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Board of Directors

AVAHO 2022-2023 Board of Directors

Due to rotational schedules, AVAHO elected candidates for four (3) three members and elected three (3) new Advisory (ex-officio) positions. We are excited to expand our board and its impact on member services.

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Cindy Bowman, MSN, RN, OCN

President

Oncology Nurse Navigator
Cancer Care Navigation Program Coordinator
Ethics Consultation Team (Co-Chair)
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System

Dwight Eplin

Dwight "David" Eplin, PharmD, BCOP

President-Elect

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Stem cell transplant/CAR-T cell
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Nashville, TN

Janice

Janice Schwartz, MSN, RN, OCN

Immediate Past-President

Cancer Care Coordinator Surgical Service
NMVAHCS
New Mexico VA Health Care System
Albuquerque, NM

Kourtney

Kourtney LaPlant, PharmD, BCOP

Secretary

Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager
Academic Detailer in Oncology and Sterile Product Preparations
VISN8 Pharmacy Benefits

Nick

Nicholas Burwick, MD

Treasurer

Associate Professor of Medicine, Divison of Hematology
University of Washington
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

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Julie Beck, RN, MSN, MPH, APRN-BC

Board Member

Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Cancer Care Coordinator
Moderator, VISN1 Echo Cancer Care Conference
VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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Lauren Cliffel, LCSW

Board Member

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Department of Radiation Oncology
Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona

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Brian Do, Pharm D, BCOP

Board Member

Clinical Pharmacy Provider
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System

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Grace Cullen, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP, PMGT-BC, FPCN

Board Member

Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care/Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Department of Medicine, John D Dingell VA Medical Center

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Soo Park, MD

Board Member

Physician and Associate Professor
UC San Diego/VA San Diego Healthcare System

Advisory (Ex-Officio) Board Members

Rusty

Russell (Rusty) Crawford, B Pharm (Ret)

Past President

Clinical Pharmacist, Hematology/Oncology Clinical Specialist, Retired

Tony

Tony Quang, MD, JD

Past President

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Seattle, WA

Bill

William Wachsman, MD, PhD

Past President

Hematologist-Oncologist
Professor of Medicine Emeritus at UCSD School of Medicine
San Diego VA Healthcare System

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