Committee Chair: Corinne Faivre-Finn    

To advance education, clinical management and research in relation to radiotherapy for the management of thoracic malignancies, in particular lung cancers.

Committee Chair: Sukhmani Padda


The Career Development and Fellowship Committee focuses on supporting the next generation of lung cancer specialists. The committee assesses IASLC educational programming, mentoring, networking and career development opportunities for its ability to meet the professional needs of young members. The committee also works to promote membership among trainees in relevant specialties and young professionals early in their careers.

Committee Chair: Anne-Marie Baird

The Communications Committee develops campaigns to increase IASLC brand recognition and credibility while educating the public about complex lung and thoracic cancer issues. The committee also reviews articles for publication in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology and determines which pieces to promote to the media.

Committee Chair: Apar Kishor Ganti

The Continuing Medical Education Committee (CMEC) is advisory in nature and serves to ensure that IASLC’s continuing medical education program meets or exceeds the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association’s rules for their Physician’s Recognition Award (AMA PRA).

Committee Chair: Joachim Aerts

The Education Committee develops, initiates and accesses all IASLC educational programming to ensure that it advances the association’s mission. As part of this process, the committee reviews ongoing educational needs assessments, determines learning objectives, designs educational programs and evaluates their effectiveness in an ongoing manner.

Committee Chair: Keith Kerr

The Pathology Committee advances clinical management, education and research for the IASLC, in relation to the pathology of thoracic cancers. Members create pathology guidelines and publications for the IASLC, and in conjunction with outside organizations, such as the World Health Organization.

Committee Chair: Satoko Yamaoka    

The Patient Advocates Committee ensures that the IASLC addresses the informational needs of the public, advocates and patients living with lung and thoracic cancers. This committee also comprehensively addresses the educational and related needs of the public as an important constituency in the work of the association.

Committee Chair: Ugo Pastorino


The Screening and Early Detection Committee provides leadership and oversight of IASLC activities in these areas. The committee works with appropriate internal committees to enhance the quality and quantity of IASLC cancer prevention initiatives and provides leadership in partnership with other societies in the area of cancer prevention and screening.

Committee Chair: Hisao Asamura

The Staging Committee participates in the study and improvement of cancer staging systems and other prognostic factors relevant to lung and thoracic cancers. The committee collaborates with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the American Joint Council on Cancer (AJCC) on the improvement of the global cancer staging and classification system.

Committee Chair: Matt Steliga

The Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Committee works to reduce the use of tobacco worldwide. On behalf of IASLC, the committee addresses the needs of practitioners seeking to help their patients stop using tobacco and recommends actions to local, national and international efforts in tobacco control initiatives and interventions.