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Full Schedule

  • Monday, February 28, 2022
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Global Partner Posters Grand Rounds: On-Demand Pre-Recording
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Virtual Melanoma Great Debate: SLN biopsy should not be offered to patients with Clinical Stage IIB/C melanoma

    Virtual Moderator: Camille L. Stewart, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Live Virtual

    Melanoma

    non-CME

  • 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM CST
    Melanoma, Quality and Disparities Virtual Poster Grand Rounds

    Virtual Moderator: Ashley M. Holder, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Virtual Moderator: Elliot A. Asare, MD, MS, CMQ, FACS – University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Live Virtual

    Melanoma

    Quality Improvement

    Disparities

    non-CME

  • Tuesday, March 1, 2022
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Virtual Breast Session: Locoregional Management for Stage IV Breast Cancer

    Virtual Moderator: Atilla Soran, MD, MPH – UPMC

    Live Virtual

    Breast

    non-CME

  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    Breast Virtual Poster Grand Rounds

    Virtual Moderator: Michael D. Alvarado, MD – UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Virtual Moderator: Vivian Jolley Bea, MD – New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Live Virtual

    Breast

    non-CME

  • Wednesday, March 2, 2022
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Virtual Endocrine Great Debate: Is observation an acceptable management for well differentiated thyroid cancer?

    Virtual Moderator: Ashok R. Shaha, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Live Virtual

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    non-CME

  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    Endocrine/Head & Neck and HPB Virtual Poster Grand Rounds

    Virtual Moderator: Miral Sadaria Grandhi, MD – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    Virtual Moderator: Benzon M. Dy, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Live Virtual

    HPB

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    non-CME

  • Thursday, March 3, 2022
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Virtual Upper GI Great Debate: What is the optimal resection for proximal gastric cancer?

    Virtual Moderator: Mitchell C. Posner, MD – University of Chicago Medicine

    Live Virtual

    Upper GI

    non-CME

  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CST
    Sarcoma, Colorectal and Upper GI/Thoracic Virtual Poster Grand Rounds

    Virtual Moderator: Winta T. Mehtsun, MD, MPH – UC San Diego Health | UC San Diego School of Medicine

    Virtual Moderator: Fabrizio Luca, MD – LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH

    Virtual Moderator: David Y. Lee, MD – INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, UVA School of Medicine, Fairfax Medical Campus

    Live Virtual

    Upper GI

    Colorectal

    Sarcoma

    non-CME

  • Wednesday, March 9, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 4:45 PM CST
    SSO 2022 Pre-Meeting Robotics Surgery
  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    SSO 2022 Pre-Meeting Fellows Institute II

    Session Moderator: Amanda L. Kong, MD, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin

    Session Moderator: John T. Mullen, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

    Pre-Meeting

    non-CME

  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    SSO 2022 Research Pre-Meeting: Keys to Success in Basic and Translational Science Research for the Surgical Oncologist - from career development to novel translational oncology technologies

    Session Moderator: Ryan C. Fields, MD – Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine

    Session Moderator: Christina V. Angeles, MD – University of Michigan, Rogel Cancer Center

    Session Moderator: Brian A. Boone, MD – West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute WV Clinical and Translational Science Institute

    Pre-Meeting

    non-CME

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Welcome Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM CST
    Exploring the Potential of Immuno-Oncology in Earlier Stages of Cancer (Bristol Myers Squibb Industry Forum)
  • Thursday, March 10, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CST
    Merck Industry Forum

    Industry

    Immuno-Oncology

    non-CME

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    Hot Topics in Melanoma

    Moderator: Richard L. White, MD – Atrium Health-Levine Cancer Institute

    Moderator: Nasreen A. Vohra, MD, FACS – Brody School of Medicine

    Melanoma

    CME

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    The Surgeon's Role in Multi-modal Treatment of Gastro-esophageal Tumors

    Moderator: Evan S. Glazer, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    Upper GI

