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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, 60201, United States

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

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binaytara

William J Gradishar, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Northwestern University

Sonali Smith, MD

Conference Co-Chair

University of Chicago

Faculty

Jay Dalal, MD

Session Chair

Ardaman Shergill, MD

Session Chair

University of Chicago

Faisal Saghir, MD

Session Chair

Natalie Reizine, MD

Session Chair

University of Illinois at Chicago

Noura Choudhury, MD

Session Chair

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Dan Olson, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Priya Kumthekar, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern Medicine

Mohammad Atiq, MD

Topic Presenter

Koosha Paydary, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush-MD Anderson Cancer Center

Young Chae, MD

Topic Presenter

Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Gini Fleming, MD

Topic Presenter

Justin Kline, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Shuo Ma, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Benjamin Derman, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Randy Sweis, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Manik Amin, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Aparna Kalyan, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern Medicine

Mary Mulcahy, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Ruta Rao, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush University

Nan Chen, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Jeffrey Fuchs, MD

Case Presenter

Northwestern University

William J Gradishar, MD

Panelist

Northwestern University

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 (2nd Floor Foyer)

01:00 PM - 01:05 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Grand Ballroom)

01:05 PM - 03:05 PMSession 1: Updates in Hematologic Malignancies (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Sonali Smith, MD

01:05 PM - 01:30 PM

MDS/Leukemia – Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

01:30 PM - 01:35 PM

MDS/Leukemia (Q&A)

01:35 PM - 02:00 PM

Myeloma – Benjamin Derman, MD

02:00 PM - 02:05 PM

Myeloma (Q&A)

02:05 PM - 02:30 PM

Aggressive Lymphomas & HL – Justin Kline, MD

02:30 PM - 02:35 PM

Aggressive Lymphomas & HL (Q&A)

02:35 PM - 03:00 PM

Indolent Lymphomas & CLL – Shuo Ma, MD, PhD

03:00 PM - 03:05 PM

Indolent Lymphomas & CLL (Q&A)

03:05 PM - 03:15 PMBreak & Exhibits (Heritage Ballroom)

03:15 PM - 05:15 PMSession 2: Updates in General Oncology (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Jay Dalal, MD

03:15 PM - 03:40 PM

Sarcoma – Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

03:40 PM - 03:45 PM

Sarcoma (Q&A)

03:45 PM - 04:10 PM

Cutaneous Malignancies – Dan Olson, MD

04:10 PM - 04:15 PM

Cutaneous Malignancies (Q&A)

04:15 PM - 04:40 PM

Advances in CNS Tumors – Priya Kumthekar, MD

04:40 PM - 04:45 PM

Advances in CNS Tumors (Q&A)

04:45 PM - 05:10 PM

Management of Gynecologic Malignancies – Gini Fleming, MD

05:10 PM - 05:15 PM

Management of Gynecologic Malignancies (Q&A)

05:15 PM - 06:00 PMSession 3: Tumor-Board Style Discussion - Challenging Cases (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Faisal Saghir, MD

05:15 PM - 05:30 PM

Solid Tumors – Jeffrey Fuchs, MD

05:30 PM - 05:45 PM

Case-based Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Faisal Saghir, MD

Panelists:

Jeffrey Fuchs, MD; William J Gradishar, MD

Day 2: Saturday, August 1st, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (2nd Floor Foyer)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Grand Ballroom)

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Grand Ballroom) - Binay Shah, MD, MHA

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 4: GU Oncology (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Natalie Reizine, MD

08:30 AM - 08:55 AM

Prostate Cancer – Mohammad Atiq, MD

08:55 AM - 09:00 AM

Prostate Cancer (Q&A)

09:00 AM - 09:25 AM

Bladder Cancer – David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

09:25 AM - 09:30 AM

Bladder Cancer (Q&A)

09:30 AM - 09:55 AM

Kidney Cancer – Randy Sweis, MD

09:55 AM - 10:00 AM

Kidney Cancer (Q&A)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBreak & Exhibits (2nd Floor Foyer)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PMSession 5: GI Oncology (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Ardaman Shergill, MD

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

Upper GI Cancer – Manik Amin, MD

10:55 AM - 11:00 AM

Upper GI Cancer (Q&A)

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies – Aparna Kalyan, MD

11:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies (Q&A)

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Colorectal Cancer – Mary Mulcahy, MD

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Colorectal Cancer (Q&A)

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