Dr. Polite is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago and Chief Quality Officer for the Section of Hematology/Oncology. He is Past-Chair of the ASCO Health Disparities Committee and ASCO Government Relations Committee, having served on the alternative payment models and value-based care taskforce. He currently serves on the Alliance GI and disparities committee, and is the primary colorectal oncologist at the University of Chicago. He is actively involved at the Federal and local level in developing alternative payment models for cancer care.