Cancer Care Team Award

Excellence as defined by the patient.
CCTA 2023

Nominate A Cancer Care Team Today!

The IASLC is thrilled to announce that nominations for the IASLC Cancer Care Team Award (CCTA) are now open! The IASLC CCTA honors multidisciplinary teams, as nominated by the patients they serve. Exceptional care for patients with lung cancer isn't limited to interactions with any one specialist or care center.

Individual patients with lung cancer, their loved ones, and caregivers/partners are eligible to nominate a multidisciplinary care team. Nominations are accepted from all around the world.  Medical professionals cannot nominate themselves or colleagues. An international panel chooses one winning team from each of the four regions - North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia/Rest of World, and all winners will be celebrated this fall at WCLC 2024 in San Diego!

The deadline to submit a nomination is April 12, 2024

Recognizing outstanding patient care in the field of thoracic malignancies.

The 2023 IASLC Cancer Care Team Award recognizes extraordinary patient care in the field of thoracic malignancies. Awardees are nominated by patients and their loved ones. Read the press release.

2023 Cancer Care Team Regional Recipients

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., and New York Oncology Hematology in Albany, N.Y.
North American Recipient

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

New York Oncology Hematology
Albany, N.Y. 

Latin America CCTA 2023
Latin American Recipient

Oncosalud – AUNA
Lima, Peru

Asia and ROW - Yonsei Cancer Center
Asia/ROW Recipient

Yonsei Cancer Center
Yonsei University in Seoul
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 

Europe CCTA 2023
Europe Recipient

Medical University of Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland

Marilyn Holman

The IASLC's Cancer Care Team Award History

The IASLC Cancer Care Team Award was established in memory of Marilyn Holman, who passed away from lung cancer in 2016. By recognizing Cancer Care Teams across the globe, we hope to spread awareness and speak to the outstanding care that's possible for all lung cancer patients from the time of diagnosis through treatment. 

Today, the IASLC Cancer Care Team Award honors multidisciplinary teams as nominated by the patients they serve. Exceptional care teams offer the patient seamless and informed communication and an individualized treatment plan based on not just the patient's needs but also the patient's wishes. The Cancer Care Team Award aims to highlight this kind of outstanding care worldwide.

CCTA Winners 2023

Highlighting Worldwide Outstanding Care

Exceptional care for patients with lung cancer is not limited to interactions with any one specialist or care center. Oftentimes, delivery of patient care is at its best when multidisciplinary team members offer the patient seamless and informed communication, as well as an individualized treatment plan based on not just the patient’s needs but the patient’s wishes. Knowing that this type of stellar care is happening around the world every day, the IASLC Cancer Care Team Award recognizes these multidisciplinary teams, as nominated by the patients they serve. An international panel chooses one winning team from each of the four regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, & Asia/Rest of World. The selection criteria is based on: trust, shared decision-making, empathy, access to care, treatment options, educational information, tumor testing, & patient support & survivorship. What more prestigious honor could there be?

Pictured here are the 2023 Cancer Care Team Award Recipients from Asia/ROW, Latin America, Europe & North America.

Only IASLC Members are eligible to submit nominations for the Cancer Care Team Award. IASLC Membership is complimentary for patients and their family members and caregivers. If you are not yet a member, learn more about how to join today!

Past Winners

North American Recipient

Baptist Cancer Center  |  Memphis, TN, USA

  • Dr. Raymond Osarogigbon
  • Laura McHugh
  • Dr. Todd Roberts
  • Sam Signore
  • Samantha Parker
  • Christie Ellis
  • Jasmine Banks
  • All Baptist Cancer Center team members

Latin American Recipient

Instituto Nacional del Tórax  |  Providencia, Chile

  • Dr. Maria Paz Saavedra
  • Dr. Virginia Linacre
  • Dr. Francisco Javier Orlandi
  • Dr. Christian Ibarra
  • Sara Chernilo
  • Carolina Palomo
  • Dr. Cristina Fernandez Ferrada
  • Dr. Eduardo Sabbagh
  • Dr. Francisco Arancibia
  • Dr. Moises Russo
  • Lorena Cisternas
  • Claudia Ramos

Asia/ROW Recipient

Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital  |  Shanghai, China

  • Dr. Caicun Zhou
  • Hongchen Liu
  • Yiming Zhou
  • Jie Cheng
  • Lijuan Chen
  • Jing Wang
  • Shengxiang Ren
  • Anwen Xiong
  • Fenaying Wu
  • Guanghui Gao
  • Bin Chen
  • Jia Yu
  • Chunyan Wu
  • Hongyu Wu
  • Yaping Xu
  • Lihua Yang

Overall Winner

Asia/Rest of World 

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Team, Melbourne, Australia 

  • Ben Solomon, MD
  • Nikki Plumridge, MBBS, FRANZCR
  • Mary Duffy, RSCN, RGN, RSM
  • Ekaterina Kamyshev, PhD
  • Lou Irving, MBBS, FRACGP, FRACP
  • Mr. Phillip Antippa 

