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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

Start Date: May 8End Date: May 9, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Joseph Rosales, MD

Conference Chair

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Conference Chair

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Frank Dalichow, MD

Planning Committee

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Faculty

Umang Swami, MD

Session Chair

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Rajat Thawani, MD

Session Chair

Oregon Health and Science University

Mengyang Di, MD, PhD

Session Chair

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Vidhya Nair, DO

Session Chair

Fred Hutch Cancer Center/University of Washington

Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD

Session Chair

City of Hope

Andrew L Coveler, MD

Session Chair

University of Washington & Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish cancer institute

Lei Deng, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Melissa Mary Hardesty, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Alaska Womens Cancer Care

Sirithepphavanh Oliver, DNP

Topic Presenter

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/University of Washington

Christos Vaklavas, MD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute of the University of Utah

Naomi Heinecke, LPN, MHA

Topic Presenter

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Margaret Locke, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwell Health Cancer Institute

Sheela Damle, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Toni Cao, MD

Topic Presenter

Stanford Health Care

Richa Thakur, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Milana v Dolezal, MD

Topic Presenter

Stanford School of Medicine

Jennifer Huang, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Fred Hutch Cancer Center/University of Washington

Bart L Scott, MD

Topic Presenter

Thomas Templin, MD

Topic Presenter

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

University of Illinois Chicago

Scott Tykodi, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Vincent Picozzi, MD

Topic Presenter

Virginia Mason medical center

Li Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwest Medical Specialties

Petros Grivas, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

UW / Fred Hutch

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, May 8th, 2026

All timings are in Alaska Time (AKDT, GMT-08:00) time.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMRegistration, Lunch, and Exhibits (Juneau/Haines Room)

01:00 PM - 01:05 PMWelcome (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

01:05 PM - 02:35 PMSession 1: Hematologic Malignancies (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

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 - 03:35 PMSession 2: From Barriers to Solutions: Collaborative Models to Improve Access and Equity in Cancer Care (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

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

03:35 PM - 03:45 PMBreak and Exhibits (Juneau/Haines Room)

03:45 PM - 05:00 PMSession 3: General Oncology (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

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

05:30 PM - 06:15 PMThe Binaytara Partnership Session

Day 2: Saturday, May 9th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, and Exhibits (Juneau/Haines Room)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities *This is a non-CME accredited activity* (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 4: Genitourinary Cancer (Fairbanks/Kenai Room)

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

10:00 AM - 11:00 AMBreak and Exhibits (Juneau/Haines Room) - Product Theater sponsored by Eli Lilly (non-CME accredited): Reignite the Spark: Clinical Conversations about Jaypirca® (pirtobrutinib) - Moshe Yair Levy, MD (Skagway Room)

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Gilead Sciences.

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