Full Schedule

2:03pm – 2:08pm ET

Latino Surgical Society

HUB Presenter: Minerva Romero Arenas

7:00am – 8:00am ET

Morning Welcome Refreshments

7:00am – 6:00pm ET

Registration

8:15am – 8:30am ET

SSO 2024 Welcome

President: Kelly K. Hunt, MD (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chair: Callisia Clarke, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin

8:30am – 9:00am ET

James Ewing Lecture

Invited Lecturer: Funda Meric Berstam

Feature Lecture

CME

9:15am – 10:10am ET

HUB Refreshment Break

Networking

9:30am – 10:30am ET

Immunotherapy for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

Moderator: Christina L. Roland, MD, MS, FSSO – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sarcoma

CME

9:30am – 9:45am ET

Updates in Immunotherapy for Sarcoma

Presenter: Christina L. Roland, MD, MS, FSSO – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

9:45am – 10:15am ET

Case Based Discussion

Panelist: John E. Mullinax, MD – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Panelist: Alexandra Istl, MD MPH FRSCS FSSO (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin

Panelist: Edmund Bartlett, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Panelist: Neeta Somaiah

10:15am – 10:30am ET

Q & A

9:30am – 10:30am ET

Next Generation Sequencing in Hepatobiliary Cancers

Moderator: Jen Jen Yeh, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator: Rohit Chandwani, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medical College

HPB

CME

9:30am – 9:42am ET

NGS in the Management of Biliary Tract Cancers

Presenter: Skye C. Mayo, MD, MPH, FACS, FASO (he/him/his) – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute

9:42am – 9:54am ET

NGS in the Management of Pancreatic Cancers

Presenter: Susan Tsai, MD, MHS – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

9:54am – 10:05am ET

Questions & Answers to Speakers

10:05am – 10:17am ET

Case 1 Discussion

Presenter: Kimberly Washington, MD, FACS (she/her/hers) – Texas Christian University/ Texas Health Physician Group

Panelist: Skye C. Mayo, MD, MPH, FACS, FASO (he/him/his) – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute

Panelist: Susan Tsai, MD, MHS – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Panelist: Morgan Bonds

10:17am – 10:30am ET

Case 2 Discussion

Presenter: Morgan Bonds

Panelist: Skye C. Mayo, MD, MPH, FACS, FASO (he/him/his) – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute

Panelist: Susan Tsai, MD, MHS – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Panelist: Kimberly Washington, MD, FACS (she/her/hers) – Texas Christian University/ Texas Health Physician Group

9:30am – 10:30am ET

Optimizing Cancer Surgery: Updates in Technical Aspects and Documentation of Common Surgical Oncology Operations

Moderator: Mediget Teshome, MD, MPH, FACS (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Moderator: Matthew HG Katz, MD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cross Discipline

CME

9:30am – 9:40am ET

Operative Standards for Breast Cancer

Presenter: Tina J. Hieken, MD – Mayo Clinic

9:40am – 9:50am ET

Operative Standards for Melanoma

Presenter: Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO FACS FASCO (she/her/hers) – Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

9:50am – 10:00am ET

Operative Standards for Colon and Rectal Cancer

Presenter: Nicole Lopez, MD (she/her/hers) – UC San Diego

10:00am – 10:10am ET

Operative Standards for Lung Cancer

Presenter: Michael A. Archer, DO (he/him/his) – Upstate Medical University

10:10am – 10:30am ET

Questions & Answers

9:30am – 10:30am ET

The Evolution of Sequence of Treatment and Axillary Management in Early-stage Breast Cancer

Moderator: Laura Dominici, MD – Dana-Farber/Brigham Cancer Center

Moderator: Astrid Botty van de Bruele, MD – Duke University

Breast

CME

9:35am – 9:45am ET

Early-stage (T1cN0) Triple Negative or HER2 Positive Breast Cancer: Upfront Surgery or Preoperative Systemic Therapy?

Presenter: Judy C. Boughey, MD, FACS, FSSO (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic

9:45am – 9:55am ET

Early-stage ER Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer: Upfront Surgery or Preoperative Systemic Therapy?

Presenter: Lee G. Wilke, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin

9:55am – 10:10am ET

Early-stage ER Positive HER2 Negative Node Positive Breast Cancer: Is there a Role for Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery with Localization in Upfront Surgery Setting or After Preoperative Endocrine Therapy?

Presenter: Anita Mamtani, MD (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

10:10am – 10:20am ET

Early-stage Breast Cancer with Negative Axillary Ultrasound: Can we Omit Axillary Surgery?