    CME

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    When You Hear Hoofbeats: Multidisciplinary Management of “Zebra” Breast Malignancies

    Moderator: Tracy-Ann Moo, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Moderator: Christine Laronga, MD, FACS – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

    Breast

    CME

  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    Case Studies in Adrenal Tumor Management

    Session Moderator: Paxton V. Dickson, MD – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    Nuts and Bolts of Watch and Wait/nonoperative Management for Rectal Cancer

    Session Moderator: Pamela Daher, MD – University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX

    Colorectal

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    Networking Refreshment Break

    Networking

    HUB

  • 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CST
    SSO HUB

    HUB

  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    Benefits of Survivorship for You and Your Patient

    Session Moderator: J. Michael Guenther, MD – St. Elizabeth Physicians

    Cross Disciplinary

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    Controversies in the Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Session Moderator: Patricio M. Polanco, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    HPB

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CST
    Welcome and Announcements
  • 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    James Ewing Lecture: Value-Based Delivery of Cancer Care

    Moderator: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Lecturer: Elizabeth Teisberg, PhD – University of Texas at Austin

    Lecture and Awards

    CME

  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CST
    Disparities in Cancer Care Outcomes and Mitigation Strategies

    Moderator: Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Moderator: David Caba-Molina, MD, MS, MPH, FACS – Loma Linda University Health

    Cross Disciplinary

    Disparities

    CME

  • 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM CST
    Lunch and HUB Programming

    Networking

    HUB

  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM CST
    The Future of Digital Surgery: Leveraging Innovation for Challenging Procedures (Ethicon/Neuwave Industry Spotlight)

    Spotlight Presenter: Eric Jensen, MD, FACS

    Spotlight Presenter: Asad Raza

    Industry

    HUB

    HPB

    non-CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Making Sense of Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms

    Session Moderator: Christina E. Bailey, MD, MSCI – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Colorectal

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Zebra Breast Pathology: Case Presentations

    Session Moderator: Kristy K. Broman, MD, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Breast

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
    Evidenced-based Approaches to Integrative Oncology: What the Surgical Oncologist Should Know

    Session Moderator: Andrea Abbott, MD, MSCR – Medical University of South Carolina

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
    Management of Challenging Thyroid Cancer

    Session Moderator: Randall Scheri, MD – Duke University

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
    Updates in HPB Clinical Trials: How to Incorporate Clinical Trials in Your Institution

    Session Moderator: Flavio G. Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO – Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University

    HPB

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
    When to Operate on Benign Neurogenic Tumors: Focus on Schwannoma and Ganglioneuroma

    Session Moderator: Neha Goel, MD, FACS – University of Miami

    HUB Presenter: Sonia Cohen, MD PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

    HUB Presenter: Sanjay P. Bagaria, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Sarcoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers

    Session Moderator: Anai Kothari, MD, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin

    Melanoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CST
    How Can Molecular Analysis Resolve Dilemmas in IPMN Management?

    Session Moderator: Rebecca A. Snyder, MD, MPH, FACS – Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

    HPB

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    Plenary Session I

    Moderator: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Moderator: Sharon Weber, MD – UW Health/UW Madison

    CME

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    Plenary Session II

    Moderator: Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO FACS FASCO – Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Moderator: Bryan M. Clary, MD, MBA – University of California, San Diego

    CME

  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST
    DecisionDx-Melanoma: Predicting Individual Risk for Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma (Castle Biosciences Industry Spotlight)

    Spotlight Presenter: Peter A. Prieto, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Industry

    HUB

    Melanoma

    non-CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    Unexpected Findings Intra-op (technical Issues) and Post Op Complications During/after Total Gastrectomy

    Session Moderator: Jill K. Onesti, MD – Mercy Health St. Mary's

    Upper GI

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Networking Refreshment Break

    Networking

    HUB

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Beyond Wires: Novel Localization Methods for Breast and Axillary Lesions

