Dr. Lia Head is a 3rd year hematology and oncology fellow at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She did internal medicine residency at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado, and medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Her career interests include the compassionate care of patients with malignancy and treating the patient as a whole, including addressing psychosocial needs.

Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, is Executive Director of Research at LUNGevity Foundation, the pre-eminent lung cancer patient advocacy group in the United States. In this capacity, he oversees the research strategy of LUNGevity Foundation, including the Translational Science Research Program and the Patient-Focused Research Program. As a patient research advocate, Upal works with national organizations such as the US Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, other patient advocacy groups, and pharma partners on research and policy initiatives to improve access to care. He also serves on several advisory boards both in the for-profit and non-profit sectors.

Dr. Leigh Boehmer is the Chief Medical Officer for the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). In this role, he’s responsible for assessing educational needs and designing interventions for multidisciplinary cancer care teams serving patients in community oncology programs and practices. He also serves as a liaison with external stakeholders, including patient advocacy organizations, policy experts, and governmental agencies, to advance the objectives of ACCC membership and projects.

An alumnus of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Dr. Boehmer completed PGY1 and PGY2 oncology residencies at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has served as an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, and as an inpatient medical oncology clinical pharmacy specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Prior to his position with ACCC, he served as Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Mercy Cancer Center in Mason City, Iowa.