Presenter: Carlos A. Garcia-Etienne, MD, FSSO (he/him/his) – Casa di Cura Sant'Anna – Privatklinik, Via Cavour Camillo Benso, 58, 39012 Merano, Bolzano

10:20am – 10:30am ET

Questions & Discussion

9:45am – 10:15am ET

Beyond HIPEC: Novel Delivery Methods for Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

HUB Moderator: Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MPH – Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology

PSM

non-CME

HUB

9:45am – 9:55am ET

Emerging Roles of PIPEC

HUB Presenter: Danielle DePeralta, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health

9:55am – 10:05am ET

Emerging roles of NIPEC & EPIC

HUB Presenter: Maheswari Senthil, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine

10:05am – 10:15am ET

Questions & Discussion

9:45am – 10:15am ET

Melanoma SLN is Positive, Now What? Debate: Surveillance vs. Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade for Stage 3a/b Melanoma

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

Immuno-Oncology

HUB

non-CME

9:47am – 9:57am ET

Surveillance

HUB Presenter: Jonathan S. Zager, MD – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

9:57am – 10:07am ET

Immune Checkpoint Blockade

HUB Presenter: Amanda R. Kirane, MD, PhD-c, FACS, FSSO (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

10:07am – 10:15am ET

Questions and Discussion

9:45am – 10:15am ET

Oncogenic Drivers of Thyroid Cancer and Targeted Therapies

HUB Moderator: Sarah B. Fisher, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital

Endocrine

HUB

non-CME

9:45am – 9:55am ET

Molecular Drivers in Thyroid Cancer

HUB Presenter: Yinin Hu, MD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Medicine

9:55am – 10:05am ET

Targeted Therapies for Thyroid Cancer

HUB Presenter: Mahsa Javid, MB BChr MA DPhil FRCS FRCSC – University of Louisville

10:05am – 10:15am ET

Questions & Discussion

10:00am – 10:30am ET

Melanoma Oral Poster Session

Melanoma

non-CME

Posters

10:00am – 11:00am ET

The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery Part II: Solutions and Policies for Delivering Safe, Affordable and Timely Cancer Surgery

Breakout Moderator: Chandrakanth Are, MD, MBA, FSSO, FRCS, FACS – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Breakout Moderator: Ali Landman, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Lancet Oncology

International

non-CME

10:02am – 10:07am ET

Introduction

Breakout Presenter: Ali Landman, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Lancet Oncology

10:07am – 10:12am ET

The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery- Part II: Intent and Content

Breakout Presenter: Chandrakanth Are, MD, MBA, FSSO, FRCS, FACS – University of Nebraska Medical Center

10:12am – 10:17am ET

Emphasizing the Role of Surgery/Surgeons in Cancer Care

Breakout Presenter: Shilpa Murthy

10:17am – 10:22am ET

Basic Requirements for Establishing New or Expanding Existing Cancer Surgery Services

Breakout Presenter: Vikas Dudeja, MD, FACS – University of Alabama

10:22am – 10:27am ET

Education of Surgical Workforce Pertaining to Cancer Surgery

Breakout Presenter: Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH – Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin–Madison

10:27am – 10:32am ET

Incorporation of Technology in Cancer Surgery

Breakout Presenter: Daniel A. Anaya, MD, MSHCT – Moffitt Cancer Center

10:32am – 10:37am ET

PAHO Region-specific Solutions

Breakout Presenter: Kelly McMasters, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Louisville

10:37am – 10:42am ET

Policies and Call for Action: Clinical Care

Breakout Presenter: Subramanyeshwar Rao

10:42am – 10:47am ET

Policies and Call for Action: Research

Breakout Presenter: Charles M. Balch, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:47am – 11:00am ET

Questions and Discussion

10:35am – 11:20am ET

Melanoma Great Debate: Targeted versus Complete Nodal Dissection following Neoadjuvant Therapy for Melanoma: Is it Time to Push Forward or Hold off on Continued De-escalation of Surgery?

