2020 ASCO Election Candidates

By ASCO
November 25, 2019

The ASCO Nominating Committee has selected 14 ASCO members as candidates for open leadership positions within the Society, including:

• The office of President-Elect
• Four seats on the Board of Directors
• Two seats on the Nominating Committee.

All eligible ASCO members* can vote, and the voting period closes on December 2, 2019. Visit asco.org/election to learn more about each candidate and access the secure electronic ballot.

President-Elect (one seat, 4-year term)

• Patrick J. Loehrer, MD, FASCO,
  Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
• Everett E. Vokes, MD, FASCO,
  University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Board of Directors: Designated International Oncologist (one seat, 4-year term)

• Peter Albers, MD,Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (Germany)
• Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, MSc,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (Mexico)

Board of Directors: Designated Pediatric Oncologist (one seat, 4-year term)

• Lia Gore, MD, University of Colorado Cancer Center
• Tara O. Henderson, MD, MPH, FASCO,University of Chicago

Board of Directors: Undesignated Specialty (two seats, each a 4-year term)

• Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCO,University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Ray D. Page, DO, PhD, FACOI, FASCO,The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
• Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, MS, Fox Chase Cancer Center
• William D. Tap, MD,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Nominating Committee: Undesignated Specialty (two seats, each a 3-year term)

• Jordan D. Berlin, MD, FASCO,Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
• Howard L. McLeod, PharmD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
• Beverly S. Mitchell, MD,Stanford Cancer Institute
• Dan S. Zuckerman, MD, FASCO, St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute

Election results will be announced in mid-December. Newly elected officers will begin their terms of service at the conclusion of the 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Please contact ASCO Election staff with any questions by e-mailing ascoelection@asco.org. ■

*Eligible members are those who are Full members, Emeritus members who were formerly Full members, or Honorary members, and who are in good standing as of October 16, 2019. 

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