Best of Oncology™ 2026, Albuquerque

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

Venue: Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel, 2910 Yale Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Start Date: Aug 14End Date: Aug 15, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

Conference Chair

Christus Health

Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

Planning Committee

Harmony Bowles, PharmD

Planning Committee

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

David Savage, MD, PhD

Planning Committee

Jackie Nemunaitis, MD

Planning Committee

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Faculty

Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

Session Chair

New Mexico Cancer Center

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Session Chair

Andrea Teague, MD

Session Chair

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center

Calvin Ridgeway, MD

Session Chair

Lovelace Medical Group

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Matthew Fero, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Moises Harari-Turquie, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Lara McKean Basté, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

Topic Presenter

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Alissa Greenbaum, MD

Topic Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Neda Hashemi, MD

Topic Presenter

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Topic Presenter

University of California San Francisco

Munveer Bhangoo, MD

Topic Presenter

Robert Lin, MD

Topic Presenter

Theresa Medina, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Colorado

Erika Maestas, MD

Case Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roberto Luis Garcia, MD

Case Presenter

Heather Armes, PA-C

Case Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Irum Jan, MD

Case Presenter

Amaranta Craig, MD

Case Presenter

Katijane Crowe Dexter, ARNP

Case Presenter

UNM Cancer Center

Athar Eysa, MD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Christopher Hertz, MD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico

Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD

Panelist

Itzhak Nir, MD

Panelist

Rama Gullapalli, MD, PhD

Panelist

John Durkin, MD, MBA

Panelist

Alissa Greenbaum, MD

Panelist

University of New Mexico

Mary Young, PharmD

Panelist

UNM

Traci White, PharmD

Panelist

David Savage, MD, PhD

Panelist

Abby Barnett, PharmD

Panelist

New Mexico Cancer Center

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, August 14th, 2026

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

02:00 PM - 03:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits

03:00 PM - 04:30 PMSession 1 - Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Andrea Teague, MD

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

MDS/Leukemias – Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM

Multiple Myeloma – Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Lymphoma & CLL – Matthew Fero, MD

03:45 PM - 03:50 PM

Case Presentation – Roberto Luis Garcia, MD

03:50 PM - 03:55 PM

Case Presentation – Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

03:55 PM - 04:00 PM

Case Presentation – Andrea Teague, MD

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Andrea Teague, MD

Panelists:

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO; Matthew Fero, MD; Cecilia Arana Yi, MD; Roberto Luis Garcia, MD; Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

04:30 PM - 04:45 PMBreak & Exhibits

04:45 PM - 06:00 PMSession 2 - Keynote: RAS(ON): The Right-On Moment for KRAS inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer

Session Chair: Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

KRAS Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer: The Future is Now – Andrew H. Ko, MD

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

Panelists:

Andrew H. Ko, MD; Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD; Itzhak Nir, MD; Rama Gullapalli, MD, PhD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD; John Durkin, MD, MBA

Day 2: Saturday, August 15th, 2026

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

08:00 AM - 08:25 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (non-CME accredited)

08:25 AM - 08:30 AMWelcome

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 3 - Genitourinary Cancer

Session Chair: Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Prostate Cancer – Neda Hashemi, MD

08:50 AM - 09:10 AM

Bladder & Kidney Cancer – Munveer Bhangoo, MD

09:10 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation – Heather Armes, PA-C

09:15 AM - 09:20 AM

Case Presentation – Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

09:20 AM - 09:25 AM

Case Presentation – Irum Jan, MD

09:25 AM - 09:30 AM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Neda Hashemi, MD; Munveer Bhangoo, MD; Heather Armes, PA-C; Irum Jan, MD; Mary Young, PharmD

09:30 AM - 10:30 AMSession 4 - Thoracic Oncology

Session Chair: Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Robert Lin, MD

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Moises Harari-Turquie, MD

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Case Presentation – Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

10:05 AM - 10:10 AM

Case Presentation – Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Case Presentation – Christopher Hertz, MD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

Panelists:

Robert Lin, MD; Moises Harari-Turquie, MD; Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Christopher Hertz, MD; Traci White, PharmD

10:30 AM - 11:15 AMBreak & Exhibits - Product Theater sponsored by Astellas (non-CME accredited)

11:15 AM - 12:15 PMSession 5 - Melanoma and Sarcoma

Session Chair: Calvin Ridgeway, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Melanoma – Theresa Medina, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Sarcoma – David Savage, MD, PhD

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Case Presentation – Athar Eysa, MD

11:50 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation – Amaranta Craig, MD

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Presentation – Katijane Crowe Dexter, ARNP

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Calvin Ridgeway, MD

Panelists:

Theresa Medina, MD; David Savage, MD, PhD; Athar Eysa, MD; Amaranta Craig, MD; Katijane Crowe Dexter, ARNP; Abby Barnett, PharmD

12:15 PM - 01:15 PMSession 6 - Gastrointestinal Cancer

Session Chair: Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

12:15 PM - 12:25 PM

HPB – Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

12:25 PM - 12:30 PM

Case Presentation – Erika Maestas, MD

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM

Upper GI – Alissa Greenbaum, MD

12:45 PM - 12:50 PM

Case Presentation – Alissa Greenbaum, MD

12:50 PM - 12:55 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

12:55 PM - 01:05 PM

Colon Cancer – Lara McKean Basté, MD

01:05 PM - 01:10 PM

Case Presentation – Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

01:10 PM - 01:15 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Incyte
Astellas
Novartis
Puma Biotechnology

About Best of Oncology™ 2026, Albuquerque

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

Our Agenda

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support