Member Organizations

The AJCC is comprised of three types of membership organizations, Founding Organizations, Sponsoring Organizations, and Liaison Organizations. Membership is reserved for those organizations whose missions or goals are consistent with or complimentary to those of the AJCC. These organizations generally demonstrate involvement or activity in one or more of the following areas: cancer epidemiology, patient care, cancer control, cancer registration, professional education, research, and biostatistics.

Founding Organization Members

American Cancer Society
Ermilo Barrera, Jr., MD, FACS
Harmon Eyre, MD
Alan G. Thorson, MD, FACS

American College of Physicians
David B. Duggan, MD, FACP
Richard M. Goldberg, MD, FACP
Al B. Benson, III, MD, FACP

American College of Radiology
Phillip M. Devlin, MD
Laurie E. Gaspar, MD, MBA
Alan Pollack, MD, PhD

American College of Surgeons
David R. Byrd, MD, FACS
Suzanne Klimberg, MD, FACS
William G. Kraybill, MD, FACS

College of American Pathologists
Mahul Amin, MD
David Frishberg, MD
Mary Kay Washington, MD, PhD

National Cancer Institute
Carolyn C. Compton, MD, PhD
Michael R. Bishop, MD
Sheila A. Prindiville, MD, MPH

Sponsoring Organization Members

Organizations that comprise the sponsoring membership category support the AJCC through the provision of substantial financial resources, either direct or in-kind.  The Sponsoring Organization members are as follows: 

American Cancer Society
Ermilo Barrera, Jr., MD, FACS
Harmon Eyre, MD
Alan G. Thorson, MD, FACS

American College of Surgeons
David R. Byrd, MD, FACS
Suzanne Klimberg, MD, FACS
William G. Kraybill, MD, FACS

American Society of Clinical Oncology
James O. Armitage, MD, FACS
Stephen B. Edge, MD, FACS
Hedy Lee Kindler, MD

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Susan Sabatino, MD, MPH
Jacqueline Miller, MD, FACS
Karen Ledford, RHIT, CTR

College of American Pathologists
Mahul Amin, MD
David Frishberg, MD
Mary Kay Washington, MD, PhD

Liaison Organization Members

The Executive Committee may elect to invite organizations or agencies interested in the objectives of the American Joint Committee to serve as Liaison Organization members. There are 11 Liaison Organization members as follows:

American Head and Neck Society
Carol R. Bradford, MD

American Society for Radiation Oncology
Abram Recht, MD

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD

American Urological Association
Joseph C. Presti, Jr., MD

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
James Brierley, FRCR, FRCPC

National Cancer Registrars Association
Cynthia S. Boudreaux, LPN, CTR

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
James Montie, MD

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Colleen G. Sherman, RHIA, CTR

Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Open position

Society of Surgical Oncology
Scott Kurtzman, MD

Society of Urologic Oncology
Sam S. Chang, MD

Revised May 11, 2009