Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO, has been named the new CEO for the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Kavadi is an ASTRO fellow and currently serves on the society’s board of directors as vice chair of its Health Policy Council. He will take over as the new CEO on Nov. 1 and replaces retiring chief executive Laura Thevenot, who has served as the organization’s chief executive since 2002.
A member of ASTRO since 1994, Kavadi is a radiation oncologist with a focus on breast and prostate cancers. He is currently the chief radiation oncology officer for The US Oncology Network.