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2026 Northern California Hematology Oncology Conference

Accreditation: 9.50 Nursing Contact Hours | 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 9.50 ACPE Pharmacy | 9.50 ABIM MOC II

Venue: Double Tree Sacramento, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA, United States

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About 2026 Northern California Hematology Oncology Conference

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Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Faculty

Amanda Shepherd-Littlejohn

Amanda Lynn Shepherd-Littlejohn, MD

Session Chair

Sutter Health

Daljit Mann

Daljit Mann, MD

Session Chair

Sutter Health

Lisa Guirguis

Lisa M Guirguis, MD

Session Chair

Sutter Medical Group

Oleg Krijanovski

Oleg Krijanovski, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Grigorios Chrysofakis

Grigorios Chrysofakis

Session Chair

Akanksha Sharma

Akanksha Sharma, MD

Session Chair

Tianhong Li

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

Session Chair

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sam Mazj

Sam Mazj, MD

Session Chair

Enloe

Shohrat Annaberdyev

Shohrat Annaberdyev, MD

Session Chair

Sutter Medical Group

Ranjan Pathak

Ranjan Pathak, MD

Session Chair

Enloe Health

Cathy Baker

Cathy Baker, DO

Session Chair

Yelena Krijanovski

Yelena Leopold Krijanovski, MD

Session Chair

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

Seema Nagpal

Seema Nagpal, MD

Faculty

Stanford University

Brian Jonas

Brian A Jonas

Faculty

Rajesh Behl

Rajesh Behl, MD

Faculty

Epic Systems

Adil Daud

Adil Daud, MD

Faculty

University of California San Francisco

Jennifer Clarke

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH

Faculty

Haifaa Abdulhaq

Haifaa Abdulhaq, MD

Faculty

UCSF Fresno

David Yee

David Yee, MD, MPH

Faculty

Sutter Health

Ali Khaki

Ali Raza Khaki, MD

Faculty

Stanford University School of Medicine

Brian Jonas

Brian A Jonas, MD, PhD

Faculty

Thorvardur Halfdanarson

Thorvardur Ragnar Halfdanarson, MD

Faculty

Rashmi  Verma

Rashmi Verma, MD

Faculty

Dinesh Kotak

Dinesh Kotak, MD

Faculty

Hui (Amy) Chen

Hui (Amy) Chen, MD

Faculty

UC Davis Health

Andrea Wahner Hendrickson

Andrea Wahner Hendrickson, MD

Faculty

Mohammad Hararah

Mohammad Hararah, MD

Faculty

Sutter Health

Svetomir Markovic

Svetomir Markovic, MD

Faculty

Varun Monga

Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

Faculty

University of California San Francisco

Mohammad Hararah

Mohammad Hararah, MD

Faculty

Sutter Health

Nitin Rohatgi

Nitin Rohatgi, MD, MBA

Faculty

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Andrew Ko

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Faculty

University of California San Francisco

Kim Van Ysseldyk

Kim Van Ysseldyk, FNP-C

Faculty

Andrew Ko

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Faculty

University of California San Francisco

David Yee

David Yee, MD

Faculty

Kevin Kim

Kevin Kim, MD

Faculty

Sutter Health

Jeffrey Stoneberg

Jeffrey Stoneberg, DO

Faculty

Matthew Wheatley

Matthew Wheatley, MD

Faculty

Kaushal Parikh

Kaushal Parikh, MD

Faculty

Mayo Clinic

Shiruyeh Schokrpur

Shiruyeh Schokrpur, MD, PhD

Faculty

UC Davis Health

Mohamed Shanshal

Mohamed Shanshal, MD

Faculty

Kristie Bobolis

Kristie Bobolis, MD

Faculty

Conference program and agenda

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, January 23rd, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMRegistration, Lunch, & Exhibits (Capitol Salon A/B)
02:00 PM - 02:15 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks
02:15 PM - 03:15 PMSession 1: Hematologic Malignancies (Capitol Salon C/D)

Session Chair: Oleg Krijanovski, MD, PhD

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Treating Elderly Patients with AML Rajesh Behl, MD

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

MDS Brian A Jonas, MD, PhD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Multiple Myeloma Haifaa Abdulhaq, MD

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Panel Discussion

03:15 PM - 03:30 PMBreak & Exhibits (Capitol Salon A/B)
03:30 PM - 04:45 PMSession 2: Thoracic Oncology (Capitol Salon C/D)

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Management of Early-Stage Lung Cancer Mohamed Shanshal, MD

03:45 PM - 04:00 PM

Management of Metastatic Lung Cancer Shiruyeh Schokrpur, MD, PhD

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

New Directions In Lung Cancer Kaushal Parikh, MD

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Bioinformatics & Lung Cancer Dinesh Kotak, MD

04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel Discussion

04:45 PM - 05:30 PMSession 3: Keynote Speech (Capitol Salon C/D)

Session Chair: Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Future Directions in Lung Cancer Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

05:15 PM - 05:30 PM

Q&A

05:30 PM - 06:15 PMReception

Day 2: Saturday, January 24th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Capitol Salon A/B)
08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome (Capitol Salon C/D)
08:05 AM - 08:25 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Capitol Salon C/D)

Conference Chair: Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

08:25 AM - 09:25 AMSession 4: Head and Neck (Capitol Salon C/D)

Session Chair: Ranjan Pathak, MD; Daljit Mann, MD

08:25 AM - 08:40 AM

Surgical Perspectives Mohammad Hararah, MD

08:40 AM - 08:55 AM

Radiation Oncology Matthew Wheatley, MD

08:55 AM - 09:10 AM

Palliative Care in Cancer Jeffrey Stoneberg, DO

09:10 AM - 09:25 AM

Panel Discussion

09:25 AM - 10:40 AMSession 5: Melanoma and Sarcoma (Capitol Salon C/D)

Session Chair: Grigorios Chrysofakis

09:25 AM - 09:40 AM

Immunotherapy Kevin Kim, MD

09:40 AM - 09:55 AM

Targeted Therapy Adil Daud, MD

09:55 AM - 10:20 AM

The Final Frontier: Melanoma Tumor Micro Environment Svetomir Markovic, MD

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Desmoid Tumors in 15 minutes: A Practical Management Framework Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

10:35 AM - 10:40 AM

Wrap-up/Q&A

Venue and map

Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Exact Sciences

Accreditation

Registration and pricing

Exhibitors and sponsorship