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Best of Hematology and Breast Cancer™ 2026, Baton Rouge

Accreditation: 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 6.75 ABIM MOC II | 6.75 ACPE Pharmacy | 6.75 Nursing Contact Hours

Venue: Embassy Suites by Hilton Baton Rouge, 4914 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Start Date: February 28, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Shashank Cingam, MD

Conference Chair

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Sindhu Priya Devarashetty, MD

Conference Chair

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Faculty

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

Session Chair

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Laura Finn, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Neelima Chintapalli, MD

Session Chair

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic

Girindra Raval, MD

Session Chair

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center

Ankita Gupta, MD

Session Chair

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center

Poornima Ramadas, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Shiva Jashwanth Gaddam, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Clark Alsfeld, MD

Faculty

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mindy Bowie, MD

Faculty

MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER CENTER

Suvarna Guvvala, MD, MD

Faculty

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Kyle Jakob, MD

Faculty

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kimberly LeBlanc, MD

Faculty

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Radhika Gangaraju

Faculty

Vishwas Sakhalkar, MD

Faculty

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Tatiana Han, DO

Faculty

LSU Health Shreveport

Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO

Faculty

Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Maissaa Janbain, MD

Faculty

Tulane University School of Medicine

Shashank Cingam, MD

Faculty

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Michelle Loch, MD

Faculty

Matt Lambert, n/a

Staff

Binaytara

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Staff

Anna Kharzhevskaia, PhD

Staff

Binaytara

Our Agenda

Saturday, February 28th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 07:50 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits

07:50 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome and Binaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

08:15 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: Classical Hematology I

Session Chair: Girindra Raval, MD

08:15 AM - 08:35 AM

Topic 1: TTP: Current Management paradigms – Radhika Gangaraju

08:35 AM - 08:55 AM

Topic 2: Hemophilia – Maissaa Janbain, MD

08:55 AM - 09:15 AM

Case-Based Panel Discussion – Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO; Radhika Gangaraju; Maissaa Janbain, MD; Girindra Raval, MD; Laura Finn, MD

09:15 AM - 10:15 AMSession 2: Classical Hematology II

Session Chair: Laura Finn, MD

09:15 AM - 09:35 AM

Topic 1: Hemoglobinopathies – Vishwas Sakhalkar, MD

09:35 AM - 09:55 AM

Topic 2: PNH/ Aplastic Anemia/Marrow Failure Syndromes – Laura Finn, MD

09:55 AM - 10:15 AM

Panel Discussion – Vishwas Sakhalkar, MD; Girindra Raval, MD; Laura Finn, MD

10:15 AM - 10:40 AMBreak & Exhibits

10:40 AM - 11:30 AMSession 3: Acute Leukemia

Session Chair: Poornima Ramadas, MD

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Topic 1: Acute Myeloid Leukemia and MDS – Clark Alsfeld, MD

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Topic 2: B/T ALL – Shashank Cingam, MD

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Panel Discussion – Shashank Cingam, MD; Clark Alsfeld, MD; Poornima Ramadas, MD

11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch & Exhibits

11:30 AM - 12:30 PMProduct Theatre sponsored by Kura Oncology - Managing KOMZIFTI in Patients with R/R NPM1-m AML - Dr. Moshe Levy, Director, Hematologic Malignancies Research Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX (Atrium Back room)

12:30 PM - 01:20 PMSession 4: Chronic Leukemia

Session Chair: Shiva Jashwanth Gaddam, MD

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Topic 1: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and CML – Shiva Jashwanth Gaddam, MD

12:50 PM - 01:10 PM

Topic 2: CLL – Tatiana Han, DO

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Panel Discussion – Tatiana Han, DO; Shiva Jashwanth Gaddam, MD; Poornima Ramadas, MD

01:20 PM - 02:35 PMSession 5: Lymphoma/Myeloma

Session Chair: Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

01:20 PM - 01:40 PM

Topic 1: Multiple Myeloma – Shashank Cingam, MD

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Topic 2: Aggressive B cell Lymphoma (DLBCL, MCL) – Poornima Ramadas, MD

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

Topic 3: Indolent B cell Lymphoma (FL, MZL) – Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

02:20 PM - 02:35 PM

Panel Discussion – Shashank Cingam, MD; Poornima Ramadas, MD; Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

02:35 PM - 03:00 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:00 PM - 04:15 PMSession 6: Updates in Management of Breast Cancer

Session Chair: Neelima Chintapalli, MD

03:00 PM - 03:20 PM

Topic 1: Early Breast Cancer – Michelle Loch, MD

03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

Topic 2: Metastatic Breast Cancer – Kimberly LeBlanc, MD

03:40 PM - 04:00 PM

Topic 3: Surgical Updates in Breast Cancer – Mindy Bowie, MD

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

Panel Discussion – Kimberly LeBlanc, MD; Mindy Bowie, MD; Michelle Loch, MD; Neelima Chintapalli, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Gilead
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.

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