2026 Alaska Hematology Oncology Conference
Accreditation: 9.25 Nursing Contact Hours | 9.25 ACPE Pharmacy | 9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 9.25 ABIM MOC II
Venue: Marriott Anchorage Downtown, 820 W 7th Ave, Anchorage, AK , United States
Official conference page for 2026 Alaska Hematology Oncology Conference. https://binaytara.org/projects/conferences/2026-alaska-hematology-oncology-conference
About 2026 Alaska Hematology Oncology Conference


Faculty and committee
Our Speakers
Planning Committee
Faculty
Conference program and agenda
Our Agenda
Day 1: Friday, May 8th, 2026
All timings are in Alaska Time (AKDT, GMT-08:00) time.
Session Chair: Mengyang Di, MD, PhD
01:05 PM - 01:25 PM
MDS/Leukemias – Bart L Scott, MD
01:25 PM - 01:45 PM
Multiple Myeloma – Richa Thakur, MD
01:45 PM - 02:05 PM
Lymphoma & CLL – Jennifer Huang, MD, PhD
02:05 PM - 02:35 PM
Q&A Session – Bart L Scott, MD; Richa Thakur, MD; Jennifer Huang, MD, PhD
02:35 PM - 02:50 PM
Distance, Weather, and Workforce: Overcoming Barriers to Cancer Care in Alaska – Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD
02:50 PM - 03:05 PM
Cancer Care in Resource-Constrained Settings: Scalable Models for Equity and Access – Binay Shah, MD, MHA
03:05 PM - 03:35 PM
Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD
03:45 PM - 04:05 PM
Sarcoma – Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD
04:05 PM - 04:25 PM
Advances in CNS Tumor – Toni Cao, MD
04:25 PM - 04:45 PM
Management of Gynecological Cancers – Melissa Mary Hardesty, MD, MPH
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Q&A Session – Toni Cao, MD; Melissa Mary Hardesty, MD, MPH; Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD
Day 2: Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Session Chair: Umang Swami, MD
08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
Prostate Cancer Updates – Li Zhang, MD
08:50 AM - 09:10 AM
Bladder Cancer Updates – Petros Grivas, MD, PhD
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
Kidney Cancer Updates – Scott Tykodi, MD
09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
Case Presentation – Sirithepphavanh Oliver, DNP
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel Discussion – Li Zhang, MD; Petros Grivas, MD, PhD; Scott Tykodi, MD
Venue and map
Accreditations and continuing education
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Gilead Sciences.