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Faculty and committee

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Planning Committee

EB

Ethan L Binder, MD

Conference Chair

Binaytara

Ala Ebaid

Ala Ebaid, MD

Conference Chair

Binaytara

Faculty

EB

Ethan L Binder, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

SI

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

AT

Andrea Teague, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

AC

Ateefa Chaudhury, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

AF

Annette C Fontaine, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

AA

Akshay Amaraneni, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

LM

Luke Joseph Mountjoy, DO

Faculty

Binaytara

CH

Christopher Hertz, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

Matthew Fero

Matthew Fero, MD, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

Firas El Chaer

Firas El Chaer, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

AM

Ajay Major

Faculty

Binaytara

LN

Loretta J. Nastoupil

Faculty

Binaytara

NV

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

Faculty

Binaytara

CF

Charles Foucar, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

NB

Najeebah Bade, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

RH

Rosanne Henson, PharmD

Faculty

Binaytara

PF

Peter Forsberg , MD

Faculty

Binaytara

CG

Chakri Gavva, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

Faculty

Binaytara

TS

Tara Shah, BSN

Staff

Binaytara

Binay Shah

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Staff

Binaytara

VS

Vivian Scheidt, MA

Staff

Binaytara

ZO

Zahraa Obuli

Staff

Binaytara

Anna Kharzhevskaia

Anna Kharzhevskaia, PhD

Staff

Binaytara

Conference program and agenda

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, 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

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Venue

Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque

1000 Woodward Place Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, United States

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Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

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

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