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Hearings » Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Brachytherapy Program Safety Standards

Opening Statements

• Hon. Harry E. Mitchell, Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Hon. David P. Roe, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Gary D. Kao, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Henry K. Pancoast Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Michael R. Bieda, M.S., Clinical Chief, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Accompanied by:
• Gregory E. Desobry, Ph.D., Medical Physicist, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• George Lazarescu, Ph.D., Medical Physicist, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA



• Panel 2

• Paul M. Schyve, M.D., Senior Vice President, The Joint Commission
• Steven A. Reynolds, Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Region III, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Accompanied By:
• Charles L. Miller, Ph.D., Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• W. Robert Lee, M.D., M.S., M.Ed., Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, NC, on Behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology



• Panel 3

• Joseph A. Williams, Jr., RN, BSN, MPM, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied by:
• Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH, Chief Officer, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Michael Hagan, M.D., Ph.D., National Director of Radiation Oncology Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• E. Lynn McGuire, MS, DABMP, National Health Physics Program Director, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Michael E. Moreland, FACHE, Network Director, VA Healthcare–VISN 4, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Richard Whittington, M.D., Staff Physician, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Kent E. Wallner, M.D., Chief Radiation Oncology, Puget Sound Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• The Honorable Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida