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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

Binaytara

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Conference Chair

Binaytara

Frank Dalichow, MD

Planning Committee

Binaytara

Faculty

Umang Swami, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Rajat Thawani, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Mengyang Di, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Vidhya Nair, DO

Session Chair

Binaytara

Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Andrew L Coveler, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Lei Deng, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Melissa Mary Hardesty, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Sirithepphavanh Oliver, DNP

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Christos Vaklavas, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Naomi Heinecke, LPN, MHA

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Margaret Locke, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Sheela Damle, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Toni Cao, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Richa Thakur, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Milana v Dolezal, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Jennifer Huang, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Bart L Scott, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Thomas Templin, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Scott Tykodi, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Vincent Picozzi, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Li Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Petros Grivas, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Prity Lata Chakraborty, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

Hemanta Neupane, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

Vivian Scheidt, MA

Staff

Binaytara

Justin Marquart

Staff

Binaytara

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Staff

Binaytara

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/Kenal 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/Kenal 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/Kenal 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 (Fairbanks/Kenal Room)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 4: Genitourinary Cancer (Fairbanks/Kenal 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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