Essentials of Oncology, Solid Organ and Blood/Marrow Transplant Management for the Health Care Team

Faculty

	Current Disquiets of a Liver Transplant Surgeon Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center Northwestern University Chicago, IL
	The Impact of Timely Referrals for Blood/Marrow Transplantation on Patient Outcomes and Transplant Success Linda J. Burns, MD Vice President and Medical Director, Health Services Research National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match Minneapolis, MN
	The Continuum of Chronic Kidney Disease to End-Stage-Renal Disease Frank C. "Chip" Brosius, III, MD Professor of Medicine University of Arizona Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine and Physiology University of Michigan Tucson, AZ
	Infectious Disease in Blood/Marrow Transplantation Sanjeet S. Dadwal, MD, FACP Associate Clinical Professor Director, Institutional Antibiotic Stewardship Program Division of Infectious Disease City of Hope Duarte, CA
	New Insights into Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy Kara Davis, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Hematology and Oncology The Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital Palo Alto, CA
	The Future of Immunosuppression in Transplantation Robert C. Harland, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Surgical Director, Solid Organ Transplantation Medical Director, GMP Lab Banner University Medical Center-Tucson Tucson, AZ
	Improving Safety of Allotransplantation: Current and Emerging Strategies for the Prevention of Graft-versus-Host Disease Nandita Khera, MD, MPH Consultant, Division of Hematology/Oncology Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
	Lung Transplantation: Moving Towards a New Standard of Care Gabriel Loor, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Surgery Cardiothoracic Transplant and Circulatory Support Baylor College of Medicine; Co-Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX
	Therapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma Matthew Lunning, DO Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Division of Oncology and Hematology University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
	The Opioid Crisis and Its Effect on Transplant Gregory J. McKenna, MD, FRCS(C), FACS Medical Director, Transplant Surgery Research Baylor Scott & White Health Dallas, TX
	Options for Advanced Heart Failure: Transplantation, Total Artificial Hearts and Mechanical Circulatory Support Jaime D. Moriguchi, MD Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Los Angeles, CA
	What’s New in Organ Allocation and Distribution Timothy Pruett, MD Professor and Chief, Division of Transplantation Director, Liver Transplantation Program John S. Najarian Surgical Chair in Clinical Transplantation University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
	Living Donation: Risks, Benefits and Long-Term Outcomes Amit D. Tevar, MD Associate Professor of Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Surgical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute Pittsburgh, PA
	Precision Medicine in Cancer Care Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Clinical Research Director, Sarcoma Medical Research Program Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System Miami, FL
	Treatment Strategies for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: From Adolescents to Adults Michael Verneris, MD The Barton Family Endowed Chair of Bone Marrow Transplant Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Professor of Pediatrics Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO

Conference Planning Committee

Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University;
Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital;
Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Sarah Chart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Dixon B. Kaufman, MD, PhD, FACS
Ray D. Owens Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Transplantation
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health;
University Hospital
Madison, WI

C. Fred LeMaistre, MD
Senior Vice President
Sarah Cannon Market Operations
Physician in Chief of Blood Cancers
Sarah Cannon
Nashville, TN

Tina Rydland, PharmD
Crystal Clear Rx
Denver, CO

V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, NC

Optum Health Education

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