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GAP ASSESSMENT CONTRIBUTORS

ACCC conducted a multi-round, facilitated, formal Delphi process to achieve expert consensus and create a strong Geriatric Oncology Gap Assessment Tool. Thank you to these multidisciplinary professionals who contributed their time and expertise to the creation of this tool:

Priscilla D. Allen, PhD, LMSW
Professor, School of Social Work
Associate Director
LSU Life Course and Aging Center

Ashley Leak, PhD, RN-BC, OCN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Member
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical Nurse
North Carolina Cancer Hospital, UNC Health

Andrew Artz, MD, MS
Associate Clinical Professor, Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
City of Hope

Kristine LeFebvre, MSN, RN, AOCN
Oncology Clinical Specialist
Oncology Nursing Society

Anna Maria Bittoni, MS, RD, CSO, LD
Outpatient Oncology Dietitian
James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University

Stuart M. Lichtman, MD, FACP, FASCO
Attending Physician; Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Past President, International Society of Geriatric Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc, PhD, MSW, FAOSW
Professor, School of Social Work
University of Cincinnati

Melissa (Kah Poh) Loh, MBBCh, BAO
Geriatric Hematologist and Oncologist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Peggy S. Burhenn, MS, CNS, AONS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
City of Hope, Center for Cancer and Aging

Drew Mace, PharmD
Oncology Pharmacy Supervisor, Pharmacy Department
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute

Andrew Chapman, DO
Clinical Professor; Co-Director
Jefferson Senior Adult Oncology Center
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Medical Oncology; Chief of Cancer Services; Enterprise SVP Medical Oncology
Jefferson Health System, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Amy Mackenzie, MD
Assistant Professor
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Diane Cope, PhD, APRN, BC, AOCNP
Director of Nursing; Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

Smitha Mellacheruvu, MD
Medical Oncologist
Montefiore Medical Center

William Dale, MD, PhD
Physician; Arthur M. Coppola Family Chair, Supportive Care Medicine
City of Hope

Supriya Mohile, MD, MS
Wehrheim Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Director Geriatric Oncology Research
Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center

Efrat Dotan, MD
Medical Oncologist and Associate Professor; Department of Hematology; Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Ginah Nightingale, PharmD, BCOP
Advanced Practice Pharmacist
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Paige Erdeljac, PharmD, BCACP
Specialty Practice Clinical Pharmacist
OSU Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

Janine Overcash, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FAAN
Nurse Practitioner in the Senior Adult Oncology Program; Professor of Clinical Nursing and the Co-Director of the Academy for Teaching Innovation, Excellence and Scholarship
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The James Cancer Center

Marie Flannery, RN, PhD, AOCN
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester, School of Nursing

Randall A. Oyer, MD
Medical Director
Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Penn Medicine Lancaster General

Pamela K. Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCN
Senior Manager, Evidence-based Practice and Inquiry
Oncology Nursing Society

Carolyn Presley, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology/Geriatric Oncology
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The James Cancer Hospital/Solove Research Institute

Shakira J. Grant, MBBS
Board Certified Geriatrician, Senior Fellow Physician, Division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Washington-Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Anne Reb, NP, PhD
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Research & Education, City of Hope

Emily Hajjar, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCACP, BCGP
Associate Professor, Program Director Population Health Pharmacy Program
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Karen Tracy
Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Integrated Communications
Gerontological Society of America

Reena Jayani, MD
BMT and Cellular Immunotherapy Fellow
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Cassandra Vonnes, MS, ARNP, GNP-BC, AOCNP, DNP
Geriatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Meghan Karuturi, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Breast Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Andrew Whitman, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology and Palliative Care
University of Virginia

Jerome Kim, MD
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center

Grant Williams, MD
Medical Oncologist/Geriatrician; Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Gretchen Kimmick, MD, MS
Professor in Medicine
Duke University Medical Center/Duke Cancer Institute

Sule Yimaz, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate in Geriatric Oncology Research
University of Rochester Medical Center

Kristen Lange, MS, RD, CSO
Clinical Dietician, Manager of Nutrition and Speech Services
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute


To inform our Delphi call and discussion, ACCC, along with partners The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) and International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), invited international experts in geriatric oncology to participate in the first round of the Delphi Process and partake in the initial survey. We would like to extend our thanks to this group of international participants who contributed their time and expertise:


Bérengèr Beauplet
UHC Caen Normandy
France

Kumud Kantilal
University of East Anglia
England

Gouri Shankar Bhattacharyya
Salt Lake City Medical Centre
India

Robyn Berry
Princess Alexandra Hospital
United Kingdom

Alia Kayanai
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham Trust
United Kingdom

Richard Simcock
Sussex Cancer Centre
England

Concepcion Boque
Hospital Duran i Reinals/ICO Institut Català d'Oncologia
Spain

Jee Hyun Kim
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
South Korea

Dalia Skorupskiene
Lithuanian Health Sciences University Oncology and Hematology Clinic
Lithuania

Amy Compston
James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University
United States

Thuy Koll
University of Nebraska Medical Center
United States

Heidi Solem Laviec
Françoise Baclesse, CAEN
France

Jessie De Cock
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Belgium 

Gabor Liposits
Regional Hospital West Jutland
Denmark

Christopher Steer
Border Medical Oncology
Australia

Melissa Denton
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson University Hospital
United States

Inmaculada Maestu
Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset
Spain

Virginia Sun
City of Hope
United States

Ferreira Filho/Antonio Fabiano
Oncosinos Clinica de Oncologia
Brazil

Antonio Maite
Institut Català d'Oncologia
Spain

Janice Tsang
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Domenico Fusco
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Italy

MJ Molina-Garrido
Cancer in the Elderly Consultation, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General Virgen de la Luz in Cuenca
Spain

Barbara Van Leeuwen
University Medical Center Groningen
Netherlands

Laurentia Gales
Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu
Romania

Estela Moreno
Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Spain

Irene Wagner
Monash Health
Australia

Regina GironÃs
Hospital Uinversitari I Politecnic La Fe
Spain 

Tomohiro Nishijima
NHO Kyushu Cancer Center
Japan

Louise Walter
University of California, San Francisco
United States

Yervand Hakobyan
Hematology Center After Prof. Yolyan MH RA
Armenia

Rebecca Olin
University of California, San Francisco
United States

Manuela Zereu
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Brazil

Marije Hamaker
Diakonessenhuis Utrecht
Netherlands

Johanna Portielje
Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands