Thinking beyond the boundaries to find strategic solutions to cancer care issues

John S. Macdonald, MD

Dr. Macdonald is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and trained in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. He is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology and serves on the Oncology Subspecialty Committee of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Macdonald, an internationally recognized oncologist with an interest in gastrointestinal cancers, has authored over 100 articles, book chapters and abstracts. He serves as the Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Committee of the Southwest Oncology Group. Dr. Macdonald also previously served as Medical Director to both the St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center in Manhattan, as well as Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center in Elizabeth, NJ.

Charles L. Vogel, MD

An internationally recognized expert in the multi-disciplinary management of breast cancer, Dr. Vogel practices at the Boca Raton Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the United States Public Health Service Commendation Medal, as well as the distinction of being one of the "Best Doctors in America.".Dr. Vogel is an acknowledged leader in cancer research and is currently Senior Research Advisor for Breast Cancer at Aptium Oncology. A graduate of Yale Medical School, Dr. Vogel has co-authored more than 420 reports and abstracts on breast cancer.

Mohammad Jahanzeb, M.D., F.A.C.P.

A highly respected practitioner, lecturer and researcher, Dr. Jahanzeb has authored or contributed to more than 100 original reports and abstracts on breast and lung cancer. In addition to serving on the NCCN Board of Directors since 2003, he has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including Best Doctors in America 2007-2008, Castle Connolly Medical Best Doctors 2006 and the 2006 Gold Medal Award from King Edward Medical College Alumni Association of North America. Dr. Jahanzeb is also a Research Director at the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute, where he maintains the rank of Professor of Medicine.

Dr. Jahanzeb received his medical degree with high honors from King Edward Medical College at the University of Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his internship and residency at the New Britain General Hospital of the University of Connecticut in New Britain, Connecticut. Dr. Jahanzeb went on to complete his Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Washington University, Department of Internal Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology for more than two years. He also spent nearly seven years as Research Director at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Boca Raton, and served as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research at Florida Atlantic University.

Wes Scruggs

Wes Scruggs joined Aptium Oncology in 1997 in time to tackle the Y2K and process re-engineering job that had been designed by KPMG and Aptium management. By April 1999, all infrastructure was upgraded to provide stable and cost-effective platforms for all administrative, clinical and business office operations. Scruggs has led the re-organization of the IT department to a highly skilled and centralized support organization. He was promoted from Vice President of Information Technology to CIO in 1999. Scruggs joined Aptium Oncology from Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he served as Vice President of Corporate Systems. Prior to Sony, he was the Director of IT Operations for HealthNet, a major HMO, for nine years. Scruggs obtained his MBA from Pepperdine University.

Paul R. O'Dea

Paul O'Dea is responsible for leading the overall operations of the Aptium Oncology-affiliated cancer centers. He was formerly Vice President at Aptium Oncology and Executive Director of the Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, part of the Aptium network of hospital-based cancer centers.

Prior to his 20-year career with Aptium Oncology, Mr. O'Dea held pharmacy positions with several prestigious health care institutions, including nine years with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut in 1969. O'Dea has published and presented extensively. He is also a member of numerous professional organizations including the California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, Health Care Executives of Southern California and the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Association of Cancer Executives, and a delegate member of the Association of Community Cancer Centers.

View Paul O’Dea’s presentation on an Innovator Case Study at the Cancer Center Business Summit, Oct., 2007   (Windows Media File)
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Myra Gray Fouts

A part of Aptium Oncology, Inc. since 1992, Myra has held a number of positions at the corporate and operational level. She currently focuses on new business development and consulting projects with responsibilities that include space planning, clinical program development and clinical program implementation. Her recent projects include the development and design of the NYU Clinical Cancer Center and the Trinitas Cancer Center in New Jersey. Ms. Fouts has held the position of Vice President, Clinical Services at Aptium Oncology, and Director of Clinical Services and Director of Nursing at Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center prior to her current role. Her experience also includes staff and administrative roles in inpatient, outpatient and short-stay oncology units. Ms. Fouts has a master’s degree in nursing administration and is credentialed in oncology,

View Myra Fouts’ co-presentation on ‘Architectural Planning’ at the Cancer Center Business Summit, October 2007   (Windows Media File)
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Richard Emery

Richard Emery has been with Aptium Oncology since 1996. In April 2005, he was named Executive Director of Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center where he has overall management responsibility for the facility. Previously, Emery served as Administrative Director of Radiation Services for Aptium Oncology. He also served as Chief Physicist for St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center where he was responsible for the technical and operational direction of both Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Radiology. Emery received his MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

View Richard Emery’s co-presentation on ‘The Economics of Radiation Technology’ at the Cancer Center Business Summit, October 2007   (Windows Media File)
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William Guss

William Guss serves as Vice President, Pharmacy Services. His wide range of projects includes medication, oncology pharmacy and EMR systems, 340B federal drug program, and USP 797. He joined Aptium in May 1992 to help create and manage an Aptium subsidiary in home health care. Prior to joining the Company, he was a pharmacy specialist at UCLA Medical Center. He received his PharmD from the University of California at San Francisco and MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management and is a Fellow of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Timothy Tyler

Dr. Tyler recently completed a four-year appointment on the APC Medicare Advisory Panel in Washington to help determine policy and payment in the CMS outpatient care arena. Currently he chairs the Legislative Affairs committee for the newly formed Hematology Oncology Pharmacists Association. In addition, he is Chairman for Seminar 2007 for the California Society of Health System Pharmacists. Dr. Tyler received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Southern California, and has written and lectured extensively on cancer and cancer supportive care issues.