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The Center Leadership

Ramesh Rengan, Ph.D., M.D., Medical Director of the Center

Dr. Rengan, MD PhD, is the medical director at SCCA Proton Therapy and an associate
professor of radiation oncology at University of Washington School of Medicine. He is a
board-certified radiation oncologist who specializes in radiation treatment for lung cancer
and melanoma. Dr. Rengan was previously the chief of thoracic service and assistant
director of Clinical Operations for the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he worked extensively with proton therapy. He completed his residency
in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and earned his medical
degree and PhD in biological chemistry from University of Michigan Medical School and
Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Dr. Rengan’s philosophy of “patients come first” fits
with his areas of research, which involved the development of clinical and translational
(bench-to-bedside) initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes in lung cancer and
melanoma patients. His research interests also include understanding the biology of lung
cancer tumors in order to make radiation treatment more effective. Dr. Rengan is the co-Chair
of the IHE-RO Planning Committee and chair of the IHE-RO clinical advisory subcommittee for
the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO).

Annika Andrews, President and CEO of the Center

Annika Andrews is the president and CEO of SCCA Proton Therapy. Andrews oversees
operations at the Center. Prior to joining SCCA Proton Therapy, Andrews was the senior
vice president and chief operating officer of UW Medicine’s Northwest Hospital and Medical
Center where she was responsible for hospital and physician clinic operations and led the
organization through its integration with UW Medicine. She served on the boards of North
Seattle Surgery Center, LLC, Via Radiology, LLC, and she currently serves on the board
of the Seattle Country Day School. From 2002 to 2006, she served as an independent
director of of Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc, when the publicly traded company was sold to
Public Storage for $5.5 billion. Andrews earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from
Princeton University.

SCCA Proton Therapy Center 1570 North 115th Street, Seattle, WA 98133 (877) 897-7628
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