Warren, PhD

IRB Directors Forum

Gregory Rybczyk, CIP, FNP-BC

Molly Shiflet, MPH, CIP

Nursing Directors

Clint Koerkenmier, BSN, RN, MHS

Office of Sponsored Research Contacts

Amy Martinez, PhD

ORP Research Agreement Working Group

Jenn Beiner

ORP Investigator Steering Committee

Jordan Berlin, MD

Patient and Caregiver Education Contacts

Julie Bulger

Pharmacy Directors

Nick Hopkins, PharmD, BCSCP

Policy Advisory Group

Ruchika Talwar, MD, MMHC

Products and Services Committee

Katrina Morris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Jessica Singh Delwadia, MBA

Shared Resources Committee

Crissy Cameron, PhD

 

Cancer in People with HIV/Kaposi Sarcoma Panel

David Morgan, MD

Central Nervous System Cancers Panel

Ryan Merrell, MD

Cervical/Uterine Cancers Panel

Mirna Podoll, MD

Gastrointestinal Cancers Panels

Colon/Rectal/Anal Cancers Panel

Kristen Ciombor, MD

Esophageal/Gastric Cancers Panel

Michael Gibson, MD, PhD

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Panel

Dana Cardin, MD

Head and Neck Cancers Panel

Anthony Cmelak, MD

Lung Cancer Panels

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer/Mesothelioma/Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas Panel

Fabien Maldonado, MD

Small Cell Lung Cancer Panel

Evan Osmundson, MD, PhD

Neuroendocrine Tumors Panel

Deyali Chatterjee, MD

Neuroblastoma Panel

Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA

Occult Primary Panel

Zachary Kohutek, MD, PhD

Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Panel

Scott Borinstein, MD, PhD

Pediatric Central Nervous Systems Cancers Panel

Sumit Pruthi, MD

Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Panel

Scott Borinstein, MD, PhD

Prevention and Screening Panels

Biomarker Resource Committee

Tuya Pal, MD

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Panel

Denise Garcia, MD, MEd

Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Panel

Tamarya Hoyt, MD

Digital Oncology Forum

Travis Osterman, DO, MS

Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Panel

Katie Lang, MS, CGC

Lung Cancer Screening Panel

Fabien Maldonado, MD, MSc

Kim Sandler, MD

Prostate Cancer Early Detection Panel

Kelvin Moses, MD, PhD

Smoking Cessation Panel

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH

Skin Cancers Excluding Melanomas

Stacy McMurray, MD

Soft Tissue Sarcoma Panel

Elizabeth Davis, MD

Vicki Keedy, MD, MSCI

Survivorship and Symptom Management Panels

Adult Cancer Pain Panel

Taylor Butler, PharmD, BCOP

Antiemesis Panel

Rajiv Agarwal, MD

Laura Hall, PharmD

Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease Panel

Colleen Morton, MD, MBBCh

Cancer-Related Fatigue Panel

Cristina Kline-Quiroz, DO

Distress Management Panel

Sara Martin, MD

Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicity Panel

Andrew Jallouk, MD, PhD

Palliative Care Panel

Rajiv Agarwal, MD

Prevention and Treatment of Cancer Related Infections Panel

Augusto Dulanto Chiang, MD

Survivorship Panel

Debra Friedman, MD, MS

Cristina Kline-Quiroz, DO

Thyroid Carcinoma Panel

Lindsay Bischoff, MD

Urologic Cancers Panels

Bladder/Penile Cancers Panel

Amy Luckenbaugh, MD

Kidney Cancer Panel

Brian Rini, MD

Prostate Cancer Panel

Kristen Scarpato, MD, MPH

Testicular Cancer Panel

Daniel Joyce, MD, MS

Wilms Tumor Panel

Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA