Accreditation: 6.50 ABIM MOC II | 6.50 ACPE Pharmacy | 6.50 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Venue: The Westin Austin Downtown, 310 East 5th Street, Austin, TX, United States
Official conference page for 2026 Best of Hematology, Austin. https://binaytara.org/projects/conferences/2026-hematology-austin
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Faculty
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
All timings are in Central Standard Time (CST, GMT-06:00) time.
Session Chair: Hycienth Ahaneku Ahaneku, MD
08:15 AM - 08:45 AM
Updates of MDS – Boone Goodgame, MD
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Treatment of AML – Tapan Kadia, MD
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
MPN/CML Disorders – Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Case-Based Panel Discussion (Case Presenter: Kenton Wong)
Moderators:
Hycienth Ahaneku Ahaneku, MD
Panelists:
Kenton Wong, MD; Boone Goodgame, MD; Tapan Kadia, MD; Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD
Session Chair: Athira Unnikrishnan, MD
09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Upfront Treatment of Myeloma – William Matsui, MD
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Bi-specifics – Aravind Ramakrishnan, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
CAR-T Therapy for Myeloma – Shahbaz Malik, MD
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel Discussion
Moderators:
Athira Unnikrishnan, MD
Panelists:
William Matsui, MD; Aravind Ramakrishnan, MD; Shahbaz Malik, MD
Session Chair: Wilson Gonsalves, MD
Session Chair: Timothy Fenske, MD
12:45 PM - 01:15 PM
Upfront Treatment of DLBCL – Athira Unnikrishnan, MD
01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Treatment of Relapsed Aggressive Lymphoma – Timothy Fenske, MD
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
CAR-T Therapy for Relapsed Aggressive Lymphoma – Paul Shaughnessy, MD
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Treatment of Aggressive T-Cell Lymphomas – Ranjit Nair, MD
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Moderators:
Timothy Fenske, MD
Panelists:
Athira Unnikrishnan, MD; Timothy Fenske, MD; Paul Shaughnessy, MD; Ranjit Nair, MD
Session Chair: Jane Chawla, MD
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Updates in CLL – Jason Melear, MD
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Updates in Low Grade Lymphoma – Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Updates in Mantle Cell Lymphoma – Preetesh Jain, MD
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Panel Discussion
Moderators:
Jane Chawla, MD
Panelists:
Jason Melear, MD; Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA; Preetesh Jain, MD
