SSO Presidential Address
Friday, March 24: 9 – 9:30 AM
Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS, FASCO
Chair, Department of Surgery, William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor of Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, NH
James Ewing Lecture
"Developing Sustainable Surgical Specialty Programs in East Africa"
Thursday, March 23: 8:15 – 8:45 AM
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS, FRCSI (Hon), FRCSEd (Hon)
Vice Chair, for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
American Cancer Society/SSO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture
"Unique Opportunities for Surgeons to Address Global Breast Cancer Disparities"
Thursday, March 23: 1:30 – 2 PM
Lisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
John Wayne Clinical Research Lecture
"Opportunities and Challenges of Clinical Trials in Addressing Cancer Health Disparities"
Friday, March 24: 8 – 8:30 AM
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS
President and CEO
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY