Best of Hematology 2026, Albuquerque

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Venue: Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque , 1000 Woodward Place Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Start Date: January 31, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Ethan L Binder, MD

Conference Chair

Presbyterian Health Systems

Ala Ebaid, MD

Conference Chair

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Faculty

Ethan L Binder, MD

Session Chair

Presbyterian Health Systems

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Session Chair

Andrea Teague, MD

Session Chair

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center

Ateefa Chaudhury, MD

Session Chair

New Mexico Cancer Center

Annette C Fontaine, MD

Session Chair

New Mexico Cancer Center

Akshay Amaraneni, MD

Session Chair

Banner University Medical Center - Tucson/University of Arizona Cancer Center

Luke Joseph Mountjoy, DO

Faculty

Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

Christopher Hertz, MD

Faculty

University of New Mexico

Matthew Fero, MD

Faculty

University of New Mexico

Firas El Chaer, MD

Faculty

Baptist Health

Ajay Major

Faculty

Loretta J. Nastoupil

Faculty

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

Faculty

University of New Mexico

Charles Foucar, MD

Faculty

University of New Mexico

Najeebah Bade, MD

Faculty

Rosanne Henson, PharmD

Faculty

Presbyterian Health Systems

Peter Forsberg , MD

Faculty

Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

Chakri Gavva, MD

Faculty

Pathology Associates of Albuquerque

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

Faculty

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Our Agenda

Saturday, January 31st, 2026

All timings are in Mountain Time (MDT, GMT-06:00) time.

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

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

08:05 AM - 08:15 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities - Vivian Scheidt, MA

08:15 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: Leukemia

Session Chair: Annette C Fontaine, MD

08:15 AM - 08:40 AM

AML/MDS – Firas El Chaer, MD

08:40 AM - 09:05 AM

ALL – Charles Foucar, MD

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Discussion – Annette C Fontaine, MD

09:15 AM - 10:45 AMSession 2: Lymphoma

Session Chair: Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

09:15 AM - 09:40 AM

Indolent – Luke Joseph Mountjoy, DO

09:40 AM - 10:05 AM

Aggressive – Loretta J. Nastoupil

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

CLL – Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Discussion – Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Multiple Myeloma

Session Chair: Andrea Teague, MD

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Frontline Therapy – Peter Forsberg , MD

11:25 AM - 11:50 AM

Relapsed/Refractory – Matthew Fero, MD

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Discussion – Andrea Teague, MD

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 4: Cell Therapy/Supportive Care in CART/BITE

Session Chair: Ethan L Binder, MD

01:00 PM - 01:35 PM

Updates on Cellular Therapy – Ajay Major

01:35 PM - 01:50 PM

Supportive care – Rosanne Henson, PharmD

01:50 PM - 02:00 PM

Discussion – Ethan L Binder, MD

02:00 PM - 02:50 PMSession 5: Case Based Discussions

Session Chair: Ateefa Chaudhury, MD

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

HHT – Christopher Hertz, MD

02:20 PM - 02:40 PM

Systemic Mastocytosis – Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

02:40 PM - 02:50 PM

Discussion – Ateefa Chaudhury, MD

02:50 PM - 03:10 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:10 PM - 04:10 PMSession 6: Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Session Chair: Akshay Amaraneni, MD

03:10 PM - 03:35 PM

Pregnancy Related Thrombosis Issues – Najeebah Bade, MD

03:35 PM - 04:00 PM

Innovative Therapies in bleeding disorders – Chakri Gavva, MD

04:00 PM - 04:10 PM

Discussion – Akshay Amaraneni, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Pfizer.

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