ASOI:::Association for Integrative Oncology

Founding Comittee
Executive Committee

	Pablo Mountford (President) Hematologist/Oncologist Founder of Integrative Medicine Department, FUNDALEU, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Integrative Oncology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York Training at Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston. Integrative Oncology Consultant for Latin American patients at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Clinical Practice Committee Member of Society for Integrative Oncology.

	María Laura Nasi (Vice-President) Medical Oncologist International Consultant Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Fellowship Clinical Research in Oncology – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Ex-R&E Director Debiopharm, Lausanne, Switzerland. Ex-Studies Coordinator at International Breast Cancer Study Group, Switzerland. Mind-body techniques and psycho-social-spiritual interventions for cancer patients.

	Máximo DE LA VEGA (Secretary) MD Fellow in clinical oncology, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Direction and organization of Palliative Home Care Services, Círculo Médico de San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Observership in Integrative Oncology at MSKCC and MD ANDERSON, March 2009. MBSR Program (mindfulness based stress reduction) based on Dr. Kabat-Zinn model at Massachusetts University, conducted since 2000 for chronic patients (cancer, chronic pain, etc.). Intensive Training. Mind-Body medicine. Integrative medicine. Conducted by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Omega Institute New York. Mind-body medicine training. Center for Mindfulness in Medicine. Division of Behavioral Medicine, Massachusetts University.

	María Lourdes LUCAS (Treasurer) Music Therapist Assistance in geriatric institutions of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Currently serves on the oncology area receiving the advice of the Integrative Medicine Team of FUNDALEU.

	Rosa MERTNOFF (Regular Member) Palliative MD Director of Palliative Care and Home Care Program, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Co-founder of PALIATIVA, NGO dedicated to support the Palliative Care Program at Hospital de Clínicas. Member of the Bioethics Committee at Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Director of the Palliative Care Online Postgraduate Program at Universidad de Buenos Aires.

	Enrique DÍAZ CANTÓN (Alternate Member) Medical Oncologist / Hematologist Fellow in Medical Oncology and Hematology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Staff Physician of the Department of Internal Medicine – Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno (CEMIC), University Institute. Staff Physician of the Department of Medical Oncology – Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno (CEMIC), University Institute. Staff Physician of the Department of Medical Oncology at Sanatorio Mater Dei, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Clinical Oncology Coordinator, Centro de Hematologia y Oncologia Pavlovsky. Clinical Oncology Coordinator, FUNDALEU. International Advisory Board Member – Hoffmann-La Roche Laboratories, Basel, Switzerland.

	Gonzalo RECONDO (Alternate Member) Medical Oncologist Medical Resident and Chief Resident at the Department of Internal Medicine, CEMIC. Fellow in Oncology Clinical Research, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Fellow in Clinical Oncology, MD Anderson Hospital and Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Chief of Clinical Oncology. Department of Medicine, CEMIC.

Audit Committee

	Mariana GARCÍA MATA (Chair) Massage Therapist Trained oncology medical massage therapist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Interested in promoting massage for the integrative treatment of cancer patients and training massage therapists in medical massage for the cancer patient.

	Rubén KOWALYSZYN (Alternate Chair) Medical Oncologist Chief of Clinical Oncology Service, Hospital Regional A. Zatti. Clinical Oncology Center, Hospital Municipal P. Ecay Chief of Clinical Oncology Service, Clínica Viedma S.A. Rio Negro Province Tumor Registry

	Gabriela BALOCH (Alternate Chair) Biochemist Adjunct Investigator / Director, Bahia Blanca Scientific Center – CONICET Genetics and breast cancer specialist, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, US 2000-2007.