International Ambassador Program

SIO membership includes colleagues from over 40 countries. In order to grow our society’s international reach, the SIO Global Task Force began the SIO International Ambassador Program. Our goal is to name as ambassadors integrative oncology experts from each major world region, and a national ambassador for each nation in that region.

The role of ambassadors is to provide a global network of persons and institutions in the field of integrative oncology which share SIO’s focus on evidence-informed integrative medicine in the context of comprehensive cancer care. SIO envisions sharing and promoting rigorous scientific standards as demonstrated by SIO-ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines development and publications, and adapting North American guidelines to each region’s unique culture and cancer care field. In this way, we aim to fulfill our mission to improve the lives of those affected by cancer.

Chair:

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel (UK), MB BChir (Medicine) and MA Hons Natural Sciences (Cambridge), MSc Precision Cancer Medicine and PG Dip Health Research (Oxford), FBANT FRSA IFMCP DipIM DipAc DipCHM PGCert DipION RYT200

Co-Chair of the SIO Global Committee and SIO Global Ambassador to the UK; Director and Head of Integrative Cancer Care, Synthesis Clinic; CEO of the UK NCIO (National Centre for Integrative Oncology) Charity RCN 1210476

Contact: hello@drninafullershavel.com cc chiefofstaff@drninafullershavel.com

Co-chair:

Prof. Ricardo Ghelman, MD, PhD (Brazil), SIO Ambassador to Brazil
Pediatrician and pediatric oncologist and a Professor of the Department of Medicine in Primary Care at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in the area of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM). He is the Founding President of the Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), the Brazilian Chapter of the International Society for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Research (ISCMR), and a Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on TCIM and TCIM Americas Network/PAHO.

Regional Ambassadors

Europe & Middle East

Europe & Middle East

Prof. Eran Ben-Arye, MD

Prof. Eran Ben-Arye, MD, SIO Regional Ambassador to Europe and the Middle East
Director, Integrative Oncology Program, Lin, Carmel & Zebulun Medical Centers, Israel Associate Professor, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) Regional Ambassador to Europe and the Middle East

National Ambassadors

Australia

Judith Lacey, MD, FAChPM

Prof. Judith Lacey, MD, FAChPM, SIO Ambassador to Australia
Director of Supportive Care and Integrative Oncology Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Sydney, Australia

Brazil

Ricardo Ghelman, MD, PhD

Prof. Ricardo Ghelman, MD, PhD, SIO Ambassador to Brazil
Pediatrician and pediatric oncologist and a Professor of the Department of Medicine in Primary Care at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in the area of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM). He is the Founding President of the Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), the Brazilian Chapter of the International Society for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Research (ISCMR), and a Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on TCIM and TCIM Americas Network/PAHO.

Chile

Cecilia Plaza, MD

Dr Cecilia Plaza, MD, SIO Ambassador to Chile

Lead for Integrative Medicine and Integrative Oncology at the Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Department of Oncology and Non-Oncological Pain Relief Unit, Chile

Cyprus

Konstantina Stylianou, DAOM, LA.c

Dr. Konstantina Stylianou, DAOM, LA.c, SIO Ambassador to Cyprus
Head of Integrative Oncology, German Oncology Center
Doctor of Integrative Oncology

Greece

Penny Kechagioglou, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, MPH, DBA

Dr. Penny Kechagioglou, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, MPH, DBA, SIO Ambassador to Greece
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Chief Clinical Information Officer and deputy Chief Medical Officer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

India

Rammanohar Puthiyedath, BAMS, MD

Dr. Rammanohar Puthiyedath, BAMS, MD, SIO Ambassador to India
Research Director, Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ĀCĀRA)
School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri

Iran

Mehdi Pasalar, MD, MPH, PhD

Mehdi Pasalar, MD, MPH, PhD, SIO Ambassador to Iran
Researcher at SUMS

Italy

Massimo Bonucci, MD

Prof. Massimo Bonucci, MD, SIO Ambassador to Italy
Founder, Foundation for Research on Integrative Oncological Therapies (ARTOI)
Oncologist Researcher, Department Oncology S. Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy

South Korea

Seong Woo Yoon, KMD, PhD

Prof Seong Woo Yoon, KMD, PhD, SIO Ambassador to South Korea

Professor, Department of Clinical Oncology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Director, Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine and Korean Medicine Cancer Clinic, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Vice President, Korean Society of Integrative Oncology

United Kingdom

Catherine Zollman, MRCP, MRCGP

Dr. Catherine Zollman, MRCP, MRCGP, SIO Ambassador to the UK
Medical Director at Penny Brohn UK Bristol, U.K. (Integrative SUpport and Self-Management Education) Clinical Lead, SWAG NHS Cancer Alliance (Personalized Care and Support)

United Kingdom

Nina Fuller-Shavel, MB BChir (Medicine) MA MSc

Nina Fuller-Shavel, MB BChir (Medicine) MA MSc, SIO Ambassador to the UK
Co-Chair of the SIO Global Committee and SIO Global Ambassador to the UK; Director and Head of Integrative Cancer Care, Synthesis Clinic; CEO of the UK NCIO (National Centre for Integrative Oncology) Charity

Yet to be named: Regional Ambassadors to the following world regions: Asia, Africa, Central/South America, New Zealand and Asia Pacific