During the IASLC Award Ceremony Saturday, four teams from around the world were honored for the exceptional care they provide their patients. The teams—one each from four regions—received the association’s Cancer Care Team Award after being nominated by a patient they serve.
The Cancer Care Team Award honors exceptional, multidisciplinary care teams. Exceptional care teams offer patients seamless and informed communication and individualized treatment based not only on the patient’s needs, but also the patient’s wishes. The Cancer Care Team Award aims to highlight this kind of worldwide outstanding care. The award was established in memory of Marilyn Holman, who died from lung cancer in 2016.
Each year, an international panel chooses one winning team from each of four regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia/Rest of World. The selection criteria is based on the following criteria: trust, shared decision-making, empathy, access to care, treatment options, educational information, tumor testing, and patient support and survivorship.
The 2023 Cancer Care Team Award Winners
Asia & Rest of World
Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University in Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Nominated by Samjo Chung, patient/survivor
Team Members
Byoung Chul Cho, MD, PhD, medical oncologist (lead nominee)
Chang Young Lee, MD, PhD, thoracic surgeon
Sun Min Lim, MD, PhD, medical oncologist
Jeong Eun Choi, RN, nurse coordinator
Jin Gu Lee, MD, PhD, thoracic surgeon
Hong In Yoon, MD, PhD, radiation oncologist
Europe
Medical University of Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland
Nominated by Andrzej Gardzielewski, patient/survivor
Team Members
Witold Rzyman, MD, thoracic surgeon (lead nominee)
Rafał Dziadziuszko, MD, medical oncologist
Iwona Biadacz, nurse practitioner
Joanna Bidzińska, MD, oncologist coordinator
Katarzyna Dziadziuszko, MD, lung cancer screening radiologist
Edyta Szurowska, MD, radiologist
Latin America
Oncosalud – AUNA in Lima, Peru
Nominated by Monica Indacochea, patient/survivor
Team Members
Rossana Ruiz, MD, medical oncologist (lead nominee)
Luis Mas, MD, medical oncologist
Victor Rojas, MD, thoracic surgeon
Julio Velasquez, MD, radiologist
Brenda Carrion, MD, radiation oncologist
Katherine Gutarra, MD, pulmonologist
North America
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York Oncology Hematology in Albany, New York
Nominated by Laura Greco, patient/survivor
Team Members
Jessica Lin, MD, medical oncologist
Nancy Wang, MD, neuro-oncologist
Helen Shih, MD, radiation oncologist
Makenzi Evangelist, MD, medical oncologist
Peggy Leland, NP, nurse practitioner
