Faculty

Course Director

Ralph V. Boccia, MD, FACP

Medical Director
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Ralph V. Boccia, MD, FACP, is medical director for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Bethesda, Maryland, and a clinical associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He also is the chief medical officer for the International Oncology Network (ION) and serves as chairman for ION’s Medical Advisory Panel. He is a member of the American Oncology Network (AON), its advisory board, and is the medical director for AON’s clinical research program, American Oncology Research (AOR). Dr. Boccia completed training in internal medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)–affiliated hospitals, and his hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplant fellowships were completed at the combined UCLA-VA Program and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Additionally, he is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology. Dr. Boccia is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society of Hematology.  He has published more than 200 articles in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, New England Journal of Medicine, Cancer, Blood, Annals of Internal Medicine, Lancet, and Oncology, among others. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and, since 1992, has been voted into the Washingtonian “Best Physicians in Washington” list and the Consumers’ Checkbook “Guide to Top Doctors” list for Washington, DC.

Course Faculty

Amber Broussard, PharmD

Senior Director of Pharmacy
FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Amber Broussard, PharmD, is the senior director of pharmacy at FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake. She has experience in both inpatient and outpatient oncology settings and has worked with interdisciplinary teams to support patients throughout their cancer treatment journey. Her professional interests include improving medication use processes and developing pharmacy services that improve the patient experience across the continuum of care.

Victoria Sherry, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP

Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Penn Medicine
Faculty, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victoria Sherry, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, holds a dual appointment as an adult oncology nurse practitioner for thoracic malignancies at the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine and as an advanced senior lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Dr. Sherry has dedicated her entire nursing career to oncology, which has become not only a profession but a personal passion. Her clinical practice expertise lies in caring for and managing oncology patients, particularly those with lung cancer.