Membership Committee

The Membership Committee review and recommend membership status requirements and benefits for all IASLC members. Members of this committee also strategize and implement tactics to increase and retain association membership in their area of specialty and region.
Membership Committee

Overview

The Membership Committee works to emphasize the benefits that make IASLC unique good value for thoracic oncology stakeholders members and to foster relationships with new members from around the globe.

Committee projects

IASLC Benefits Videos

The Membership Committee is excited to produce informative videos showcasing the benefits of IASLC membership. The goal is to raise awareness and provide guidance on maximizing available resources. Collaborating with experts and members from various regions will ensure the inclusion of valuable insights and address specific challenges. Furthermore, the video content will be translated into multiple languages to better serve the diverse global community.

IASLC Ambassador Program

The IASLC Ambassador Program, guided by the Membership Committee, aims to bridge representation gaps by appointing IASLC members as ambassadors worldwide to enhance collaboration, research, and education in thoracic oncology. The first year of this initiative will focus on designing the program and outlining its benefits, while the second year will emphasize practical application and global expansion through a structured testing phase.

Non-Member Survey

Collaborate with the internal Membership team to conduct a survey targeting non-members aimed at gaining insights into the specific needs and challenges faced by both non-members and at-risk populations. The goal is to gather valuable information that will help shape the IASLC membership value proposition and refine internal offerings and membership segmentation strategies.

Chair of Committee

Sudish Murthy
Sudish Murthy
2023 to present

2023-2025 Roster

Sudish Murthy
United States
Cleveland Clinic
Committee Chair
Nan Wu
China
Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Past Chair
Sonam Puri
United States
University of Utah; Huntsman Cancer Institute
Deputy Chair
Lecia Sequist
United States
Mass General Hospital
Board Liaison
Kelsey Wood
United States
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Staff Liaison
Katie Maher
United States
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Staff Liaison
Naseer Ahmed
Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
Committee Member
Beatrice Aramini
Italy
University of Bologna
Committee Member
Isabella Favato Barcelos
Brazil
Oncoclínicas
Committee Member
Guoping Cai
United States
Yale University School of Medicine
Committee Member
Roselle De Guzman
Philippines
Manila Central University
Committee Member
Hidetoshi Hayashi
Japan
Kindai University Faculty of Medicine
Committee Member
Herbert Loong
Hong Kong
Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Committee Member
Robert Marchesani
United States
Proventus Health Solutions LLC
Committee Member
Andrzej Milewski
Poland
Polish Lung Cancer Group
Committee Member
Eduardo Richardet
Argentina
Instituto Oncologico de Cordoba
Committee Member
Rachel Sanborn
United States
Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center
Committee Member
Beth Sandy
United States
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Committee Member
Edgardo Santos
United States
Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Reg Hospital
Committee Member
Kenichi Suda
Japan
Kindai University
Committee Member
J. Marie Suga
United States
Permanente Medical Group
Committee Member
Jie Wang
China
National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College
Committee Member