Healio | HemOnc Today Announces 2026 Disruptive Innovator Winners
June 22, 2026
Thorofare, NJ — Healio announced the winners of the 2026 Disruptive Innovators Awards during the oncology and hematology Disruptive Innovators Awards reception, held on May 30 during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
The host, Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, unveiled nine new Disruptive Innovators. The winners, chosen by their own peers and colleagues, are recognized for the impact and positive disruption they make to the field.
“This is such an amazing event celebrating incredible awardees!” Hansa Bhargava, MD, Chief Clinical Strategy and Innovation Officer for Healio, said. “I’m truly honored to have been part of an event that honors experts making a difference in oncology.”
The list of winners is comprised of impressive physicians, researchers, institutions and influencers from a range of diverse backgrounds:
- Clinical Innovation (Awarded in partnership with City of Hope): National Clinical Trials Network
- NextGen Disruptor (Awarded in partnership with Healio AI): Colton Frisco Jones, MD
- Lifetime Disruptor (Awarded in partnership with Healio Community): Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH
- Woman Disruptor of the Year (Awarded in partnership with Women in Medicine®): Erin N. Kobetz, PhD, MPH
- Social Media Influencer (Awarded in partnership with COSMO): Eric K. Singhi, MD, also known as @lungoncdoc
- The Patient Voice (Awarded in partnership with CancerX): Crossroads4Hope
- Health Equity Award (Awarded in partnership with the University of Illinois Cancer Center): Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PhD, MPH, CHES
- Advanced Practice Trailblazer (Awarded in partnership with Oncology Nursing Society): Stacy J. Hines-Dowell, DNP, ACGN, FNP-BC, AGN-BC
- Industry Breakthrough: Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj, Johnson & Johnson)
The winners gave a shoutout during their acceptance speeches to those who made a positive impact on their careers, including their families, patients and colleagues.
“I share this award with my patients, my families, my colleagues, other APPs who inspire the work that I do in pediatric oncology genomics and my mentors over the years,” Hines-Dowell said. “I thank my institution for supporting me being a disruptor.”
To learn more about the 2026 winners and see highlights from this year’s event, please visit Healio.com/Innovators.
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