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2026 National Rare Hematology Summit, Cleveland

Accreditation: 9.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 9.00 ABIM MOC II | 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 9.00 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44115, 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

Abhay Singh, MD, MPH

Conference Co-Chair

The Cleveland Clinic

John Molina, MD, MEd

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, MPH, PhD

Planning Committee

The Cleveland Clinic

Faculty

Rakhi Naik, MD

Session Chair

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Daniella Schwartz, MD

Session Chair

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Gordon Srkalovic, MD

Session Chair

University of Michigan health sparrow

Raza Shahzad, MD

Session Chair

The Cleveland Clinic

Uma M Borate, MD

Session Chair

The Ohio State University

Deepa Jagadeesh, MD

Session Chair

The Cleveland Clinic

Adriana Alvarez, MD

Session Chair

The Cleveland Clinic

Gary Schwartz, MD

Session Chair

Case Western Reserve University

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Bernard Silver, MD

Session Chair

The Cleveland Clinic

Jack Khouri, MD

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Zoey Xie, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

Moffitt Cancer Center

Taylor Brooks, MD

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Casandra Calabrese, DO

Topic Presenter

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Joshua Daniel Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc

Topic Presenter

Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania

Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Topic Presenter

UAB Medicine

Yumeng Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Moffitt Cancer Center

Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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

Ohad Oren, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

David Bosler, MD

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Princess Ogbogu, MD

Topic Presenter

university hospitals cleveland medical center

Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, MD

Topic Presenter

James cancer center, Ohio state university

Adeel Khan, MD, MPH, MS

Topic Presenter

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Topic Presenter

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Siran Koroukian, PhD

Topic Presenter

Case Western Reserve University

Namrata Chandhok, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Miami Health System

Anupama Suresh, MD

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Akriti G Jain, MD

Case Presenter

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Rafaella Litvin, MD

Case Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Kirti Arora, MD

Case Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Sandra Mazzoni, DO

Panelist

The Cleveland Clinic

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, August 7th, 2026

All timings are in Eastern Time (EDT, GMT-04:00) time.

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

02:00 PM - 02:05 PMWelcome and Opening Remarks

02:05 PM - 03:05 PMSession 1: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP): Clinical Implications and Evolving Evidence (Palace Ballroom I)

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

02:05 PM - 02:20 PM

Pathogenesis and Risk Stratification – Zoey Xie, MD, MS

02:20 PM - 02:35 PM

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

02:35 PM - 02:50 PM

Clinical Monitoring and Management Strategies – Namrata Chandhok, MD

02:50 PM - 03:05 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

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

Panelists:

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

03:05 PM - 03:20 PMBreak & Exhibits (Palace Ballroom II) *non-CME accredited

03:20 PM - 03:45 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities - Binay Shah, MD, MHA

03:45 PM - 04:45 PMSession 2: Castleman Disease and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates (Palace Ballroom I)

Session Chair: Gordon Srkalovic, MD

03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria – Joshua Daniel Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc

03:55 PM - 04:05 PM

KSHV/HHV8+ MCD 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, MSc; Kathryn Lurain, MD, MPH; Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH

04:45 PM - 06:00 PMSession 3: Rare Myeloid Disorders: From HES to Mastocytosis (Palace Ballroom I)

Session Chair: Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

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 J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Panelists:

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

Day 2: Saturday, August 8th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:20 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Networking

08:20 AM - 09:20 AMSession 4: Uncommon Lymphoid Malignancies: Beyond the Standard B- and T-Cell Subtypes (Palace Ballroom I)

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; Taylor Brooks, MD

09:20 AM - 10:20 AMSession 5: Rare Bleeding and Platelet Function Disorders: Practical Management Approaches (Palace Ballroom I)

Session Chair: Rakhi Naik, MD

09:20 AM - 09:40 AM

Von Willebrand Disease: Diagnosis and Management Pearls – Rakhi Naik, MD

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Hemophilia-2026 Update – Bernard Silver, MD

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Rakhi Naik, MD

Panelists:

Bernard Silver, MD

10:20 AM - 11:05 AMBreak & Exhibits/Product Theater by AbbVie (Stillman & Palace Ballroom II) *non-CME accredited

11:05 AM - 11:50 AMSession 6: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and Other Hyperinflammatory Syndromes (Palace Ballroom I)

Session Chair: Daniella Schwartz, MD

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

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

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

HLH in Malignancy and Infections – Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH

11:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Case Presentation – Kirti Arora, MD

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Daniella Schwartz, MD

Panelists:

Casandra Calabrese, DO; Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH; Kirti Arora, MD

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