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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