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

Faculty

Faculty PhotoCurrent 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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Faculty PhotoImproving 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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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