Official conference page for Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26).

About Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26)

Conference
Conference attendees

Overview

Trusted by Thousands of Attendees
Across Our Events

155+

Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Faculty

Shivaani Kummar

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

Catalyst

Binaytara

Shailender Bhatia

Shailender Bhatia, MD

Catalyst

Binaytara

Jerald Radich

Jerald Radich, MD

Catalyst

Binaytara

Christine Laine

Christine Laine, MD

Catalyst

Binaytara

LM

Linda Mach, PharmD

Session Chair

Binaytara

CL

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Chermaine Wulff

Chermaine Wulff, BSN, OCN, RN

Session Chair

Binaytara

BP

Brian Persing, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

WP

Warren Phipps, MD, MPH

Session Chair

Binaytara

Joseph Rosales

Joseph Rosales, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

RJ

Rebecca Johnson, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

JM

Jin Mou, MD, MPH, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

CD

Catherine Duggan, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

JL

Joyce S Lee, PharmD

Session Chair

Binaytara

CI

Carly Irwin, RN

Session Chair

Binaytara

BS

Banu Symington, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Manish Kohli

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

FY

Fengting Yan, MD

Moderator

Binaytara

Siddhartha Devarakonda

Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

Moderator

Binaytara

BL

Bipul Luitel, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

N

Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

SN

Swathi Namburi, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

CS

Christopher Su, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

HK

Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Guannan Gong

Guannan Gong, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

MB

Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

DH

Dena Hedegaard, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

LM

Laura Marquez

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

KL

Kellie Lee

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

NS

Nihanthy Sreenath, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

AB

Archie Bleyer, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

DN

David H. Noyd, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

NN

Nikita Nikita, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

WS

Wade Swenson, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

CH

Caroline Himbert, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

RY

Robin Yabroff, MBA, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

IK

Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP

Panelist

Binaytara

H

Hina Khan, MD

Panelist

Binaytara

MY

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

Panelist

Binaytara

Barbara Goff

Barbara Goff, MD

Panelist

Binaytara

Pamela Simon

Pamela Jean Simon, NP

Panelist

Binaytara

Benjamin Anderson

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD

Panelist

Binaytara

MP

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

Faculty

Binaytara

DM

Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate

Faculty

Binaytara

T

Irene Tamí‑Maury, DMD, DrPH, MSc

Faculty

Binaytara

AH

Anurekha Hall, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

SF

Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP

Faculty

Binaytara

KN

Kristin Nicholson, MSN, RN

Faculty

Binaytara

BA

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Faculty

Binaytara

LF

Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

Faculty

Binaytara

TW

Tanya Wahl, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

MM

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Faculty

Binaytara

KD

Kalina Duncan, MPH, DrPH

Faculty

Binaytara

SC

Shashank Cingam, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

Jaycee Wong

Jaycee Wong, ARNP

Faculty

Binaytara

DS

Diane Speelman, NP

Faculty

Binaytara

AO

Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD

Faculty

Binaytara

LD

Lesa Dawson, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

AP

Autumn Park

Faculty

Binaytara

AZ

Anao Zhang, PhD

Faculty

Binaytara

TS

Tara Shah, BSN

Faculty

Binaytara

TG

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Faculty

Binaytara

KS

Karan Sood, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

NS

Nicole Saint Clair, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

GS

Gumbo D. Silas, MPH

Faculty

Binaytara

FS

Faina Spaeth, ARNP

Faculty

Binaytara

K

Kenn Chi Ndi, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

RL

Rafaella Litvin, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

NB

Nissim Benizri, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

SA

Savannah Allen, MPH

Faculty

Binaytara

PA

Prajakta Adsul, MPH, PhD, MBBS

Faculty

Binaytara

GN

Grzegorz Nowakowski, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

DB

Daniela Buscariollo, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

TE

Tracy Ekberg, RN

Faculty

Binaytara

JK

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

HK

Hank G Kaplan, MD

Faculty

Binaytara

Hemanta Neupane

Hemanta Neupane, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

Audrey Kerby

Audrey Kerby

Staff

Binaytara

PC

Prity Lata Chakraborty, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

BS

Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

Staff

Binaytara

Conference program and agenda

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, March 27th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, & Exhibits (Pre-function Regency E)
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks (Regency ABCD)
08:15 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: Prevention and Early Detection Across Populations (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair: David Aboulafia, MD

