Christopher E. Desch, MD, is the National Medical Director of the NCCN and Co-Editor-in-Chief of JNCCN. As National Medical Director, Dr. Desch serves as the clinical leader for the broad spectrum of NCCN programs, including the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™. Dr. Desch previously served as hematologist/oncologist and Research Director for Virginia Cancer Institute. He is Chair of the Health Services Committee at the American Society of Clinical Oncology and has been a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Hematology, and the Virginia Society of Hematology/Oncology.