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

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Conference Director

Binay Shah

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

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Conference Chair

David Aboulafia

David Aboulafia, MD

Conference Chair

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Ana Maria Lopez

Ana Maria Lopez, MD

Conference Chair

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Catalyst

Shivaani Kummar

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

Catalyst

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Shailender Bhatia

Shailender Bhatia, MD

Catalyst

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Jerald Radich

Jerald Radich, MD

Catalyst

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Christine Laine

Christine Laine, MD

Catalyst

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Planning Committee

TL

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

Planning Committee

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MM

Marc R. Matrana, MD

Planning Committee

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JC

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Planning Committee

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AR

Archie Rich, Other

Planning Committee

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Siddhartha Yadav

Siddhartha Yadav, MD

Planning Committee

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Mark Pegram

Mark Daniel Pegram, MD

Planning Committee

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Manish Kohli

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

Planning Committee

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Eneida Nemecek

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Planning Committee

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ST

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS

Planning Committee

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Abstract Chair

Martha Mims

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Abstract Chair

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Don Dizon

Don Dizon, MD

Abstract Chair

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Abstract Committee

CY

Cecilia CS Yeung, MD

Abstract Committee

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ST

Swapna Thota, MD

Abstract Committee

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TL

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

Abstract Committee

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KB

Karen Ballen, MD

Abstract Committee

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Session Chair

LM

Linda Mach, PharmD

Session Chair

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CL

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

Session Chair

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Chermaine Wulff

Chermaine Wulff, BSN, OCN, RN

Session Chair

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BP

Brian Persing, MD

Session Chair

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WP

Warren Phipps, MD, MPH

Session Chair

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Joseph Rosales

Joseph Rosales, MD

Session Chair

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RJ

Rebecca Johnson, MD

Session Chair

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JM

Jin Mou, MD, MPH, PhD

Session Chair

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CD

Catherine Duggan, PhD

Session Chair

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JL

Joyce S Lee, PharmD

Session Chair

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CI

Carly Irwin, RN

Session Chair

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BS

Banu Symington, MD

Session Chair

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Manish Kohli

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

Session Chair

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Moderator

FY

Fengting Yan, MD

Moderator

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Siddhartha Devarakonda

Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

Moderator

Binaytara

Topic Presenter

BL

Bipul Luitel, PhD

Topic Presenter

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N

Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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SN

Swathi Namburi, MD

Topic Presenter

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CS

Christopher Su, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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HK

Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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Guannan Gong

Guannan Gong, PhD

Topic Presenter

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MB

Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD

Topic Presenter

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DH

Dena Hedegaard, MPH

Topic Presenter

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LM

Laura Marquez

Topic Presenter

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KL

Kellie Lee

Topic Presenter

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AB

Archie Bleyer, MD

Topic Presenter

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DN

David H. Noyd, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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NN

Nikita Nikita, MD

Topic Presenter

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WS

Wade Swenson, MD

Topic Presenter

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CH

Caroline Himbert, PhD

Topic Presenter

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Anusiyanthan Mariampillai

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Topic Presenter

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RY

Robin Yabroff, MBA, PhD

Topic Presenter

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Panelist

IK

Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP

Panelist

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H

Hina Khan, MD

Panelist

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MY

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

Panelist

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Barbara Goff

Barbara Goff, MD

Panelist

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Pamela Simon

Pamela Jean Simon, NP

Panelist

Binaytara

Benjamin Anderson

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD

Panelist

Binaytara

Faculty

MP

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

Faculty

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DM

Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate

Faculty

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AH

Anurekha Hall, MD

Faculty

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SF

Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP

Faculty

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KN

Kristin Nicholson, MSN, RN

Faculty

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BA

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Faculty

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LF

Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

Faculty

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TW

Tanya Wahl, MD

Faculty

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MM

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Faculty

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KD

Kalina Duncan, MPH, DrPH

Faculty

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SC

Shashank Cingam, MD

Faculty

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Jaycee Wong

Jaycee Wong, ARNP

Faculty

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DS

Diane Speelman, NP

Faculty

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AO

Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD

Faculty

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LD

Lesa Dawson, MD

Faculty

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AP

Autumn Park

Faculty

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AZ

Anao Zhang, PhD

Faculty

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TS

Tara Shah, BSN

Faculty

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TG

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Faculty

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NS

Nicole Saint Clair, MD

Faculty

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FS

Faina Spaeth, ARNP

Faculty

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PA

Prajakta Adsul, MPH, PhD, MBBS

Faculty

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GN

Grzegorz Nowakowski, MD

Faculty

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DB

Daniela Buscariollo, MD

Faculty

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TE

Tracy Ekberg, RN

Faculty

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JK

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Faculty

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HK

Hank G Kaplan, MD

Faculty

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Staff

Hemanta Neupane

Hemanta Neupane, MPH

Staff

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AK

Audrey Kerby

Staff

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PC

Prity Lata Chakraborty, MPH

Staff

Binaytara

BS

Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

Staff

Binaytara

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Conference program and agenda

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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

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Venue

Bellevue, WA, United States

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

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$350.00/Monthly
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$250.00/Monthly
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Non-Sponsoring Industry Reps

$1,750.00/Monthly
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$125.00/Monthly
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