Cancer Committee
2011 Cancer Committee Members
E. Myron Barwick M.D., FACS – Chair
Department of Surgery
Steve Madden, MD – Vice Chair
Medical Oncology
Ronald Myatich, MD, FACS
Cancer Liaison Physician
Department of Surgery
Theresa Altman, RN, BSN
Oncology Nursing
Natalie J. Copeland, RHIA, CTR
Cancer Registry/CTR
Quillin Davis, MD
Radiation Medicine
M. Christine “Chris” Gibson, LMSW, OSW-C
Social Services
G. Tripp Jones, MD
Medical Oncology
Vijaya Korrapati, MD
Medical Oncology/Pain Management
Jayne Moffatt, MD
Pathology
Cindy Rohman, RN, MS, CNAA/BC
Administration
Ervin Shaw, MD
Pathology
Beth Siroty-Smith, MD
Radiology
Mary Tanner, RN, BSN, CPHQ
Quality Assurance/Center for Best Practice
Melissa Taylor, MSN
Inpatient/Oncology Nursing
Connie Watson
Community Outreach/Director
Deirdre Young, BSN, OCN, CBCN
Cancer Programs
Additional Members
Stacey Bannister, MBA, CMPE
Physician Network/LOA Radiation Oncology
Ann Bethea
Volunteer Services
Nannette Faile, RN, MS, CCRP
Clinical Research
Linda Grimes, RHIA
Health Information Management
Tori Gude, MPT, DPT, CLT
Physical Therapy
Claudine Jordan, BS, RT
Radiation Medicine
Donna Peele
Pastoral Care
Jennifer Wilson
Marketing
Ad Hoc
Janie Smith
American Cancer Society
Activity Coordinators
E. Myron Barwick, MD
Quality Control of Registry Data
Linda Grimes
Cancer Conferences
Mary Tanner
Quality Improvement
Connie Watson
Community Outreach
Goals and Strategies
Lexington Medical Center’s ongoing commitment to improving patient care at every opportunity is supported by a dedicated Cancer Committee, comprised of physicians who are experts in their field.
Strategies this committee pursues in their objective of screening, preventing and diagnosing cancer at the earliest possible stage:
- Coordination and oversight of the multidisciplinary conferences for collaborative treatment planning
- Goal-setting
- Research identification
- Hospital administrative liaison for leading-edge technology and procedure approval
- Community outreach programs


