    Session Moderator: Erin E. Burke, MD, MS – University of Kentucky

    Breast

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Rare Subtypes Melanoma

    Session Moderator: John R. Hyngstrom, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health

    Melanoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM CST
    Whoops! Now What? The Unexpected Positive Margin in Sarcoma Surgery

    Moderator: Hisakazu Hoshi, MD – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Moderator: Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School

    Sarcoma

    CME

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    HPB Parallel Session 1

    Moderator: E. Ramsay Camp, MD, MSCR – Baylor College of Medicine

    Moderator: Annabelle L. Fonseca, MD, MHS – University of South Alabama

    HPB

    CME

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Precision Medicine for the Surgical Oncologist: Current and Future Strategies

    Moderator: Jonathan M. Hernandez, MD – National Institutes of Health

    Moderator: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS – Cleveland Clinic

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    CME

  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    Colorectal Great Debate: Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Moderator: Martin R. Weiser, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Moderator: David Shibata, MD – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    Colorectal

    CME

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Adoptive Cellular Therapy Using TIL for Solid Tumors

    Session Moderator: Peter A. Prieto, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Immuno-Oncology

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Cracking the Code: Tips and Tricks for Appropriately Optimizing Coding for Your Surgical Oncology Practice

    Session Moderator: Erik Dunki-Jacobs, MD – TriHealth Cancer Institute

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    Upper GI and Colorectal Parallel Session

    Moderator: Nicole Lopez, MD – UC San Diego

    Moderator: Jeremy L. Davis, MD – National Cancer Institute

    Upper GI

    Colorectal/GI

    CME

  • 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    Breast Great Debate: Can We Pick the Winners for Targeted Axillary Dissection?

    Moderator: Abigail S. Caudle, MD, MS – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Breast

    CME

  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    Defining Resectability in Sarcoma: In the Eyes of the Beholder

    Session Moderator: John M. Kane, III, MD – Rowell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sarcoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    HPB Great Debate: Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases

    Moderator: Alexandra Gangi, MD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    HPB

    CME

  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM CST
    Improving Surgical Outcomes Through ERAS

    Moderator: Miral Sadaria Grandhi, MD – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    Moderator: Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO – University of Michigan

    Cross Disciplinary

    CME

    Quality Improvement

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    HUB Happy Hour

    Networking

    HUB

  • 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    The Expanding Role of ctDNA for MRD Assessment and Perioperative Decision Making

    Industry

    HUB

    Colorectal

    non-CME

  • 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    The Technology of Surgical Navigation; Modernizing the Breast Surgeon’s Tools (Elucent Industry Spotlight Session)

    Spotlight Presenter: Lee G. Wilke, MD – University of Wisconsin

    Industry

    HUB

    Breast

    non-CME

  • 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Hologic Industry Forum

    Industry

    HUB

    Breast

    non-CME

  • 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM CST
    Linking Immunotherapy to Better Outcomes in Resectable Melanoma: Guidance on Integrating Immune-Based Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Options
  • Friday, March 11, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM CST
    Meet the Experts: Building a Clinical Practice

    Expert: Ajay V. Maker, MD – University of California San Francisco

    Live Virtual

    non-CME

    Cross Disciplinary

  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM CST
    Meet the Experts: Building an Academic Division of Surgical Oncology

    Expert: Andrew Lowy, MD, FACS – UC San Diego

    Live Virtual

    non-CME

    Cross Disciplinary

  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM CST
    Meet the Experts: Meet the SSO Leadership

    Expert: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Expert: Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO FACS FASCO – Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Live Virtual

    non-CME

    Cross Disciplinary

  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CST
    Technologies That Improve Outcomes in Surgical Oncology (Medtronic Industry Forum)

    Forum Speaker: Daniel A. Anaya Saenz, MD – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

    Industry

    Upper GI

    Colorectal/GI

    non-CME

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CST
    American Cancer Society and SSO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture: Reversing Cancer Disparities Through Greater Diversity

