Full Name
Dr. Caroline Chung
Job Title
VP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer,
Company
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Attendee Bio
Dr. Chung is VP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, and Director of Data Science Development and Implementation of the Institute for Data Science in Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is a clinician-scientist and professor in Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging with a clinical practice focused on CNS malignancies and a computational imaging lab focused on quantitative imaging and modeling to detect and characterize tumors and toxicities of treatment to enable personalized cancer treatment. Motivated by challenges observed in her own clinical and research pursuits, Dr. Chung has developed and leads institutional efforts to enable quantitative measurements for clinically impactful utilization and interpretation of data through a collaborative team science approach, including the Tumor Measurement Initiative (TMI) at MD Anderson. Internationally, Dr. Chung leads several multidisciplinary efforts to improve the generation and utilization of high quality, quantitative data to drive research and impact clinical practice, including her role as Vice Chair of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA), Co-Chair of the Quantitative Imagining for Assessment of Response in Oncology Committee of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)-appointed committee addressing Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins. She Co-Chairs the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) AI Community of Practice and serves as a member of the new NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group (WG) on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Beyond her clinical, research, and administrative roles, Dr. Chung enjoys serving as an active educator and mentor with a passion to support the growth of diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, including her role as Chair of Women in Cancer (http://www.womenincancer.org/), a non-profit organization that is committed to advancing cancer care by encouraging the growth, leadership, and connectivity of current and future oncologists, trainees and medical researchers.
Beyond her clinical, research, and administrative roles, Dr. Chung enjoys serving as an active educator and mentor with a passion to support the growth of diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, including her role as Chair of Women in Cancer (http://www.womenincancer.org/), a non-profit organization that is committed to advancing cancer care by encouraging the growth, leadership, and connectivity of current and future oncologists, trainees and medical researchers.
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