Regional Winners

Latin America

Instituto Nacional de Canceroligía, Tlalpan, Mexico

  • Oscar Arrieta, MD
  • Feliciano Barron 
  • Luis Cabera 
  • Maritza Ramos 
  • Francisco Corona 
  • Marisol Arroyo 
  • David Heredia 
  • Luis Lara
  • Edgar Varela
  • Diana Flores
  • Yuzmiren Dorantes
  • Adriana 
  • Lopez
  • Richard Alcantar
  • Noram Hernandez
  • Juan Manuel Hernandez
  • Guadelupe Tellez
  • Lucia Zatarain
  • Jaime de la Garaza
  • Federico Maldonado
  • Jenny G. Turcott
  • Daniela Cardenas
  • Lourdes Sanchez

Europe

Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom

  • Sanjay Popat 
  • Ms. Joanna Vick 
  • Dr. Susanne MacMahon
  • Dr. Fiona McDonald 
  • Dr. Liam Welsh

North America

UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

  • Dr. Narjust Duma
  • Dr. Toby Campbell 
  • Dr. Amy Jaeger
  • Kimberly K. RN
  • Dr. Ticiana Leal 
  • Dr. Clare O'Connor
  • Dr. Anne Traynor

Watch the 2021 CCTA Video.

Overall Winner 

North America 

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA

  • Andrea Wolf, MD
  • Marissa Senise, NP
  • Jorge Gomez, MD
  • Jessica Fernandez, PA
  • Thomas Marron, MD, PhD
  • Stephanie Lehrman, LCSW
  • Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD

Regional Winners 

Latin America 

Instituto De Oncologia 'Angel H. Roffo' Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Monica Castro, MD
  • Mara Bonet, MD
  • Carolina Gabay, MD
  • Pablo C. Morgado, MD

Europe

Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Würzburg, Germany 

  • Jens Kern, MD
  • Jürgen Wolf, PhD
  • Gabi Hautsch, RN
  • Danjouma Cheufou, MD

Asia/Rest of World 

Beilinson Hospital - Rabin Medical Center Petach Tikva, Israel

  • Alona Zer, MD
  • Tal Danin Ovad, BA
  • Hiba Reches, RN

Overall Winner

Asia/Rest of World 

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)

  • Navneet Singh 
  • Amanjit Bal 
  • K.T. Prasad 
  • Nalini Gupta 
  • Rakesh Kapoor 

Regional Winners 

Latin America 

Brazilian National Cancer Institute

  • Carlos Gil Ferreira 
  • Tatiane Montella 
  • Bruna Carvalho
  • Juliana Vasconcellos 
  • Gisele Fraga
  • Immanuely Borchart 

Europe 

University Hospital of Grenoble

  • Denis Moro-Sibilot 
  • Matteo Giaj Levra 
  • Anne-Claire Toffart 
  • Julian Pinsolle 
  • Gil Frey 
  • Loic M. Ferrand 
  • Gilbert Ferretti 

North America

Memorial Cancer Institute

  • Luis E. Raez 
  • Paola Izquierdo 
  • Alba Baglietto 
  • Gelenis Domingo 
  • Mark Block 
  • Ana Botero 
  • Ignacio Castellon 
  • Danelle Mileu 
  • Brian Hunis 
  • Matthew Salzberg 
  • Michaela Roldan 
  • Daniel Sumarriva 
  • Kimberly Brown 
  • Francisco Tarrazzi 
  • Bella Mendez 

Overall Winner 

Latin America 

Nucleo de Oncologia da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 

  • Angela Bandeira 
  • Marilia Cardoso 
  • Edilene Dias 
  • Ana Carla Franco 
  • Felipe Gomes 
  • Gildete Lessa 
  • Eldsamira Mascarenhas 
  • Clarissa Mathias 
  • Ricardo Oliveira 
  • Marelia Pereira 
  • Neila Pereira 
  • Bruno Protasio 
  • Almiro Queiroz 
  • Tercia Reis 
  • Leonardo Correia Santana 
  • Edilene Souza 
  • Tatiane Souza  
  • Sergio Tadeu 

Regional Winners 

Asia/Rest of World 

Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

  • Hang-ching Au (Asti) 
  • Ka-Wah Chu 
  • Kwai-tung Lai (Dong) 
  • Mr. Terence Ho 
  • Jane Koh 
  • Kwok-chi Lam 
  • Linda Leung 
  • Herbert Loong 
  • Stephen Kai-Chiu Man 
  • Tony Mok 
  • Annette Poon 
  • Ashley Wong 
  • Sherlaine Yau 

Europe 

University of Turin, AOU San Luigi Hospital, Turin, Italy and Women Against Lung Cancer Europe (WALCE)  

  • Marco Busso 
  • Simona Carnio 
  • Enrica Capelletto 
  • Silvia Novello 
  • Maria Vittoria Pacchiana 
  • Stefania Vallone 

North America 

University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, USA 

  • Brittany Beach 
  • Christine Bestvina 
  • Katelyn Edgington 
  • Jyoti D. Patel 
  • Jessee Porter 
  • Livia Szeto 

Asia/Rest of World 

Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute 

Latin America 

Neo Toraz, Grupo Oncologia D'Or

Europe 

Institute of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases

North America 

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • Rush University Medical Center