Best of Oncology™ 2026, Boise

Accreditation: 5.75 ABIM MOC II | 5.75 ACPE Pharmacy | 5.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Venue: The Grove Hotel, 245 South Capitol Boulevard, Boise, ID, United States

Start Date: June 27, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Sri Harsha Tella, MD

Conference Co-Chair

St. Luke's Cancer Institute

Andrew Scott Pierson, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance

Faculty

Hasan Dani, MD

Session Chair

Idaho Urologic Institute

Anuhya Kommalapati, MD

Session Chair

St Luke’s Cancer Institute

Leila Khaddour, MD

Session Chair

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group

Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Gina Westhoff, MD

Topic Presenter

Legacy Health

Ronan Hsieh, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish Cancer Institute

David Bing Zhen, MD

Topic Presenter

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/University of Washington

Jeffrey Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Ian Qureshi, PhD, DO

Topic Presenter

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish cancer institute

Rajat Thawani, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health and Science University

Evan Y. Yu, MD

Topic Presenter

Fred Hutch Cancer Center / University of Washington

Benjamin Garmezy, MD

Topic Presenter

Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Matthew Blackburn, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health and Science University

Lei Deng, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Vaia Florou, MD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Umang Swami, MD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Sara Zhukovsky, MD

Case Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah

Namita Chittoria, MD

Case Presenter

University of Utah

Brie Chun, MD

Case Presenter

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

John McCarron, MD

Case Presenter

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Fengting Yan, MD

Case Presenter

Fred Hutch Cancer Care

Eric Fountain, MD

Panelist

St. Luke's Cancer Institute

Our Agenda

Saturday, June 27th, 2026

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

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Aspen)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 08:15 AM Binaytara’s Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (non-CME accredited) - Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

08:15 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: General Oncology (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Andrew Scott Pierson, MD

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Sarcoma – Vaia Florou, MD

08:30 AM - 08:35 AM

Sarcoma (Q&A)

08:35 AM - 08:50 AM

Melanoma – Matthew Blackburn, MD

08:50 AM - 08:55 AM

Melanoma (Q&A)

08:55 AM - 09:10 AM

Gynecologic Malignancies – Gina Westhoff, MD

09:10 AM - 09:15 AM

Gynecologic Malignancies (Q&A)

09:15 AM - 10:15 AMSession 2: Genitourinary Cancer (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Hasan Dani, MD

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Bladder Cancer – Evan Y. Yu, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Prostate Cancer (Virtual) – Benjamin Garmezy, MD

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Kidney Cancer – Umang Swami, MD

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Hasan Dani, MD

Panelists:

Eric Fountain, MD; Evan Y. Yu, MD; Umang Swami, MD

10:15 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits - Break Product Theater sponsored by Natera (non-CME accredited) (Ivy)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Gastrointestinal Cancer (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Sri Harsha Tella, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Upper GI Cancer – David Bing Zhen, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies – Jeffrey Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Colorectal Cancer – Ronan Hsieh, MD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Sri Harsha Tella, MD

Panelists:

Ian Qureshi, DO, PhD; David Bing Zhen, MD; Jeffrey Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD; Ronan Hsieh, MD

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits - Product Theater sponsored by AstraZeneca (non-CME accredited) (Ivy)

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 4: Breast Cancer: Case-Based Discussion (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Leila Khaddour, MD

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Topic 1: Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer – Fengting Yan, MD

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Topic 2: HER2-Positive Breast Cancer – Brie Chun, MD

01:20 PM - 01:30 PM

Topic 3: Triple Negative Breast Cancer – Namita Chittoria, MD

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Leila Khaddour, MD

Panelists:

Fengting Yan, MD; Brie Chun, MD; Namita Chittoria, MD

02:00 PM - 03:00 PMSession 5: Thoracic Oncology (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD; Anuhya Kommalapati, MD

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Lei Deng, MD

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Rajat Thawani, MD

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Small Cell Lung Cancer – Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD; Anuhya Kommalapati, MD

Panelists:

Lei Deng, MD; Rajat Thawani, MD; Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

03:00 PM - 03:15 PMBreak & Exhibits (Aspen)

03:15 PM - 04:00 PMSession 6: Case-Based Discussion (Precision Medicine) (Evergreen)

Session Chair: Andrew Scott Pierson, MD

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM

Case 1: ctDNA and Breast Cancer – Sara Zhukovsky, MD

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Case 2: Lung Cancer – Rajat Thawani, MD

03:45 PM - 04:00 PM

Case 3: Colon Cancer – John McCarron, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Incyte
Novartis
Puma Biotechnology
Astellas

About Best of Oncology™ 2026, Boise

Overview

Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Faculty

Conference program and agenda

Our Agenda

Venue and map

Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

Registration and pricing

Exhibitors and sponsorship