The CoC State Chair in your state is your point of contact for information about the CoC. As a resource, CoC State Chairs are available to:
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 CoC State Chair based on the geographic distribution of Cancer Liaison Physicians within the state: CA, FL, IL, NY, PA, and TX.
Alabama
Sushanth Reddy MD, FACS
Birmingham, AL
sreddy@uabmc.edu
Alaska
Sherry Johnson, DO, FACS
Anchorage, AK
sherryjohnson1344@gmail.com
Arkansas
Daniela Alessandra Ochoa, MD FACS
Little Rock, AR
daochoa88@hotmail.com
Arizona
Nitin Mishra, MBBS, FACS
Phoenix, AZ
mishra.nitin@mayo.edu
California (Northern)
Lee-May Chen, MD, FACS
San Francisco, CA
lee-may.chen@ucsf.edu
California (Southern)
Howard Scott Kaufman, MD FACS
Pasadena, CA
hkaufman62@gmail.com
California (San Diego)
Steven Li-Wen Chen, MD FACS
San Diego, CA
schen@oasismd.com
Colorado
Parth Kishore Shah, MD FACS
Broomfield, CO
parth.shah@imail2.org
Connecticut
Brett Schipper, MD, FACS
Norwalk, CT
Bret.Schipper@hhchealth.org
Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FACS
Greenville, DE
dwitmer@beebehealthcare.org
District of Columbia
Michele Gage, MD, FACS
Rockville, MD
michele.m.gage@gmail.com
Florida (Zone A)
Jose Pimiento, MD, FACS
Tampa, FL
jose.pimiento@moffitt.org
Florida (South)
Juan Paramo, MD, FACS
Miami Beach, FL
jparamo@msmc.com
Georgia
Maria Russell, MD, FACS
Atlanta, GA
maria.c.russell@emory.edu
Hawaii
Christina Wai, MD, FACS
Honolulu, HI
cjwai@hawaii.edu
Idaho
Leah Stockton, MD, FACS
Eagle, ID
leah.stockton@saintalphonsus.org
Illinois
Emily Sturm, MD, FACS
Springfield, IL
esturm28@siumed.edu
Illinois Metro Chicago
Urjeet Patel, MD, FACS
Chicago, IL
upatel3@cookcountyhhs.org
Indiana
Andrea Jester, MD, FACS
Evansville, IN
lhenry@goshenhealth.com
Iowa
Ingrid Lizarraga, MD, FACS
Iowa City, IA
ingrid-lizarraga@uiowa.edu
Kansas
Kelsey Larson, MD, FACS
Topeka, KS
klarson6@kumc.edu
Kentucky
Alan Mullins, MD, FACS
Owensboro, KY
alan.mullins@owensborohealth.org
Louisiana
John Lyons III, MD, FACS
Baton Rouge, LA
John.Lyons@fmolhs.org
Maine
Richard 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, MI
dkwon1@hfhs.org
Minnesota
Cornelius Thiels, DO, MBA
Rochester, MN
Thiels.Cornelius@mayo.edu
Mississippi
Wayne Orr III MD, FACS
Ridgeland, MS
worr@umc.edu
Missouri
Dominic Sanford, MD, FACS
Ballwin, MO
sanfordd@wustl.edu
Montana
Douglas Berglund, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
codtub@me.com
Nebraska
Quan Ly, MD, FACS
Omaha, NE
qly@unmc.edu
Nevada
James Harris, MD, FACS
Reno, NV
jharris@westernsurgical.com
New Hampshire
Jessica Ryan, MD, FACS
Londonderry, NH
jessica.ryan@cmc-nh.org
New Jersey
Ravi Chokshi, MD, FACS
Jersey City, NJ
chokshrj@njms.rutgers.edu
New Mexico
Alissa Greenbaum, MD
Albuquerque, NM
AGreenbaum@salud.unm.edu
New York
Jamal Rahaman MBBS, FACS
Long Island City, NY
jamal.rahaman@mssm.edu
New York (Brooklyn-Long Island)
Danielle DePeralta, MD, FACS
New York, NY
ddeperalta@northwell.edu
New York (Eastern-Long Island)
Paula Denoya, MD FACS
Stony Brook, NY
paula.denoya@stonybrookmedicine.edu
New York (Manhattan Council)
Maria Castaldi, MD, FACS
Bronx, NY
maria.castaldi@nbhn.net
North Carolina
Richard White, MD FACS
Charlotte, NC
richard.white@atriumhealth.org
North Dakota
Dustin Nowotny, DO
Fargo, ND
dustin.nowotny@essentiahealth.org
Ohio
James Ouellette, DO, FACS
Centerville, OH
jrouellette1@gmail.com
Michael Sarap, MD FACS
Cambridge, OH
msarap@msn.com
Oklahoma
Ajay Jain, MD, FACS
Oklahoma City, OK
Ajay-Jain@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Vassiliki Tsikitis, MD, FACS
Portland, OR
tsikitis@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania (Keystone)
Joseph Blansfield, MD, FACS
Danville, PA
jblansfield1@geisinger.edu
Pennsylvania (Metro Philly)
Jeffrey Farma, MD, FACS
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu
Pennsylvania (Southwestern)
James McCormick, MD, FACS
Pittsburgh, PA
james.mccormick@ahn.org
Puerto Rico
Ignacio Echenique, MD, FACS
Guaynabo, PR
liegio@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Thomas Miner, MD, FACS
Providence, RI
thomas.miner@brownphysicians.org
South Carolina
Andrea M. Abbott, MD, FACS
Mount Pleasant, SC
abbottan@musc.edu
South Dakota
Emily E.K. Murphy, MD FACS
Sioux Falls, SD
emilyekmurphymd@gmail.com
Tennessee
James McLoughlin, MD FACS
Knoxville, TN
jmcloughlin@utmck.edu
Texas (North)
A. Marilyn Leitch, MD, FACS
Dallas, TX
marilyn.leitch@utsouthwestern.edu
Texas (South)
Position open
Utah
John Hyngstrom, MD FACS
Salt Lake City, UT
jhyngstrom@gmail.com
Vermont
Jessica Cintolo-Gonzalez
Burlington, VT
jessica.cintolo-gonzalez@uvmhealth.org
Virginia
David Luyimbazi, MD, FACS
Roanoke, VA
luyidavid75@vt.edu
Washington
Jonathan Sham, MD, FACS
Mercer Island, WA
jsham@uw.edu
West Virginia
Carl Schmidt, MD, FACS
Morgantown, WV
carl.schmidt@hsc.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Amanda Kong, MD, FACS
Milwaukee, WI
akong@mcw.edu
Wyoming
Douglas Berglund, MD, FACS
Kalispell, MT
codtub@me.com