THE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY ALLIANCE appointed new officers. Bruce Gould, of Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers in Marietta, Ga., was named president of COA.
Jeff Vacirca, of North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates in East Setauket, N.Y., was named vice-president; Michael Diaz, of Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute in Tampa, Fla., was named secretary; and Ricky Newton, of Cancer Specialists of Tidewater in Chesapeake, Va, was named treasurer.
The COA’s immediate past president is Mark Thompson, of The Zangmeister Center in Columbus, Ohio, who will continue to serve as chairman of the COA Payment Reform Task Force and legislative liaison on congressional matters. Past President David Eagle, of Lake Norman Hematology Oncology in Charlotte, N.C., will assume the position of chairman of the Oncology Medical Home Steering Committee.
