Meet the 2025–2026 ASCO Leadership Development Program and Education Scholars Participants
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced the distinguished participants selected for its 2025–2026 Leadership Development Program (LDP) and Education Scholars Program. These programs aim to equip emerging oncology leaders with the tools, mentorship, and experience needed to drive progress in cancer care, research, and education worldwide.
ASCO Leadership Development Program Participants
The LDP nurtures high-potential oncologists in shaping the future of oncology through leadership, advocacy, and professional development. This year’s cohort includes an outstanding mix of clinicians and researchers from top institutions:
- Atlal Abusanad, MD, MSc, ABIM, FRCPC, CIP – King Abdulaziz University
- Nabil Adra, MD – Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Daniel V. Araujo, MD – University of Florida
- Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE – University of Pennsylvania
- James Bates, MD – Emory University
- Lior Z. Braunstein, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Kimberly Ku, MD – Illinois CancerCare
- Philip E. Lammers, MD, MSCI – Baptist Cancer Center
- Ciara C. O’Sullivan, MB, BCh, BAO – Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
- Matthew Painschab, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Carolyn Presley, MD, MHS – The Ohio State University
- Brittany Ragon, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center – Levine Cancer Institute
- Nina Sanford, MD – University of Texas Southwestern
- Rebecca A. Snyder, MD, MPH – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Laura Spring, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
- Umang Swami, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
Learn more about ASCO Leadership Development Program Participants
ASCO LDP: Education Scholars Participants
The Education Scholars Program fosters innovation and excellence in oncology education. This year’s participants represent a diverse range of institutions and bring rich perspectives to cancer training and curriculum development:
- Naba Ali, MD – Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Nicholas Giustini, MD – University of Washington
- Olga Kantor, MD, MS – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Rajiv Magge, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/NYP
- Courtney N. Miller-Chism, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
- Navya Nair, MD, MPH – University of Miami
- Soo Park, MD – UC San Diego
- Pinki Prasad, MD, MPH – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center / Manning Family Children’s
- Reshma Ramlal, MBBS – Moffitt Cancer Center
- Christopher Scally, MD, MS – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Audrey Sigmund, MD – The Ohio State University
- Haydee Cristina Verduzco Aguirre, MD, MHPE – National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán
Learn more about the ASCO LDP: Education Scholars Participants
We congratulate these visionary oncologists and educators and look forward to the contributions they will make to advance the field of oncology through leadership, collaboration, and education.
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