    Lecturer: Wayne A.I Frederick, MD, MBA, FACS – Howard University

    Lecture and Awards

    CME

  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Charles M. Balch Distinguished Service Award

    Moderator: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Moderator: Armando E. Giuliano, MD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Lecture and Awards

    non-CME

  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
    SSO Presidential Address: What Is a Surgical Oncologist: Evolution of Surgical Oncology and the Society of Surgical Oncology in an Era of Hyperspecialization

    Moderator: Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO FACS FASCO – Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lecturer: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Lecture and Awards

    CME

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    SSO HUB

    Networking

    HUB

  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    ACT Networking Break
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    Management of Limited Peritoneal Metastasis from Gastric Cancer After Conversion of Positive Washing to Negative

    Session Moderator: Travis E. Grotz, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Upper GI

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Networking Refreshment Break

    Networking

    HUB

  • 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
    Advanced Cancer Therapies (ACT) Exhibits

    ACT

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CST
    Oncology Training in Surgery: Are We Hitting the Mark in 2022?

    Moderator: Elizabeth G. Grubbs, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Moderator: Jeffrey M. Farma, MD – Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Cross Disciplinary

    CME

  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM CST
    ACT 2022 Welcome

    Moderator: Charles A. Staley, MD – Emory

    Moderator: Laura Lambert, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

    ACT

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Transanal Excision:  Indications and Technique

    Session Moderator: Alia Abdulla, DO, FACS, FSSO – Broward Health Medical Center/Nova Southeastern University

    Colorectal

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    What Is New in Parathyroid Localization, Identification and Preservation?

    Session Moderator: Heather Wachtel, MD – University of Pennsylvania

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Breast Parallel Session 1

    Moderator: Marie Catherine Lee, MD – H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

    Moderator: Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS – The University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine

    Breast

    CME

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Clinical and Young Investigator Award Presentations

    Moderator: Darren R. Carpizo, MD, PhD – University of Rochester

    Moderator: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS – Cleveland Clinic

    Lecture and Awards

    CME

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM CST
    ACT PSM Abstract Presentations 1

    Moderator: Byrne Lee, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine

    Moderator: Travis E. Grotz, MD – Mayo Clinic

    ACT

    PSM

    CME

  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Integrating Y90 into the mCRC Pathway – A Surgical Perspective (Sirtex Industry Spotlight)

    Spotlight Presenter: Rohan Jeyarajah, MD

    Industry

    HUB

    HPB

    non-CME

  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CST
    Paradigm Shift in the Treatment Options of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Session Moderator: Adam Yopp, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    HPB

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    How to Leverage Social Media to Enhance Your Practice and Career

    Session Moderator: Jordan M. Cloyd, MD – The Ohio State University

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    ACT PSM: Landmark Trials in Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

    Moderator: Fabian M. Johnston, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University

    Moderator: Deepa Magge, MD, FACS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    ACT

    PSM

    CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Merkel Cell Carcinoma

    Session Moderator: Kelly Olino, MD – Yale School of Medicine

    Melanoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Surgeons as Entrepreneurs? The How, When and Why of Innovation

    Session Moderator: Lee G. Wilke, MD – University of Wisconsin

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    What You Need to Know about Genetic Syndromes Associated with Sarcomas: Focus on Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Type 1 Neurofibromatosis

    Session Moderator: Aimee Crago, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    HUB Presenter: Keila E. Torres, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    HUB Presenter: Huma Q. Rana, MD, MPH – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Sarcoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST
    Extended and Multivisceral Resections for Colorectal Cancer: indications, Technique and Outcome

    Moderator: Karyn B. Stitzenberg, MD, MPH – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Moderator: Matthew F. Kalady, MD – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, The James Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Colorectal

    CME

  • 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM CST
    Lunch and HUB Programming

    Networking

    HUB

  • 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CST
    A New Paradigm for Intraoperative Margin Visualization with OCT + Future AI (Perimeter Industry Spotlight)

