The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has elected four new officers to its board of directors.
At the top of the list is Dr. Laura Dawson, who will begin her term as president-elect in September during the organization's 61st annual meeting. Dawson, a professor of radiation oncology at the University of Toronto, leads a multidisciplinary team of cancer experts specializing in upper gastrointestinal cancers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.
During her term, Dawson plans to address several radiation oncology and ancillary issues, such as physician burnout, restrictive prior authorization practices, and workforce diversity.
The board also elected the following new officers:
- Dr. Neha Vapiwala, secretary/treasurer-elect, is an associate professor and vice chair of education in the department of radiation oncology and dean of admissions at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Dr. Constantine Mantz, Health Policy Council vice chair, is the chief policy officer and a radiation oncologist at 21st Century Oncology in Ft. Meyers, FL.
- Brian Marples, PhD, Science Council vice chair, is a research professor and director of radiobiology in the department of radiation oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
