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ASTRO awards 17 Advocacy Day travel grants

March 12th, 2010

Advocacy Day allows members of the radiation oncology treatment team to learn about important
healthcare legislative issues from experienced Washington policymakers. Participants in this annual event also
visit Capitol Hill to advocate policies that protect the future of radiation oncology.

ASTRO recognizes that radiation oncology residents and nurses play vital roles in the present and future
of the specialty but also may face financial constraints. So, this year the Society began awarding grants in
amounts of up to $400 to offset travel costs for attending Advocacy Day. This year’s recipients are:

Ahmed Ali, M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Arif Ali, M.D., Emory University, Atlanta
Michael Burdick, M.D., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Eric Donnelly, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago
Ralph Ermoian, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
Abhay Gokhale, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh
Pam Hall, A.S.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., R.N., Welch Cancer Center, Sheridan, Wyo.
Eric Kielhorn, M.D., Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.
Shannon Offerman, M.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinatti
Krisha Opfermann, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Rahul Parikh, M.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Edison, N.J.
Simul Parikh, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh
Amar Rewari, M.D., M.B.A., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J.
Sagus Sampath, M.D., University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Amish Shah, M.D., Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York
Neha Sharma, M.D., Cornell University Medical Center, New York
Hadley Sharp, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Waseet Vance, M.D., Columbia University, New York
Tony Wang, M.D., Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital

“Advocating for our specialty is very important for not just the medical professionals involved in radiation therapy treatments but also for the cancer patients who depend on this life-saving treatment,” Tim R. Williams, chairman of the ASTRO Board of Directors and a radiation oncologist at Boca Raton Community Hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., said. “For these residents and nurses to take time out of their busy schedules to come to speak to their representatives and senators on behalf of their patients and all ASTRO members is very generous; I’m happy to congratulate them on their grants.”

Provided by American Society for Radiation Oncology

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