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening and Low-Dose CT Access Hina Khan, MD

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Kaposi Sarcoma & Evolving standards in LMIC and in the US David Aboulafia, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Global Implementation of HPV Screening Barbara Goff, MD

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Panel Discussion Hina Khan, MD; David Aboulafia, MD; Barbara Goff, MD

09:15 AM - 10:15 AMSession 2: Advancing Equity in Precision Oncology (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair: Christopher Li, MD, PhD

09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Panel Discussion Jerald Radich, MD; Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP; Monica Yellowhair, PhD; Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

10:15 AM - 10:30 AMBreak & Exhibits (Foyer and Regency E)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AMSession 3A: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Cancer Screening and Care (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair: Don Dizon, MD

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion Tiffany Go, CPCHE, MPA; Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD; Irene Tamí‑Maury, DMD, DrPH, MSc

10:30 AM - 11:15 AMSession 3B: Oncology Nursing and APP Innovations in Underserved Settings (Regency FG)

Session Chair: Chermaine Wulff, OCN, BSN, RN

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion Jaycee Wong, ARNP; Diane Speelman, NP; Faina Spaeth, ARNP; Tracy Ekberg, RN

11:15 AM - 12:15 PMSession 4A: Women’s Cancers: Access, Diagnosis & Survivorship (Regency FG)

Session Chair: Fengting Yan, MD

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion Hank Kaplan, MD; Tanya Wahl, MD; Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate; Daniela Buscariollo, MD

11:15 AM - 12:15 PMSession 4B: Oral Abstract Presentations (Non-CME) (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair: Don Dizon, MD; Martha Mims, MD, PhD

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

Bridging the Gap in Breast Cancer Screening Disparities for Underserved East Tennessee Women Through a Mobile Mammography Unit Program Savannah Allen, MPH

11:25 AM - 11:35 AM

When Asking for Too Much Creates Inequity: Centralized NGS Workflow vs In House BRAF IHC in metastatic Colorectal Cancer Nissim Benizri, MD

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Deep Learning Model for Prediction of Mutational Profiles Associated with Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) from Peripheral Blood Smears Rafaella Litvin, MD

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Impact of Structured Psychosocial Intervention on Distress in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial from India Nihanthy Sreenath, MD

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

Female sex workers and cervical cancer screening in Kilimanjaro region: Uptake and behavioural determinants. A Community-based cross-sectional study in Health Belief Model perspectives Gumbo D. Silas, MPH

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

Characterizing BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Cameroonian breast cancer patients: Efforts towards bridging the genomic gap in Africa Kenn Chi Ndi, MD

12:15 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits (Foyer and Regency E)
01:00 PM - 01:45 PMSession 5: Pediatric Cancers & Equity in Early-Life Oncology Care (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair: Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Access to Cancer Care and Clinical Trials for Children, Adolescents & Young Adults Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Equitable Access to Cellular Therapies in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults Anurekha Hall, MD

01:20 PM - 01:30 PM

Transition from Childhood to Adult Cancer and Survivorship Care Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Panel Discussion Anurekha Hall, MD; Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC; Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

01:00 PM - 02:30 PMResearch Poster Review (Cedar Room)

Session Chair: David Aboulafia, MD; Ana Maria Lopez, MD; Manish Kohli, MD, MD; Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

Venue and map

Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson

Accreditation

Registration and pricing

Exhibitors and sponsorship