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Best of Hematology and Breast Cancer™ 2026, Phoenix

Accreditation: 8.50 ABIM MOC II | 8.50 Nursing Contact Hours | 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 8.50 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Hilton North Scottsdale at Cavasson, 7965 E. Cavasson Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ, 85255, United States

Start Date: January 9End Date: January 10, 2026

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Planning Committee

Christine Saraceni, DO

Conference Chair

Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

Conference Chair

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Chair

Binayatara

Faculty

Mark G Faber, DO

Session Chair

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

GEORGE MARION RODGERS, MD

Session Chair

University of Utah

Javier Munoz, MD

Session Chair

Mayo Clinic

Hope Rugo, MD

Session Chair

Kebede Begna, MD

Session Chair

Sumit Madan, MD

Session Chair

Banner

Mark Daniel Pegram, MD

Session Chair

Stanford University

Hung T Khong, MD

Session Chair

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Matthew Ulrickson, MD

Faculty

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Akshay Amaraneni, MD

Faculty

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

Abraham Sebastian Kanate, MD

Faculty

Zoey Ilana Harris, MD

Faculty

Mayo Cliniv

Sima Ehsani, MD

Faculty

Banner University of Arizona

Abhijeet Kumar, MD

Faculty

University of Arizona

Brenda Ernst, MD

Faculty

Mayo clinic

Elisa Bomgaars, MD

Faculty

Hope S. Rugo, MD

Faculty

University California San Francisco Medical Center

Jason Salganick, MD

Faculty

Jeanne Palmer, MD

Faculty

Mayo Clinic

Aref Al-Kali, MD

Faculty

Mayo Clinic

Talal Hilal, MD, MD

Faculty

Mayo Clinic

Surbhi Shah, MBBS

Faculty

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Kanishka Uttam Chandani, MBBS

Faculty

Tibor J Kovacsovics, MD

Faculty

City of Hope Phoenix

Jason Salganick, MD

Faculty

Sonia Sandhu, MD

Faculty

ironwood cancer and research center

Zoey Ilana Harris, MD

Faculty

Mayo Cliniv

Kristyn Sanders, PharmD

Faculty

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, January 9th, 2026

All timings are in Mountain Standard Time (MST, GMT-07:00) time.

03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSession 1: Classical Hematology

Session Chair: Mark G Faber, DO

03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

Case-based Presentation: HUS/TTP – Zoey Ilana Harris, MD

03:40 PM - 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion – Zoey Ilana Harris, MD; Surbhi Shah, MBBS; Mark G Faber, DO

04:00 PM - 05:00 PMSession 2: Case-Based Discussion: Bleeding and Clotting Disorder

Session Chair: GEORGE MARION RODGERS, MD

04:00 PM - 04:20 PM

Bleeding Disorders – Akshay Amaraneni, MD

04:20 PM - 04:40 PM

Clotting Disorders – Kanishka Uttam Chandani, MBBS

04:40 PM - 05:00 PM

Panel Discussion – Kanishka Uttam Chandani, MBBS; Akshay Amaraneni, MD; GEORGE MARION RODGERS, MD

05:00 PM - 05:30 PMSession 3: Keynote Speech: ER/PR Positive Breast Cancer

Session Chair: Hope Rugo, MD

Day 2: Saturday, January 10th, 2026

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

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

Conference Chair: Binay Shah, MD, MHA

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 4: Acute Leukemia

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Acute Myeloid Leukemia – Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

08:50 AM - 09:10 AM

MDS – Aref Al-Kali, MD

09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Panel Discussion – Tibor J Kovacsovics, MD; Aref Al-Kali, MD; Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

09:30 AM - 10:45 AMSession 5: Lymphoma

Session Chair: Javier Munoz, MD

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM

High-grade Lymphoma – Matthew Ulrickson, MD

09:50 AM - 10:10 AM

CLL – Talal Hilal, MD, MD

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Low and Intermediate Grade Lymphoma – Abhijeet Kumar, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel discussion – Kristyn Sanders, PharmD; Matthew Ulrickson, MD; Talal Hilal, MD, MD; Abhijeet Kumar, MD; Javier Munoz, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 6: Multiple Myeloma

Session Chair: Sumit Madan, MD

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Myeloma Introduction – Sumit Madan, MD

11:05 AM - 11:40 AM

Management of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma – Abraham Sebastian Kanate, MD

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A – Abraham Sebastian Kanate, MD

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 7: Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Kebede Begna, MD

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms – Jeanne Palmer, MD

01:15 PM - 01:30 PM

CML – Jason Salganick, MD

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Panel Discussion – Jason Salganick, MD; Jeanne Palmer, MD; Kebede Begna, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Gilead
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc

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