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Iowa Hematology & Oncology Conference 2026

Accreditation: 6.00 ACPE Pharmacy | 6.00 ABIM MOC II | 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Venue: Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel , 401 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA, United States

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Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Faculty

Hira Shaikh

Hira Shaikh, MD

Session Chair

University of Iowa

Shristi Upadhyay Banskota

Shristi Upadhyay Banskota, MBBS

Session Chair

Avera McKennan Hospital

Vishal Vashistha

Vishal Vashistha, MD

Session Chair

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Justin Marquart

Justin Ryan Marquart, MBA

Session Chair

Binaytara

Vishal Vashistha

Vishal Vashistha

Session Chair

Tanya Wildes

Tanya M Wildes, MD, MSCI

Topic Presenter

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nanmeng Yu

Nanmeng Yu, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Dean Elhag

Dean Elhag, MD

Topic Presenter

The Iowa Clinic

Melissa Coulter

Melissa Coulter, ARNP, ARNP

Case Presenter

Physicians' Clinic of Iowa

Haley Rust

Haley Rust, PharmD, RD

Case Presenter

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Aditya Ravindra

Aditya Ravindra, MD

Case Presenter

Fellow Physician at University of Iowa

vijaya Kankanala

vijaya Lakshmi Kankanala, MBBS

Case Presenter

Fellow Physician at University of Iowa

Christopher Strouse

Christopher Strouse, MD

Case Presenter

University of Iowa

Mehndi Dandwani

Mehndi Dandwani, MBBS, MBBS

Case Presenter

Fellow Physician at University of Iowa

Harshraj Leuva

Harshraj Leuva, MBBS

Faculty

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Naomi Fei

Naomi Fei, MD

Faculty

Mridula Krishnan

Mridula Krishnan, MD

Faculty

University of Nebraska Medical center

Benjamin Teply

Benjamin Teply, MD

Faculty

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Matthew Kroll

Matthew Kroll

Faculty

Conference program and agenda

Our Agenda

Saturday, March 21st, 2026

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

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, & Exhibits
08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome
08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Iowa Ballroom)

Session Chair: Justin Ryan Marquart, MBA

08:30 AM - 09:20 AMSession 1: Gastrointestinal Oncology (Iowa Ballroom)

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Keynote Talk - Critical Updates in GI Oncology – Mridula Krishnan, MD

08:45 AM - 09:20 AM

Case-based Panel Discussion – Naomi Fei, MD

09:20 AM - 10:10 AMSession 2: Breast Cancer (Iowa Ballroom)

09:20 AM - 09:35 AM

Critical Updates in Breast Cancer – Dean Elhag, MD

09:35 AM - 10:10 AM

Case-Based Panel Discussion

10:10 AM - 10:40 AMBreak & Exhibits (Savery Ballroom)
10:40 AM - 11:30 AMSession 3: Genitourinary Oncology (Iowa Ballroom)

Session Chair: Vishal Vashistha, MD; Vishal Vashistha

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Keynote Talk: Critical Updates in GU Oncology – Benjamin Teply, MD

10:55 AM - 11:30 AM

Case-based Panel Discussion – Harshraj Leuva, MBBS; Matthew Kroll

11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch & Exhibits (Savery Ballroom)
11:30 AM - 12:30 AMProduct Theatre Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson - Located in the Truman Boardroom
12:30 PM - 01:20 PMSession 4: Multimodal Systemic Therapy Combinations for CLL & Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (Iowa Ballroom)

Session Chair: Vishal Vashistha, MD

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Keynote Talk: CLL – Nanmeng Yu, MD

12:45 PM - 01:20 PM

CLL/Lymphoma Case-Based Presentation – Aditya Ravindra, MD

01:20 PM - 02:10 PMSession 5: Myeloma and Frailty in Current Era (Iowa Ballroom)

Session Chair: Hira Shaikh, MD

01:20 PM - 01:35 PM

Keynote Talk: Management of Myeloma in Frail Patients in the Current Era – Tanya M Wildes, MD, MSCI

01:35 PM - 02:10 PM

Myeloma Case-based Panel Discussion – vijaya Lakshmi Kankanala, MBBS; Christopher Strouse, MD; Mehndi Dandwani, MBBS, MBBS

02:10 PM - 02:40 PMBreak & Exhibits (Savery Ballroom)

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Accreditations and continuing education

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

  • Gilead
  • Stemline Therapeutics, Inc

Accreditation

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Exhibitors and sponsorship