Name: Best of Hematology & Breast Cancer™ 2026, Augusta
Start: 2026-01-31T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-31T08:00:00+00:00
Location: Crowne Plaza North Augusta

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Best of Hematology & Breast Cancer™ 2026, Augusta

(6.75 Credits)

Crowne Plaza North Augusta

1060 Center Street, North Augusta, SC, United States

January 31, 2026

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Agenda

Saturday, January 31st, 2026

All timings are in Eastern Time (EDT, GMT-04:00) time.

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

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 09:25 AMSession 1: Session 1: Benign Hematology - Case-based Discussion

Session Chair:

Betty Pace, MD

08:05 AM - 08:25 AM

Bleeding & Clotting Disorders

- Girindra Raval, MD

08:25 AM - 08:45 AM

ITP

- Abdullah Kutlar, MD

08:45 AM - 09:05 AM

MPN

- Anthony Hunter, MD

09:05 AM - 09:25 AM

Panel Discussion

09:25 AM - 09:40 AMBreak & Exhibits

09:40 AM - 11:20 AMSession 2: Session 2: Understanding Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair:

Yenny Moreno Vanegas, MD

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

AML

- Daniel Peters, MD

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

ALL

- Talha Badar, MD, MBBS

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

CML

- Jorge E Cortes, MD

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

MDS

- Baleed Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, MD

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Q & A

11:20 AM - 11:45 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

11:45 AM - 12:45 PMLunch & Exhibits

12:45 PM - 02:25 PMSession 3: Session 3: Lymphoid Malignancies

Session Chair:

Ajay K Nooka, MD, MPH

12:45 PM - 01:05 PM

Aggressive Lymphoma

- Paolo Strati, MD

01:05 PM - 01:25 PM

Multiple Myeloma

- Vikas Gupta, MD

01:25 PM - 01:45 PM

Indolent Lymphoma

- Lorenzo Falchi, MD

01:45 PM - 02:25 PM

Case-based Panel Discussion: CLL

- Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO

02:30 PM - 04:15 PMSession 4: Session 4: Comprehensive Approaches in Breast Cancer

Session Chair:

Keerthi Gogineni, MD

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM

Updates in Surgical Approach - Best Breast Practice

- Alicia Arnold, MD

02:50 PM - 03:10 PM

Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

- Jade Jones, MD

03:10 PM - 03:30 PM

Management of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

- Abirami Sivapiragasam, MD

03:30 PM - 03:50 PM

HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

- Pooja Advani, MD, MBBS

03:50 PM - 04:15 PM

Q & A

04:15 PM - 04:30 PMBreak & Exhibits

04:15 PM - 05:45 PMSession 5: Session 5: Cased-Based Discussion - Comprehensive Approaches in Breast Cancer

Session Chair:

Elizabeth Sakach, MD

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM

Early Stage Hormone Positive Breast Cancer

- Suchita Pakkala, MD

04:50 PM - 05:10 PM

Early Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer

- Madison Canning, MD

05:10 PM - 05:30 PM

HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

- Tanmayi Pai, MD

05:30 PM - 05:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Conference Chair

Shipra Gandhi, MD

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Session Chair

Elizabeth Sakach, MD

Yenny Moreno Vanegas, MD

Keerthi Gogineni, MD

Faculty

Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO

Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Alicia Arnold, MD

Vikas Gupta, MD

Girindra Raval, MD

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center

Daniel Peters, MD

Lorenzo Falchi, MD

Anthony Hunter, MD

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Paolo Strati, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abirami Sivapiragasam, MD

Medical University of South Carolina

Tanmayi Pai, MD

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Talha Badar, MD, MBBS

MayoClinic

Pooja Advani, MD, MBBS

Abdullah Kutlar, MD

Baleed Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jade Jones, MD

Emory University Winship Cancer Institute

Suchita Pakkala, MD

Emory University

Madison Canning, MD

Emory University Winship Cancer Institute

Staff

Binay Shah, MBBS

Maeve Doolin, n/a

Binaytara

Acknowledgement of Commerical Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Gilead
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc

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