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Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26)

Accreditation: 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 12.75 ABIM MOC II | 12.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 12.75 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way Northeast, Bellevue, WA, United States

Start Date: March 27End Date: March 28, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

David Aboulafia, MD

Conference Chair

Ana Maria Lopez, MD

Conference Chair

SKCC, Thomas Jefferson University

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

Planning Committee

UC Davis Health

Marc R. Matrana, MD

Planning Committee

Ochsner Health

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Planning Committee

Archie Rich, Other

Planning Committee

LawMD, Chartered Law Firm

Siddhartha Yadav, MD

Planning Committee

Mayo Clinic

Mark Daniel Pegram, MD

Planning Committee

Stanford University

Manish Kohli, MD

Planning Committee

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Planning Committee

Knight Cancer Institute | Oregon Health & Science University

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS

Planning Committee

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Abstract Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Don Dizon, MD

Abstract Chair

Cecilia CS Yeung, MD

Abstract Committee

FHCRC

Swapna Thota, MD

Abstract Committee

UTHSC- Memphis

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

Abstract Committee

UC Davis Health

Karen Ballen, MD

Abstract Committee

University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center

Faculty

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

Catalyst

Oregon Health and Science University

Shailender Bhatia, MD

Catalyst

University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Jerald Radich, MD

Catalyst

Fred Hutch

Christine Laine, MD

Catalyst

Linda Mach, PharmD

Session Chair

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Chermaine Wulff, BSN, OCN, RN

Session Chair

Valley Medical Center

Brian Persing, MD

Session Chair

Warren Phipps, MD, MPH

Session Chair

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Joseph Rosales, MD

Session Chair

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Rebecca Johnson, MD

Session Chair

Jin Mou, MD, MPH, PhD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Catherine Duggan, PhD

Session Chair

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Joyce S Lee, PharmD

Session Chair

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carly Irwin, RN

Session Chair

Banu Symington, MD

Session Chair

Manish Kohli, MD

Session Chair

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Fengting Yan, MD

Moderator

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

Moderator

Swedish/Providence

Bipul Luitel, PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Swathi Namburi, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish Cancer Institute

Christopher Su, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Guannan Gong, PhD

Topic Presenter

Yale University

Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD

Topic Presenter

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Dena Hedegaard, MPH

Topic Presenter

Floyd and Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason

Laura Marquez

Topic Presenter

Kellie Lee

Topic Presenter

Nihanthy Sreenath, MD

Topic Presenter

Archie Bleyer, MD

Topic Presenter

David H. Noyd, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Seattle Children’s /Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Nikita Nikita, MD

Topic Presenter

Thomas Jefferson University

Wade Swenson, MD

Topic Presenter

Caroline Himbert, PhD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Topic Presenter

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Robin Yabroff, MBA, PhD

Topic Presenter

Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP

Panelist

Tempus AI

Hina Khan, MD

Panelist

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

Panelist

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Barbara Goff, MD

Panelist

University of Washington

Pamela Jean Simon, NP

Panelist

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD

Panelist

University of Washington School of Medicine

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

Faculty

The George Washington University

Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate

Faculty

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Irene Tamí‑Maury, DMD, DrPH, MSc

Faculty

Anurekha Hall, MD

Faculty

Seattle Children's Hospital

Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP

Faculty

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Kristin Nicholson, MSN, RN

Faculty

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Faculty

Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

Faculty

Tanya Wahl, MD

Faculty

Providence Swedish Cancer Institute

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Faculty

Kalina Duncan, MPH, DrPH

Faculty

Shashank Cingam, MD

Faculty

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Jaycee Wong, ARNP

Faculty

Diane Speelman, NP

Faculty

Kaiser Permanente Washington

Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD

Faculty

Lesa Dawson, MD

Faculty

Autumn Park

Faculty

Anao Zhang, PhD

Faculty

Tara Shah, BSN

Faculty

Binaytara

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Faculty

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Karan Sood, MD

Faculty

Nicole Saint Clair, MD

Faculty

Gumbo D. Silas, MPH

Faculty

Faina Spaeth, ARNP

Faculty

Kaiser Permanente Washington

Kenn Chi Ndi, MD

Faculty

Rafaella Litvin, MD

Faculty

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA

Nissim Benizri, MD

Faculty

Savannah Allen, MPH

Faculty

University of Tennessee Medical Center

Prajakta Adsul, MPH, PhD, MBBS

Faculty

Grzegorz Nowakowski, MD

Faculty

Daniela Buscariollo, MD

Faculty

Swedish Cancer Institute

Tracy Ekberg, RN

Faculty

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Faculty

Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Hank G Kaplan, MD

Faculty

Department of Medical Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

Hemanta Neupane, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

Audrey Kerby

Staff

Binaytara

Prity Lata Chakraborty, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

Staff

Binaytara

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 - 02:30 PMResearch Poster Review (Cedar Room)

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

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

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

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

About Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26)

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