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2026 National Rare Hematology Summit, Cleveland

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Venue: Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

Start Date: Aug 7End Date: Aug 8, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Abhay Singh, MD, MPH

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

John Molina, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, MPH, PhD

Planning Committee

Faculty

Uma M Borate, MD

Session Chair

The Ohio State University

Gordon Srkalovic, MD

Session Chair

Raza Shahzad, MD

Session Chair

Adriana Alvarez, MD

Session Chair

Gary Schwartz, MD

Session Chair

Case Western Reserve University

Deepa Jagadeesh, MD

Session Chair

Rakhi Naik, MD

Session Chair

Daniella Schwartz, MD

Session Chair

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Moderator

Jack Khouri, MD

Topic Presenter

Cleveland Clinic

Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern - Simmons Comprehensive

Zoey Xie, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

Ohad Oren, MD

Topic Presenter

Namrata Chandhok, MD

Topic Presenter

Joshua Daniel Brandstadter, MD PhD

Topic Presenter

Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania

Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Ohio State University/The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

David Bosler, MD

Topic Presenter

Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Topic Presenter

Yumeng Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, MD

Topic Presenter

Princess Ogbogu, MD

Topic Presenter

Adeel Khan, MD, MPH, MS

Topic Presenter

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Topic Presenter

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Taylor Brooks, MD

Topic Presenter

Siran Koroukian, PhD

Topic Presenter

Casandra Calabrese, DO

Topic Presenter

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Rafaella Litvin, MD

Case Presenter

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA

Akriti G Jain, MD

Case Presenter

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Sandra Mazzoni, DO

Case Presenter

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, August 7th, 2026

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

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMRegistration, Welcome Coffee, & Networking

02:00 PM - 02:15 PMWelcome and Opening Remarks

02:15 PM - 03:15 PMSession 1: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP): Clinical Implications and Evolving Evidence

Session Chair: Uma M Borate, MD; Abhay Singh, MD, MPH

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Pathogenesis and Risk Stratification – Zoey Xie, MD, MS

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Relationship with Hematologic Malignancies and Cardiovascular Disease – Ohad Oren, MD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Clinical Monitoring and Management Strategies – Namrata Chandhok, MD

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Q&A

Moderators:

Abhay Singh, MD, MPH; Uma M Borate, MD

Panelists:

Zoey Xie, MD, MS; Ohad Oren, MD; Namrata Chandhok, MD

03:15 PM - 03:45 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:45 PM - 04:45 PMSession 2: Castleman Disease and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates

Session Chair: Gordon Srkalovic, MD

03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria – Joshua Daniel Brandstadter, MD PhD

03:55 PM - 04:05 PM

HHV-8 Positive vs Idiopathic Castleman Disease – Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH

04:05 PM - 04:15 PM

Emerging Treatment Options and Ongoing Trials – Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH

04:15 PM - 04:20 PM

Case Presentation – Rafaella Litvin, MD

04:20 PM - 04:45 PM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Gordon Srkalovic, MD

Panelists:

Joshua Daniel Brandstadter, MD PhD; Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH; Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH

04:45 PM - 06:00 PMSession 3: Rare Myeloid Disorders: From HES to Mastocytosis

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Molecular Profiling and Diagnostic Advances – David Bosler, MD

05:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Management of HES – Princess Ogbogu, MD

05:15 PM - 05:30 PM

Therapies in Indolent and Aggressive Mastocytosis – Pankit J Vachhani, MD

05:30 PM - 05:35 PM

Case Presentation – Akriti G Jain, MD

05:35 PM - 06:00 PM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Princess Ogbogu, MD; David Bosler, MD; Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Day 2: Saturday, August 8th, 2026

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

08:00 AM - 08:20 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (non-CME accredited) - Dr. Binay Shah, MD, MHA

08:20 AM - 09:20 AMSession 4: Uncommon Lymphoid Malignancies: Beyond the Standard B- and T-Cell Subtypes

Session Chair: Deepa Jagadeesh, MD

08:20 AM - 08:35 AM

Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Variants – Yumeng Zhang, MD

08:35 AM - 08:50 AM

NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma – Deepa Jagadeesh, MD

08:50 AM - 09:05 AM

Targeted Therapy and Clinical Trials Landscape – Taylor Brooks, MD

09:05 AM - 09:20 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Deepa Jagadeesh, MD

Panelists:

Yumeng Zhang, MD

09:20 AM - 10:20 AMSession 5: Rare Bleeding and Platelet Function Disorders: Practical Management Approaches

Session Chair: Rakhi Naik, MD

09:20 AM - 09:40 AM

Von Willebrand Variants, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency, Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia – Rakhi Naik, MD

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias / Laboratory Diagnosis and Management Rules

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Case Presentation

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Case-Based Discussion

10:20 AM - 10:50 AMBreak & Exhibits (non-CME accredited)

10:50 AM - 11:50 AMSession 6: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and Other Hyperinflammatory Syndromes

Session Chair: Daniella Schwartz, MD

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Diagnosis and Management of Macrophage Activating Syndrome – Casandra Calabrese, DO

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

HLH in Malignancy and Infections

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

Evolving Treatment Protocols and Outcomes

11:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Case Presentation – Sandra Mazzoni, DO

11:25 AM - 11:50 AM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Daniella Schwartz, MD

Panelists:

Casandra Calabrese, DO

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