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LEADERSHIP

MSCO 2025-2027 Board of Directors

President

Konstantinos Leventakos, MD, PhD

Konstantinos Leventakos, MD, PhD

Oncologist

Lung Cancer Team and Early Cancer Therapeutic Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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Konstantinos Leventakos, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist with a focus on thoracic malignancies, personalized medicine, and immunotherapy. His clinical focus includes, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymic malignancies, neuroendocrine tumors, multidisciplinary approach to thoracic malignancies and personalized medicine, and the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for clinical trial matching.

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Leventakos is active in research and education of medical students, residents, and oncology fellows. He publishes in many journals and speaks at many national and international meetings.

President-Elect

Yan Ji, MD

Yan Ji, MD

Medical Oncologist/Hematologist

HealthPartners Medical Group/Regions Hospital

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Yan Ji, MD, is an oncologist/hematologist at HealthPartners Medical Group, Regions Hospital. Dr. Ji's special interests include solid tumors, and lung, breast, and gastrointestinal cancers. Her many years of cancer research in these areas have deepened her understanding of underlying mechanisms that translate to the best treatment for patients.

Secretary/Treasurer

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Medical Oncologist/Hematologist

Mayo Clinic Health System

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Dr. Jasmine Kamboj is a board-certified Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Minnesota. She earned her medical degree from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. She trained in Internal Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago and pursued a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

Dr. Kamboj has served on the Health Equity and Government Relations Committees at ASCO. She has been a strong advocate at the Capitol Hill for cancer related issues, like prior authorization, that directly impact cancer care and outcomes. Dr. Kamboj has been awarded “ASCO Advocate of the year Award,” and has been honored with the highest level of Advocacy Championship, “the President’s Circle.” She co-leads the ASCO Communities of Practice on Policy. She will be working on the ASCO International Affairs Committee for a term of 3 years, June 2024-27.

Immediate Past President

Amrit Singh, MD

Amrit Singh, MD

Medical Oncologist/Hematologist, Internist

Mayo Clinic, Andreas Cancer Center

Educational Program Chair

Balkrishna Jahagirdar, MD

Balkrishna Jahagirdar, MD

Medical Oncologist

HealthPartners Medical Group/Regions Hospital

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Balkrishna Jahagirdar, MD, is a board certified medical oncologist-hematologist. He is on the faculty of the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, and serves as a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Committee of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology to help design and conduct clinical trials of new cancer treatments throughout the country.

Dr. Jahagirdar has co-authored a book chapter in the Textbook of Malignant Hematology, and his research is published in prestigious journals, including Nature, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Blood, Experimental Hematology, and Leukemia.

He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including the Clinical Excellence Award of the University of Minnesota, Outstanding Clinical Mentor Award, National Cancer Institute's MetroMinnesota Community Clinical Oncology Program-Silver Certificate for his contribution to clinical trials in oncology, and the Blood and Marrow Transplant Award.

Membership Liaison

Sarah Jax, APRN, CNP

Sarah Jax, APRN, CNP

Oncology/Hematology Advanced Practitioner

HealthPartners Cancer Research Center, HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center

Allied Health Representative

Jodi A. Nordberg, RT, CPC

Jodi A. Nordberg, RT, CPC

Billing Operations Manager

University of Minnesota Physicians

Members-at-Large

Evidio Domingo-Musibay, MD

Evidio Domingo-Musibay, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical Center

Gautam Jha, MD

Gautam Jha, MD

Hematologist, Medical Oncologist

UM Cancer Care/M Health Fairview Clinics & Surgery Center

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Dr. Gautam Jha is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist, specializing in genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Jha is the Medical Director for the M Health Fairview Masonic Cancer Clinic and the Advanced Treatment Center at the M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Minneapolis. He sees his patients at multiple locations including M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Minneapolis, and M Health Fairview Masonic cancer clinics in Burnsville, Maple Grove and Edina. Dr. Jha is also the chair of the cancer committee for M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital and led the genito-urinary oncology program from 2012-2015 at the University of Minnesota. His research interests include developing new immunotherapy combinations, phase I/II clinical trials and translational research for cancers of kidney, bladder and prostate.

Lloyd H. Ketchum, MD

Lloyd H. Ketchum, MD

Medical Oncologist/Hematologist

Essentia Health Cancer Center

Lisa Lafranchi, PA-C

Lisa Lafranchi, PA-C

Hematology/Oncology Physician Assistant

Park Nicollet Health Services/HealthPartners - Frauenshuh Cancer Center

Yang Liu, MD

Yang Liu, MD

Hematologist/Medical Oncologist

Minnesota Oncology

Todd Tuttle, MD, MS

Todd Tuttle, MD, MS

Surgical Oncologist; Professor, Department of Surgery

University of Minnesota