    Spotlight Presenter: Beth DuPree, MD – Breast Surgeon and Clinical Investigator

    Spotlight Presenter: Amelia Tower, DO – Texas Health Breast Specialists, Texas Health Resources

    Industry

    HUB

    Breast

    non-CME

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    ACT 2022 Lunch and ePoster Presentations

    ACT

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    ACT Poster Presentations Group 1

    Poster Session Moderator: H. Richard Alexander, Jr., MD – Rutgers Cancer Institute

    ACT

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
    ACT Poster Presentations Group 2

    Poster Session Moderator: Jesus Esquivel, MD – Beebe Healthcare

    ACT

  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    ACT 2022 Chair Lecture: ACT: Surgeons Leading Therapeutic Clinical Trials: An Opportunity for Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

    Presenter: Charles A. Staley, MD – Emory

    ACT

    CME

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
    Sarcoma and Endocrine Parallel Session

    Moderator: Patricia Cronin, MD, FRCS – Mayo Clinic

    Moderator: Joshua M.V Mammen, MD,PhD,MBA – University of Nebraska

    Sarcoma

    CME

  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Melanoma and other Skin Cancers Parallel Session

    Moderator: Ryan C. Fields, MD – Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine

    Moderator: Charlotte E. Ariyan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Melanoma

    CME

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    Integration of Molecular Analysis in the Multidisciplinary Management of HPB Neoplasms

    Moderator: Melissa Hogg, MD, MS – NorthShore

    Moderator: Alexander A. Parikh, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO – East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine

    HPB

    CME

  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM CST
    Tumor Board: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and TVEC for Melanoma

    Session Moderator: Joseph Skitzki, MD – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Immuno-Oncology

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    ACT: Applied Research Abstract Presentations

    Moderator: Joseph Skitzki, MD – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Moderator: Maheswari Senthil, MD – University of California, Irvine

    ACT

    Regional Therapies

    CME

  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
    Lumicell Industry Spotlight Session

    Industry

    HUB

    Breast

    non-CME

  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
    Improving Surgical Outcomes Through Frailty Assessment and Prehabilitation

    Session Moderator: Christopher Scally, MD, MS – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CST
    Sarcoma Great Debate: Neoadjuvant radiation therapy is useless for primary retroperitoneal sarcoma!

    Moderator: Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School

    Sarcoma

    CME

  • 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    Emerging Technologies in Endocrine, Head and Neck Surgery

    Moderator: Emad Kandil, MD, MBA – Tulane University

    Moderator: Colleen M. Kiernan, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Endocrine/Head and Neck

    CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    ACT Applied Research: Intraperitoneal Drug Delivery: Current Translational Research

    Moderator: Mustafa Raoof, MD, FACS – Department of Surgery, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics

    Moderator: Laura Lambert, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

    ACT

    Regional Therapies

    CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    Intraoperative Margin Assessment for Breast Cancer

    Session Moderator: Emily Siegel, MD – Keck School of Medicine of USC

    Breast

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    Palliative management of advanced gastric cancer

    Session Moderator: Timothy R. Donahue, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

    Upper GI

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Networking Refreshment Break

    Networking

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Clinical Trials in Melanoma

    Moderator: Michael C. Lowe, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO – Emory University School of Medicine

    Immuno-Oncology

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM CST
    ACT Clinical Trials Abstract Presentations

    Moderator: Colette R. Pameijer, MD – Penn State Cancer Institute

    Moderator: Alissa Greenbaum, MD – University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

    ACT

    Clinical Trials

    CME

  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    John Wayne Clinical Research Lecture: Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade: a pre-surgical window into treatment response and primary resistance

    Moderator: Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Lecturer: Suzanne L. Topalian, MD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg-Kimmel Inst. for Cancer Immunotherapy

    Lecture and Awards

    CME

  • 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    ACT Clinical Trials: Update on PSM Clinical Trials

    Moderator: Colette R. Pameijer, MD – Penn State Cancer Institute

    Moderator: Alissa Greenbaum, MD – University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

