For the second year in a row, we are excited to be hosting our Summer Jam Virtual 5K Your Way on Saturday, June 26. This event brings people together from across the country in celebration of the beginning of summer and to raise awareness and funding for lung cancer.

Please join us in welcoming our new and returning healthcare professionals who are joining us to serve as Event Chairs for this year’s event:

Eric Bernicker, MD
Thoracic Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Cutaneous (Skin) Medical Oncology
Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office
Houston Methodist

This is Dr. Bernicker’s second year serving as an Event Chair for our Houston event. The Houston Methodist team has been participating since 2017.

Brad Brasher Jr, MD
Pulmonology Specialist
Owensboro Health

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brasher and the team at Owensboro Health to this year’s Summer Jam event for the first time.

David Gerber, MD
Lung Cancer Specialist and Researcher
UT Southwestern

Haskell (Gill) Kirkpatrick, MD
Texas Oncology – Presbyterian Cancer Center, Dallas

David P. Mason, MD
Chief, Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation/Baylor Scott & White
Department of Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Center for Thoracic Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center

Dr. Gerber, Dr. Kirkpatrick and Dr. Mason are all long-standing event chairs with our local walk/run event in Dallas. As with last year, they are joining with our Summer Jam celebration on June 26th as we were unable to host an in-person event in the Dallas community this year. A huge thank-you to Baylor University Medical Center, Texas Oncology and UT Southwestern for their continued support and involvement with this local event!

Please join us in thanking all of these healthcare providers for giving their time to participate in the 2021 Summer Jam Virtual 5K Your Way and for leading the charge in their communities.

You can sign-up for FREE with your favorite physician’s team today at summerjam5k.org.