2018 Oncology Teaching Day
#2018Oncology
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |11:30AM-6:05PM
Marriott Pavilion | Ecolab Auditorium
The Culinary Institute of America - Hyde Park, NY
NOTE: Course Materials will be
available online the week prior
to download and/or print
at home. No paper copies will be
provided by the CME office.
Program Schedule
This is a working agenda, it may change drastically between now and May 16, 2018.
11:30am –1:00pm Registration and Lunch in Ecolab Auditorium
1:00pm - 1:10pm Opening Remarks
- Glenn Loomis, MD, HQMP President, Chief Medical Operations Officer, Health-Quest Medical Practice
Session 1: Moderator: - Cliff Connery, MD, FACS, FCCP, Education Director;
Medical Director, Thoracic Surgery, Dyson Center for Cancer Care,Vassar Brothers Medical Center;
Cancer Liaison, Program State Chair, NYS Commission on Cancer
1:10pm - 1:20pm Hudson Valley Cancer Control Challenges
- Cliff Connery, MD, FACS, FCCP, Education Director; Medical Director, Thoracic Surgery, Dyson Center for
Cancer Care,Vassar Brothers Medical Center; Cancer Liaison, Program State Chair, NYS Commission on Cancer
1:25pm – 2:00pm Malignant Mesothelioma
- Raja Flores, MD, Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center
2:00pm – 2:25pm Primary Cutaneous Melanoma and the Evaluation of suspicious skin lesions​
- Vincent Beltrani, MD, Dermatologist, Care Mount Medical Group
2:25pm – 2:50pm Management of Head & Neck Cutaneous Malignancies
- Al Haitham Al Shetawi, MD, DMD, Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist, Dyson Center for Cancer Care, Vassar Brothers
Medical Center
2:50pm – 3:20pm Break & Light Refreshments
Session 2: Moderator: - James Nitzkorski, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist,Health Quest Medical Practice, P.C.;
Director, Gastrointestinal & Cutaneous Oncology, Dyson Center for Cancer Care, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
3:25pm –4:00pm Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME)
- John H Marks, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery; Director, Fellowship in Laproscopic and Minimally
Invasive Colorectal Surgery and Advanced Rectal Cancer Management, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA;
Professor, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
4:00pm – 4:25pm Current Treatment Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Ryan Swan, MD, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon,
Health Quest Medical Practice, P.C.
4:25pm – 4:50pm Entering the Era of Precision Medicine
- James Leonardo, MD, PhD, FACP, Hematologist Oncologist, Health Quest Medical Practice, PC - Division of
Medical Oncology
4:50pm – 5:15pm The Evolution of Axillary Management in Breast Cancer
- Greg Zanieski, MD, Breast Surgeon, Dyson Breast Center, Health Quest Medical Practice, P.C
5:15pm – 5:35pm Targeted Therapies in Gynecologic Oncology
- Patrick Timmins, MD* GYN Oncology, Womens Cancer Care Associate
5:30pm - 6:00pm Question and Answer
6:05pm Closing Remarks
* In the spirit of keeping you well informed, the physician identified is neither an agent nor an employee of Health Quest or any of its affiliate organizations. This physician has selected our facilities as the place where he or she wants to treat and care for their private patients.
Cocktail reception to follow
If you have any dietary restrictions, please inform the CME office
no later than April 28, 2018. 845-483-6013
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