    ACT

    PSM

    Clinical Trials

    CME

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Skin Cancer Tumor Board: (2 cases – Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma)

    Session Moderator: Camille L. Stewart, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Melanoma

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Updates in Nipple Sparing and Robotic Mastectomy

    Session Moderator: Deborah E. Farr, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Breast

    HUB

    non-CME

  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Ice Cream Social

    Networking

    HUB

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    ACT 2022 Meet the Professors Reception

    Networking

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CST
    Translating Progress With Immunotherapies and Targeted Agents Into Improved Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Surgical and Clinical Perspectives on Modern Multimodal Treatment Approaches

    Spotlight Speaker: Heather McArthur, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Spotlight Presenter: Henry Kuerer

  • Saturday, March 12, 2022
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    Quality and Disparities Parallel Session

    Moderator: Deepa Magge, MD, FACS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Moderator: Elliot A. Asare, MD, MS, CMQ, FACS – University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Quality Improvement

    Disparities

  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Advanced Cancer Therapies Exhibits
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM CST
    Great Debate: Immunotherapy for GI Malignancy. Is It Primetime?

    Moderator: Francis R. Spitz, MD – Cooper University Hospital

    Immuno-Oncology

    CME

  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM CST
    ACT Melanoma Abstract Presentations

    Moderator: Ashley M. Holder, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Moderator: Michael E. Egger, MD, MPH – Unversity of Louisville

    ACT

    Melanoma

    CME

  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM CST
    ACT PSM Abstract Presentations 2

    Moderator: Alex C. Kim, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

    Moderator: Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH – Medical College of Wisconsin

    ACT

    PSM

    CME

  • 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM CST
    Breast Parallel Session 2

    Moderator: Ko Un Park, MD – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Moderator: Alicia M. Terando, MD – University of Southern California

    Breast

    CME

  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CST
    SSO 2022 Break

    Networking

  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    HPB Parallel Session 2

    Moderator: Robert E. Roses, MD – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

    HPB

    CME

  • 9:40 AM – 10:10 AM CST
    ACT Melanoma: Multimodal Approach to Melanoma in Transit Metastases

    Moderator: Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Moderator: Michael C. Lowe, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO – Emory University School of Medicine

    ACT

    Melanoma

    CME

  • 9:40 AM – 10:10 AM CST
    ACT PSM 2: Novel Therapies, What’s New and What’s Coming for Peritoneal Surface

    Moderator: Sherif R.Z Abdel-Misih, MD – Stony Brook University Hospital

    Moderator: M. Haroon A. Choudry, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Presenter: Mustafa Raoof, MD, FACS – Department of Surgery, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics

    ACT

    PSM

    CME

  • 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    ACT Refreshment Break

    ACT

    Networking

  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    SSO 2022 Break

    Networking

  • 10:30 AM – 11:10 AM CST
    ACT: Translational Science: The Role of Organoids in Cytoreductive/hipec Surgery

    Moderator: Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos, MD, PhD – Wake Forest University

    Moderator: Timothy J. Kennedy, MD, MBA – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    ACT

    CME

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    ACT HPB Abstract Presentations

    Moderator: Skye C. Mayo, MD, MPH – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute

    Moderator: Ana Gleisner, MD, PhD – University of Colorado

    ACT

    HPB

    CME

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    SSO 2022 Top-Rated Videos

    Moderator: Matthew Porembka, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Moderator: Alex C. Kim, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

    Pan Tumor/Cross Discipline

    CME

  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    ACT PSM Abstract Presentations 3

    Moderator: Oliver Eng, MD – University of California, Irvine

    Moderator: Jonathan B. Greer, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    ACT

    PSM

    CME

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    ACT HPB: The Role of Y90 and Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Chemotherapy in the Management of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

    Moderator: Michael E. Lidsky, MD – Duke University

    Moderator: Michele L. Babicky, MD – The Oregon Clinic

    ACT

    HPB

    CME