Communications Committee

The Communications Committee develops campaigns to increase IASLC brand recognition and credibility while educating the public about complex lung and thoracic cancer issues. The committee also reviews articles for publication in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology and determines which pieces to promote to the media.
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Overview

From press releases to Lung Cancer Considered podcasts, to ILCN articles, Communications Committee members work to enhance the visibility of IASLC on an international stage and to provide IASLC members, the thoracic oncology community at large, and the media with accurate and timely perspectives on hot topics in lung cancer.

Chair of Committee

Jarushka Naidoo
Jarushka Naidoo
2023 to present

Roster

Jarushka Naidoo
Ireland
Beaumont Hospital
Committee Chair
Brendon Stiles
United States
Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center
Past Chair
Matt Smeltzer
United States
University of Memphis
Deputy Chair
Aakash Desai
United States
MayoClinic
Board Liaison
Jan Mazotti
United States
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Staff Liaison
Charu Aggarwal
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Committee Member
Anne-Marie Baird
Ireland
St. James's Hospital/Trinity College Dublin
Committee Member
Luca Bertolaccini
Italy
IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
Committee Member
Tina Cascone
United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Committee Member
Jose Corona-Cruz
Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Cancerlogia de Mexico
Committee Member
Martin Edelman
United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Committee Member
Mary Jo Fidler
United States
Rush University Medical Center
Committee Member
Narjust Florez
United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
Committee Member
Fiona Hegi-Johnson
Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Committee Member
Kristin Higgins
United States
Emory University
Committee Member
Dusty Joy Donaldson
United States
Dusty Joy Foundation
Committee Member
Jessica Lin
United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Committee Member
Stephen Liu
United States
Georgetown University
Committee Member
Misako Nagasaka
United States
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Committee Member
Karen Reckamp
United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Committee Member
Noemi Reguart
Spain
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Committee Member
Estelamari Rodriguez
United States
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Committee Member
Nagashree Seetharamu
United States
Northwell Health Center for Advanced Medicine
Committee Member
Pawan Kumar Singh
India
Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research centre (BMCHRC)
Committee Member
Robert Stirling
Australia
Alfred Hospital
Committee Member
Dipesh Uprety
United States
Mayo Clinic
Committee Member
Ana Velazquez Manana
Australia
University of California, San Francisco
Committee Member
Wen-Zhao Zhong
China
Guangdong General Hospital
Committee Member

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