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2026 Chicago Hematology and Oncology Conference

Accreditation: 10.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 10.75 ABIM MOC II | 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 10.75 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Hilton Orrington/Evanston, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States

Start Date: July 31End Date: Aug 1, 2026

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Our Speakers

Faculty

Jay Dalal, MD

Session Chair

Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Gini Fleming, MD

Topic Presenter

Randy Sweis, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Ruta Rao, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush University

Manik Amin, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Young Chae, MD

Topic Presenter

Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, July 31st, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits

01:00 PM - 01:05 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks

01:05 PM - 03:05 PMSession 1: Updates in Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Sonali Smith, MD

01:05 PM - 01:35 PM

MDS/Leukemia – Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

01:35 PM - 02:05 PM

Myeloma – Benjamin Derman, MD

02:05 PM - 02:35 PM

Aggressive Lymphomas & HL – Justin Kline, MD

02:35 PM - 03:05 PM

Indolent Lymphomas & CLL – Shuo Ma, MD, PhD

03:05 PM - 03:15 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:15 PM - 05:15 PMSession 2: Updates in General Oncology

Session Chair: Jay Dalal, MD

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM

Sarcoma – Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

Cutaneous Malignancies – Dan Olson, MD

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Advances in CNS Tumors – Priya Kumthekar, MD

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Management of Gynecologic Malignancies – Gini Fleming, MD

05:15 PM - 06:00 PMSession 3: Tumor-Board Style Discussion - Challenging Cases

06:00 PM - 06:30 PMNetworking Reception

Day 2: Saturday, August 1st, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 4: GU Oncology

Session Chair: Natalie Reizine, MD

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Prostate Cancer – Mohammad Atiq, MD

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Bladder Cancer – David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Kidney Cancer – Randy Sweis, MD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBreak & Exhibits

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