Moderator: Marc D. Moncrieff, MD FRCS(Plast.) – Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Melanoma

CME

10:37am – 10:52am ET

Pro/Affirmative

Debater - Pro: Alexander C J van Akkooi, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Melanoma Institute Australia, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

10:52am – 11:07am ET

Con/Negative

Debater - Con: Charlotte E. Ariyan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

11:07am – 11:20am ET

Questions and Discussion

10:45am – 11:45am ET

Getting the Most out of ERAS Pathways for Patients Undergoing Gastric Cancer Surgery

Moderator: Evan S. Glazer, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Moderator: Richelle Williams, MD MS FACS – University of Maryland School of Medicine

Upper GI

CME

10:45am – 11:00am ET

Enhancing ERAS Protocols Before, During, and After Gastric Cancer Surgery

Presenter: Mio Kitano, MD, MS – UT Health San Antonio

11:00am – 11:15am ET

Optimization of Preoperative Nutrition for Gastric Cancer Surgery

Presenter: Jeremy L. Davis, MD (he/him/his) – National Cancer Institute

11:15am – 11:30am ET

Cost-effectiveness and Value Added Care in ERAS for Gastric Cancer Surgery

Presenter: Sonia Orcutt

11:30am – 11:45am ET

Questions & Discussion

11:00am – 12:00pm ET

Setting Yourself Up for Success: Your First Job and How To Get Promoted

HUB Moderator: Christopher P. Childers, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

HUB Moderator: LInda Qu

Fellows

non-CME

HUB

11:05am – 11:15am ET

Setting Yourself Up for Success: Your First Job

HUB Presenter: Julie Hallet, MD MSc FRCSC FSSO (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto

11:15am – 11:25am ET

Setting Yourself Up for Success: How to get Promoted

HUB Presenter: O. Joe Hines, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

11:25am – 11:45am ET

The Nuts and Bolts of Contract Negotiation

11:45am – 12:00pm ET

Questions and Discussion

11:20am – 12:05pm ET

Breast Great Debates in Surgical Oncology - Does Breast-conserving Surgery with Radiotherapy offer Better Survival than Mastectomy in Early-stage Breast Cancer?

Moderator: Kandace P. McGuire, MD, FACS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Breast

CME

11:20am – 11:35am ET

Pro: All Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer Should be Recommended BCT

Debater - Pro: Shelley Hwang, MD MPH – Duke University

11:35am – 11:50am ET

Con: All Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer can Choose Between BCT and Mastectomy

Debater - Con: Julie A. Margenthaler, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University St. Louis

11:50am – 12:05pm ET

Q & A

12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Lunch

Networking

12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Surgeons Leading Outside of the OR

Invited Faculty: Peter WT Pisters, MD, MHCM – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

non-CME

12:30pm – 1:00pm ET

Safely Developing Your HPB Practice: Lessons from Early Career Surgeons in Both Academic and Community-Based Programs

HUB Moderator: CheeChee Stucky, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona

HPB

non-CME

HUB

12:30pm – 12:38pm ET

Lessons from Early Career Surgeons in Academic Programs

HUB Presenter: Greg Wilson

12:38pm – 12:46pm ET

Lessons from Early Career Surgeons in Community-based Programs

HUB Presenter: Natalia Paez

12:46pm – 1:00pm ET

Questions & Answers

12:30pm – 1:00pm ET

The Role of ctDNA and Next Generation Sequencing in Sarcoma Treatment

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

Sarcoma

non.CME

HUB

12:30pm – 12:40pm ET

ctDNA

HUB Presenter: Byrne Lee

12:40pm – 12:50pm ET

Next-Gen Sequencing

HUB Presenter: Aimee Crago, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

12:50pm – 1:00pm ET

Q & A

1:15pm – 1:45pm ET

Enhancing the Quality of Cancer Care

Invited Lecturer: Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS (she/her/hers) – American College of Surgeons

Feature Lecture

CME

1:55pm – 3:25pm ET

Melanoma Parallel Abstract Session

Melanoma

CME

Oral Abstracts

2:00pm – 2:30pm ET

Breast Cancer in Special Populations: Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer and Male Breast Cancer

HUB Moderator: Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Duke University Medical Center

Breast

non-CME

HUB

2:02pm – 2:12pm ET

Considerations for Young Women with Breast Cancer

HUB Presenter: Marie Catherine Lee, MD, FACS – Moffitt Cancer Center

2:12pm – 2:22pm ET

Male Breast Cancer

HUB Presenter: Anne Weiss

2:22pm – 2:30pm ET

Questions & Discussions

2:00pm – 2:30pm ET

SSO and DEI Surgical Specialty Societies

HUB Moderator: Lisa Newman, MD, MPH,FACS, FASCO FSSO – Weill Cornell Medicines

DEI

non-CME

HUB

2:08pm – 2:13pm ET

Society of Black Academic Surgeons

HUB Presenter: Luz Maria Rodriguez, MD – National Cancer Institute / Division of Cancer Prevention . Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMC) Department of Surgery Bethesda, MD

2:13pm – 2:18pm ET

Association of Out Surgeons and Allies

2:18pm – 2:23pm ET

Society of Asian Academic Surgeons

HUB Presenter: Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin

2:23pm – 2:30pm ET

Questions & Answers

2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Cancer Risk, Screening, and Treatment in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Moderator: Lesly A. Dossett, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan

