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, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Birmingham, AL
sreddy@uabmc.edu
Alaska
Sherry Johnson, DO, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Anchorage, AK
sherryjohnson1344@gmail.com
Arkansas
Daniela Alessandra Ochoa, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Little Rock, AR
daochoa88@hotmail.com
Arizona
Nitin Mishra, MBBS, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Phoenix, AZ
mishra.nitin@mayo.edu
California (Northern)
Lee-May Chen, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
San Francisco, CA
lee-may.chen@ucsf.edu
California (Southern)
Shawn Steen, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Ventura, CA
Shawn.steen@ventura.org
California (San Diego)
Steven Li-Wen Chen, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
San Diego, CA
schen@oasismd.com
Colorado
Parth Kishore Shah, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Broomfield, CO
parth.shah@imail2.org
Connecticut
Brett Schipper, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Norwalk, CT
Bret.Schipper@hhchealth.orgÌý
Delaware
Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Greenville, DE
dwitmer@beebehealthcare.org
District of Columbia
Michele Gage, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Rockville, MD
michele.m.gage@gmail.com
Florida (Zone A)
Jose Pimiento, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Tampa, FL
jose.pimiento@moffitt.orgÌý
Florida (South)
Position open
Georgia
Danny Yakoub, MD, PhD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Augusta, GA
dyakoub@augusta.eduÌý
Hawaii
Christina Wai, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Honolulu, HI
cjwai@hawaii.eduÌý
Idaho
Leah Stockton, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Eagle, ID
leah.stockton@saintalphonsus.org
Illinois
Edward Cho, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Dunlap, IL
Echo0818@uic.eduÌý
Illinois Metro Chicago
Urjeet Patel, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Chicago, IL
upatel3@cookcountyhhs.org
Indiana
Andrea Jester, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Evansville, IN
lhenry@goshenhealth.com
Iowa
Ingrid Lizarraga, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Iowa City, IA
ingrid-lizarraga@uiowa.edu
Kansas
Kelsey Larson, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Topeka, KS
klarson6@kumc.edu
Kentucky
Alan Mullins, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Owensboro, KY
alan.mullins@owensborohealth.org
Louisiana
John Lyons III, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Baton Rouge, LA
John.Lyons@fmolhs.org
Maine
Richard Royal MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Portland, ME
RRoyal@mmc.org
Maryland
Sara Fogarty DO, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Towson, MD
sfogarty@gbmc.org
Massachusetts
Rocco Ricciardi MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Boston, MA
RRICCIARDI1@mgh.harvard.edu
Michigan
Position open
Minnesota
David Brauer, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Minneapolis, MN
brauerd@umn.eduÌý
Mississippi
Wayne Orr III MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Ridgeland, MS
worr@umc.edu
Missouri
Dominic Sanford, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Ballwin, MO
sanfordd@wustl.eduÌý
Montana
Douglas Berglund, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Kalispell, MT
codtub@me.com
Nebraska
Quan Ly, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Omaha, NE
qly@unmc.edu
Nevada
James Harris, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Reno, NV
jharris@westernsurgical.com
New Hampshire
Jessica Ryan, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Londonderry, NH
jessica.ryan@cmc-nh.org
New Jersey
Ravi Chokshi, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Jersey City, NJ
chokshrj@njms.rutgers.edu
New Mexico
Sangeetha Prabhakaran, MBBS, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
sprabhakaran@salud.unm.eduÌý
New York
Jamal Rahaman MBBS, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Long Island City, NY
jamal.rahaman@mssm.edu
New York (Brooklyn-Long Island)
Danielle DePeralta, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
New York, NY
ddeperalta@northwell.edu
New York (Eastern-Long Island)
Paula Denoya, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Stony Brook, NY
paula.denoya@stonybrookmedicine.edu
New York (Manhattan Council)
Maria Castaldi, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Bronx, NY
maria.castaldi@nbhn.net
North Carolina
Richard White, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Charlotte, NC
richard.white@atriumhealth.org
North Dakota
Dustin Nowotny, DO
Fargo, ND
dustin.nowotny@essentiahealth.orgÌý
Ohio
James Ouellette, DO, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Centerville, OH
jrouellette1@gmail.com
Michael Sarap, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Cambridge, OH
msarap@msn.com
Oklahoma
Ajay Jain, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Oklahoma City, OK
Ajay-Jain@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Vassiliki Tsikitis, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Portland, OR
tsikitis@ohsu.edu
Pennsylvania (Keystone)
Joseph Blansfield, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Danville, PA
jblansfield1@geisinger.edu
Pennsylvania (Metro Philly)
Jeffrey Farma, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu
Pennsylvania (Southwestern)
James McCormick, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Pittsburgh, PA
james.mccormick@ahn.org
Puerto Rico
Ignacio Echenique, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Guaynabo, PR
liegio@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Thomas Miner, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Providence, RI
thomas.miner@brownphysicians.org
South Carolina
Julian A. Kim, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Elgin, SC
julian.kim@prismahealth.orgÌý
South Dakota
Emily E.K. Murphy, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Sioux Falls, SD
emilyekmurphymd@gmail.com
Tennessee
James McLoughlin, MD FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Knoxville, TN
jmcloughlin@utmck.edu
Texas (North)
A. Marilyn Leitch, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Dallas, TX
marilyn.leitch@utsouthwestern.eduÌý
Texas (South)
Makesha Miggins, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Houston, TX
mvmiggins@mdanderson.orgÌý
Utah
Kelly Hewitt, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Salt Lake City, UT
kelly.hewitt@hci.utah.eduÌý
Vermont
Position open
Virginia
Jason Wilson, MD MBA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Williamsburg, VA
jpwilso2@sentara.comÌý
Victor Zaydfudim, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Charlottesville, VA
vz8h@virginia.eduÌý
Washington
Jonathan Sham, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Mercer Island, WA
jsham@uw.edu
West Virginia
Carl Schmidt, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Morgantown, WV
carl.schmidt@hsc.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Amanda Kong, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Milwaukee, WI
akong@mcw.eduÌý
Wyoming
Douglas Berglund, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»
Kalispell, MT
codtub@me.com