The American Society for Radiation Oncology has named 39 members to its 2026 class of fellows.
The designation honors members’ contributions to cancer research, education, patient care and the field of radiation oncology, according to a July 22 news release from the society.
Fewer than 600 of the society’s more than 10,000 members have received the designation since it was established in 2006.
The new fellows were recognized Sept. 29 at American Society for Radiation Oncology’s annual meeting in Boston.
Here are the 2026 fellows:
- Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
- Smith Apisarnthanarax, MD, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle)
- Richard Bakst, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City)
- Christopher Barker, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
- Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis)
- Melisa Boersma, MD, the University of Kansas Cancer Center (Kansas City)
- Stuart Burri, MD, Southeast Radiation Oncology Group (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Jimmy Caudell, MD, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Fla.)
- Luqman Dad, MD, Maryland Oncology Hematology (Silver Spring)
- Parima Daroui, MD, PhD, City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, Calif.)
- Issam El Naqa, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Fla.)
- Ralph Ermoian, MD, University of Washington (Seattle)
- Steven Finkelstein, MD, Associated Medical Professionals (Syracuse, N.Y.)
- Daphna Gelblum, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
- Lia Halasz, MD, University of Washington (Seattle)
- Matthew Harkenrider, MD, Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, Ill.)
- Ariel Hirsch, MD, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
- Krisha Howell, MD, MHP Radiation Oncology Institute (Troy, Mich.)
- Candice Johnstone, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
- Mitchell Kamrava, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- Alexander Louie, MD, PhD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto)
- Michelle Ludwig, MD, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz (Aurora)
- Danielle Margalit, MD, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center (Boston)
- David Marshall, MD, Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston)
- Malcolm Mattes, MD, Rutgers Cancer Institute (New Brunswick, N.J.)
- Martha Matuszak, PhD, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
- Rosalyn Morrell, MD, Beverly Hills (Calif.) Cancer Center
- Shannon Offerman, MD, Radiation Oncology Associates (Milwaukee)
- Manisha Palta, MD, Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
- Chelsea Pinnix, MD, PhD, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
- Christopher Pope, MD, Radiation Oncology Associates (Little Rock, Ark.)
- Kristin Redmond, MD, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
- Sheila Rege, MD, Northwest Corporate Consulting (Tri-Cities, Wash.)
- Kilian Salerno, MD, National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, Md.)
- Navesh Sharma, DO, PhD, WellSpan Radiation Oncology (York, Pa.)
- Ke Sheng, PhD, University of California San Francisco
- Terence Sio, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona (Phoenix)
- Abraham Wu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
- David Yu, MD, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta)
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