Speaker Profile
Head of Digital Oncology, Varian
Biography
As Head of Digital Oncology, Ashley leads the Varian ARIA CORE product family, Eclipse treatment planning, the Patient Engagement Platform, Noona, InSightive Analytics, and the interoperability tools that bring the Varian software ecosystem together. Ashley is passionate about bringing tools to clinicians that can help them enhance the care they provide cancer patients around the world. Over the course of her 18-year career at Varian, Ashley has held various roles within commercial sales leadership across North America and Asia Pacific. In 2019, Ashley transitioned to an RD position leading the Varian ARIA CORE suite of products. Prior to joining Varian, Ashley was co-founder and President of Oncology Plus, a chemotherapy compounding pharmacy servicing the Southeastern United States which she sold to a multi-national group in 2015. Ashley studied biology and chemistry at Florida State University and holds a master's degree in organizational management.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Pioneer Honoree: Michael E. Phelps, UCLA - Keynote: Precision Imaging for Precision Medicine
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Keynote: PET Imaging and Theranostics: Revolutionizing Cancer Detection and Treatment
- Michael E. Phelps, UCLA
- Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy
Chair: Wiliam Oh, Mount Sinai
- Naga Vara Kishore Pillarsetty, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Jones Nauseef, Convergent Therapeutics
- Thomas Hope, UCSF
- Advancements in Digital Imaging: Enhancing Accuracy in Cancer Diagnostics
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Liron Pantanowitz, University of Pittsburgh
- Eliot Siegel, VA Maryland Healthcare System
- Sharmila Majumdar, UCSF
- Wafik El-Deiry, Brown University - Digitalizing Oncology Care: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Christian Wolfrum Siemens Healthineers
- Ashley Smith, Varian
- Marshall Pitz, Manitoba Cancer Care
- PMWC Showcase: Informing Patient Treatment Decisions using Advanced Molecular Diagnostics
- Matthew Goldberg, Castle Bio
- Navigating Regulatory Hurdles and Reimbursement Pathways for Oncology Innovations
Chair: Sheila Walcoff, Goldbug Strategies
- Gabriel A. Bien-Willner, Palmetto GBA
