Roswell Park Radiation Medicine Professional Named President-Elect of International Professional Association

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Lee Hales, BS, CMD, Chief Medical Dosimetrist in the Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named to a one-year term as President-Elect of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD), an international professional organization with approximately 4,000 members. He expects to serve the organization as a leader for three years, including successive terms as president and past president.

Medical dosimetrists are professionals who design radiation treatment plans specific to each cancer patient’s prescription, using state-of-the-art imaging and graphic technologies and working in close collaboration with other radiation oncology professionals. “Lee’s election is a direct result of his reputation within the national medical dosimetry community as a strong leader and administrator, coupled with his reputation as an exceptionally talented medical dosimetrist and educator,” says Matthew Podgorsak, PhD, Chief Medical Physicist at Roswell Park.

Hales, who has worked in the field of radiation medicine for more than two decades and first joined the Roswell Park staff in 2003, embraces the opportunity involvement in AAMD affords to help him stay up to date on advances in his field, take part in national meetings and engage with peers both nationally and globally. “Being involved in the leadership of the AAMD will allow me and my peers to actively navigate the changing health care environment so that we can continue to provide great care for our patients,” he says.

A Certified Medical Dosimetrist, he lives in Clarence, N.Y.

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Editor’s note: Hear more from Lee in our Cancer Talk blog post, Providing Care from Behind the Scenes: Your Radiation Therapy Dosimetrist.

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