Nataliya Kovalchuk: Excited to announce a great collaboration project between ASTRO International Committee and HUG

Percy Lee shared the following post by Nataliya Kovalchuk, Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, on LinkedIn, adding the following:

“I cannot think of a more meaningful project than this American Society for Radiation Oncology collaboration with our Stand With Ukraine radonc colleagues and the Help Ukraine Group(HUG) initiative to help our Ukrainian community improve cancer care during this challenging time with silver lining of new linacs in Ukraine and improving technology.

Thank you Tamer Refaat, MD PhD MSCI and Nataliya Kovalchuk for involving us in this impactful educational collaboration.”

Quoting Nataliya Kovalchuk’s post:

“Help Ukraine Group (HUG) is excited to announce a great collaboration project between ASTRO International Committee and HUG: “Case Review with ASTRO Experts for Ukraine” course is ready for launch on June 11th! We have an excellent lineup of speakers from US, Europe, and Ukraine. Many thanks to Professor Tamer Refaat, MD PhD MSCI for helping with the organization and many thanks to the speakers for supporting Ukraine during the war.”

Source: Percy Lee/LinkedIn and Nataliya Kovalchuk/LinkedIn

Dr. Percy Lee is a Professor and Section Chief of Thoracic Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Previously he held key positions at UCLA, including Chief of Thoracic Radiation Oncology. With international recognition for his expertise in thoracic malignancies, Dr. Lee focuses on treatments like MRI-guided radiation therapy, which he successfully implemented at UCLA. As a clinical trialist, he combines novel radiation therapy with new drugs to enhance outcomes. Dr. Lee’s leadership extends to national organizations such as ASTRO, ABR, ARS, and ACR..