ASTRO Welcomes New Health Policy Director, Education Manager

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 27 Feb 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has once again expanded its ever-growing staff with new additions to the Health Policy and Education departments.

Stephen McNutt has been hired as the director of ASTRO's Health Policy Department. Mr. McNutt brings 16 years of experience in hospital oncology services to ASTRO. He spent six years as a dosimitrist, therapist and radiation safety officer at Decatur General in Decatur, Ala., and 10 years as the administrator of the cancer program at the hospital. Most recently he worked at Decatur Ambulatory Surgery Center where he was the administrator. Mr. McNutt has a bachelor's degree in radiological science from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and a master's degree in hospital administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Ala. At ASTRO, Mr. McNutt will be responsible for overseeing the four committee areas of the Health Policy Department, which include code utilization and application, code development and valuation, regulation and practice management, as well as for overseeing emerging technologies.

Shana Campbell has joined the ASTRO Education Department as an education manager. Ms. Campbell comes to ASTRO from the American Podiatric Medical Association where she was an education and research program specialist. At APMA Ms. Campbell was responsible for planning the educational content for multiple regional medical meetings a year and for coordinating the association's research initiatives. Ms. Campbell has a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.V. She also received her MBA from the University of Maryland University College. At ASTRO, Ms. Campbell will be responsible for coordinating the Nursing Committee and all of their programs. She will also be responsible for coordinating the educational components of the Spring Refresher Course and the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

"Stephen and Shana bring a wealth of knowledge in their respective areas of expertise to ASTRO," said Laura I. Thevenot, ASTRO's chief executive officer. "ASTRO is lucky to have such talented individuals who, I know, will bring new ideas to the Society to help further our mission to advance the practice of radiation oncology."

ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with 9,000 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society is dedicated to improving patient care through education, clinical practice, advancement of science and advocacy.

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology