Dr. Benjamin Movsas (Education Council Vice-chair) is Chair of the radiation oncology department and the Herndon Endowed Chair in Oncology Research at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute. He has been instrumental in efforts to enhance education and research in radiation oncology and is President of ASTRO’s Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP) and previous Chair of the standing committees for education and science at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. In his new Board role, Dr. Movsas will steer efforts to provide high-quality, forward-thinking education for ASTRO members.
Dr. Howard Sandler (Government Relations Council Vice-chair) is Chair of the radiation oncology department and the Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A longtime contributor to ASTRO’s advocacy initiatives, he currently chairs ASTRO’s Government Relations Committee and previously chaired the ASTRO subcommittee that works with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As Vice-chair, Dr. Sandler will lead efforts to maintain ASTRO’s role as the primary source of expertise for government organizations on regulatory and health policy issues relating to radiation oncology.
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ASTRO members also elected four physicians and scientists to the Nominating Committee, which prepares the slate of nominees for each of the Society’s elected positions. Newly elected members include John Buatti, MD, FASTRO of the University of Iowa (Academic Physician Member), Matthew Katz, MD, of Lowell General Hospital (Community Practice Physician Member), John Bayouth, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin Madison (Physicist Member), and George Wilson, PhD, of William Beaumont Hospital (Radiobiologist Member).
Dr. Eichler will serve a one-year term as President-elect, followed by single-year terms as President then Chair of the Board of Directors. Vice-chairs serve two-year terms, followed by two-year terms as Chairs of their respective Councils. Nominating Committee members serve single three-year terms.
ABOUT ASTRO
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is the world’s largest radiation oncology society, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. The Society is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research, and advocacy. ASTRO publishes three peer-reviewed journals, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Practical Radiation Oncology and Advances in Radiation Oncology; developed and maintains an extensive patient website, RTAnswers; and created the Radiation Oncology Institute), a nonprofit foundation to support research and education efforts around the world that enhance and confirm the critical role of radiation therapy in improving cancer treatment.
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