DEI

CME

2:00pm – 2:11pm ET

Creating Inclusive Clinical Environments for SGM Cancer Patients

Presenter: Julian Sanchez, MD (he/him/his) – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

2:11pm – 2:22pm ET

Breast Cancer Risk and Screening Options in Gender Minority Populations

Presenter: Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS – Medical College of Wisconsin

2:22pm – 2:32pm ET

Opportunities to Improve SGM Clinical Trial Enrollment and Data Capturing

Presenter: Patrick J. Worth

2:32pm – 2:43pm ET

Survivorship Needs for LGBTQIA+ Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Presenter: Emily Siegel, MD (she/her/hers) – Keck School of Medicine of USC

2:43pm – 3:00pm ET

Questions & Discussion

2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Surgeons Leading Outside of the OR

Invited Faculty: Martha A. Zeiger, MD, FACS, FSSO (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

non-CME

2:15pm – 2:45pm ET

Malignant Colon Polyp (pT1Nx) Management Following Endoscopic Excision

HUB Moderator: Maheswari Senthil, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine

Colorectal

non-CME

HUB

2:17pm – 2:27pm ET

Who Needs Surgery after Malignant Polypectomy?

HUB Presenter: Glen C. Balch, MD – Emory University School of Medicine

2:27pm – 2:37pm ET

Real-life Scenarios

HUB Presenter: Shirin Sabbaghian

2:37pm – 2:45pm ET

Questions & Discussion

2:45pm – 3:45pm ET

HUB Refreshment Break & Snacks

Networking

3:35pm – 4:20pm ET

HPB Great Debate: Chasing Intraoperative Margins During Pancreatoduodenectomy – Always or Never?

Moderator: Julie Hallet, MD MSc FRCSC FSSO (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto

HPB

CME

3:35pm – 3:45pm ET

Never Chase Margins

Debater: David A. Kooby, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine

3:45pm – 3:55pm ET

Always Chase Margins

Debater: Alice C. Wei, MD MSc FRCSC FACS (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

3:55pm – 4:00pm ET

Rebuttal - Never Chase Margins

Debater: David A. Kooby, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine

4:00pm – 4:10pm ET

Rebuttal - Always Chase Margins

Debater: Alice C. Wei, MD MSc FRCSC FACS (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

4:10pm – 4:20pm ET

Q & A Session

3:45pm – 4:15pm ET

Meet the Experts - Surgery for Pancreas Cancer

Presenter: Douglas Evans, MD (he/him/his) – Medical College of Wisconsin

Meet the Experts

non-CME

3:55pm – 4:40pm ET

Endocrine Great Debate: Molecular Testing and Extent of Surgery in Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Moderator: Cord Sturgeon, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Northwestern University

Endocrine

CME

3:55pm – 4:05pm ET

Pro: Molecular Testing

Debater - Pro: Linwah Yip, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

4:05pm – 4:15pm ET

Con: Molecular Testing

Debater - Con: Patricia Cronin

4:15pm – 4:40pm ET

Questions & Discussion

4:00pm – 4:30pm ET

Hot Topics in Melanoma

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

Melanoma

non-CME

HUB

4:02pm – 4:12pm ET

Acral and Mucosal Melanoma- New Targets and Opportunities

HUB Presenter: John R. Hyngstrom, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health

4:12pm – 4:22pm ET

Mohs versus Wide Local Excision for Melanoma and Melanoma in Situ- Current Data and Future Directions

HUB Presenter: Travis W. Blalock, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine

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

4:20pm – 4:30pm ET

Questions and Discussion

4:00pm – 4:30pm ET

Novel Therapies for UGI Cancers

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

Upper GI

non-CME

HUB

4:02pm – 4:12pm ET

Novel Surgical Options for UGI Cancers

HUB Presenter: Naruhiko Ikoma, MD, MS – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

4:12pm – 4:22pm ET

Novel Medical Therapies for UGI Cancers

HUB Presenter: Kelly J. Kaitlyn, MD – Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin

4:22pm – 4:30pm ET

Questions and Discussion

4:00pm – 4:30pm ET

The Role of Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade for Infiltrating Breast Cancer and DCIS

HUB Moderator: Farin Amersi, MD (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Immuno-Oncology

non-CME

HUB

4:03pm – 4:15pm ET

The Role of Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade for Infiltrating Breast Cancer

HUB Presenter: Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD PhD MHCM (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School

4:15pm – 4:27pm ET

The Role of Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade for DCIS

4:27pm – 4:30pm ET

Questions & Discussion