David J. Demanes, MD

Preferred Name: D. Jeffrey Demanes

Dr. Demanes received his bachelor of arts degree from UC Berkeley and his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed residencies in internal medicine and radiation oncology at UCLA and his medical oncology fellowship at UCSF. He is the past chairman and president of the American College of Radiation Oncology.

Dr. Demanes specializes in brachytherapy, the surgical subspecialty of radiation oncology. He founded the California Endocurietherapy Center (CET) in 1981 and has performed more than 10,000 surgical radiation implants.

Dr. Demanes pioneered the use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in prostate, head and neck, breast, GI, and gynecologic cancer. His research explores the novel use of brachytherapy in the treatment of cancer.

Organization Affiliations

American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), member, 1982 - Present
     Chairman - Economics Committee, 1998 - 2006

California Radiological Society (CRS), member, 1988 - Present

American Medical Association (AMA), member, 1990 - Present

Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (ARFOC), member, 1995 - Present

American College of Radiology (ACR) member, 1988 - Present
     Member ASTRO-ACR Commission (Health Policy Subcommittee)

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology (ASTRO) member, 1984 - Present

• Member, Clinical Practice Committee, 1999 - 2000
• Member, Coding and Compliance Committee, 1999 - 2000
• Member, Joint Economics Committee (JEC), 2000 - 2004
• Member of JEC Regulatory Sub-Committee, 2000 - 2004
• Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Task Force radio-immunotherapy, 2003 - 2007
• Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Task Force, Technology Assessment, 2003 - Present
• Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) Code Utilization. & Application. Committee, 2000 - Present
• Vice-Chair, HPC (formerly HPEC) Practice Management Committee, 2003 - 2006
• Member, HPC (formerly HPEC) CPT Code Development Committee, 2005 - Present
• Chair, HPC Regulatory Committee 2004 - 2007
• Member, ASTRO Commission for the ACR, 2006 - Present
• Chair Health Policy Committee 2007 - Present
• Co-Chair, HPC of the Health Policy Council - Present
• Member, HPC of the Code Development and Valuation Subcommittee - Present
• Member, HPC of the Payment Systems Committee - Present

American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) member, 1990 - Present

• Economics Committee Member, 1998 - Present
• Member Board of Chancellors, 2000 - Present
• Chairman Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2003 & 2004
• Vice President, 2003 & 2004
• President, 2005 & 2006
• Chairman of the Board, 2007 - 2009
• Chairman Nominating Committee 2009