Michiana Oncologist Elected to Board of Directors for World’s Largest Oncology Membership Organization

Michiana Hematology Oncology announced that Robin Zon, M.D., F.A.C.P. has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people battling cancer.

Effective June 2010, Dr. Zon will serve a three-year term as Community Representative for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), an international membership organization that includes more than 27,000 oncology professionals. Dr. Zon was elected by the ASCO membership after serving on the ASCO Clinical Practice Committee, Cancer Research Committee and serving as Chair of the Exemplary Attributes Committee and the CTPA Award Committee as well as the Chair-elect of the Cancer Prevention Committee.

As Community Representative for the ASCO, Dr. Zon will act as the voice of community oncologists and patients by identifying concerns, issues and solutions relevant to the delivery of patient care. She will join two other Community Representatives in bringing these issues, which include healthcare reimbursement concerns and lack of funding for research, to the ASCO membership and board of directors to be addressed on an international level.

“In the goal to advance the fight against cancer, the ASCO’s mission begins with a collaborative effort to find solutions to real problems, including at the patient and provider level,” said Dr. Zon. “Patients fighting cancer in Michiana can rest assured that the most powerful organization for cancer care and prevention is working to make sure that their voice is heard and that their concerns are taken seriously.”

In addition to her involvement with the ASCO, Dr. Zon is a practicing medical oncologist at Michiana Hematology Oncology, and serves as Principal Investigator for the Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium, Vice Chair of the Hoosier Oncology Group and community co-chair of several co-operative group research trials.

Dr. Zon earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, completed her residency at St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center in Indianapolis, and served a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at Indiana University.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. As the world’s largest membership organization for oncologists around the world, the ASCO is committed to exemplifying excellence in education, policy, the pioneering of clinical research, and above all, advancing the care of cancer patients. For more information, visit www.asco.org

Michiana Hematology Oncology, P.C., established in 1968, is the region’s largest oncology group providing medical oncology, radiation oncology, gynecological oncology, and adult hematology services through six regional offices in north-central Indiana and southwestern lower Michigan. The physicians at Michiana Hematology Oncology conduct more cancer research through the Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium than any other medical practice in the state of Indiana.

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