Meet our Speakers
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Robin Zon MD, FACP, FASCO
Robin Zon, is a former President of ASCO for 2024-2025. She also chairs the South Bend Medical Foundation and is a former Director of Breast Oncology at Cincinnati Cancer Advisors. Additionally, she has served as a Physician Emeritus at MHO – Advanced Center for Cancer Care.
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Jannette Merrill, DHA, CHES
Ms. Merrill provides programmatic and strategic oversight to the ASCO's initiatives related to cancer care delivery and innovation. She also provides content expertise for legislative and regulatory analysis, education initiatives, and serves as Project Director for ASCO’s Rural Montana Access pilot.
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Jack Hensold, MD
Dr. Jack Hensold, is the former medical director of regional outreach at Bozeman Health and a member of ASCO’s Clinical Practice Committee and chair of the ASCO Rural Health Access in Montana Task Force.
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Josh Pritchett, MD
Dr. Pritchett is an Oncologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His research is focused on the design and implementation of innovative, patient-centered approaches to improve the delivery of cancer care.
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Zack Schroeder, MD
Zack Schroeder is a first year resident at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As a cancer survivor, Zack has dedicated his career to improving rural oncology delivery and addressing healthcare disparities. He is the co-founder and board member of the Rural Cancer Institute.
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Lori Rosenstein, MD
Dr. Rosenstein grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for undergraduate and medical school. She currently is the Program Director of the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at Emplify Health.
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Bret Friday, MD
Dr. Bret Friday, MD is a hematologist in Duluth, MN and has over 20 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Emory University in 2002. He is affiliated with medical facilities Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center and Essentia Health-Virginia.
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Wade Swenson, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FACHE
Wade T Swenson, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FACHE, is a medical oncologist and hematologist who focuses on delivering cancer care to underserved rural areas. At his clinical practice at Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minnesota, he provides direct patient care and leads a team dedicated to identifying solutions to closing the rural cancer gap. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Dakota.
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Prakash Neupane, MBBS, FASCO
I am a medical oncologist who is focused on head and neck and thoracic oncology. I am also the director of the hematology-oncology fellowship and co-chair of the head and neck disease working group. The area of research is clinical research in head and neck oncology. I started my career as a clinician and several years of general hematology-oncology practice in a small community hospital.
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Maura Barry, M.D.
Dr. Barry is a medical oncologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and an assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. Dr. Barry is a medical oncologist at the UVM Medical Center where she practices head and neck and GI oncology. Her research interests include medical education, mentorship, and supportive care.
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Ariela Marshall, MD
Dr. Marshall is a Harvard-trained physician and an internationally renowned advocate, career development advisor, and mentor. Dr. Marshall specializes in bleeding and clotting disorders, especially as they relate to women’s health. She has worked at Mayo Clinic and the University of Pennsylvania and currently practices as a consultative hematologist at the University of Minnesota. She is also the Program Director for the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at University of Minnesota.