AGENDA 

8:00am

Welcome

Timothy Kuzel, MD
Linda Ostoski, President JNKCF

8:10am

Pathology of Renal Neoplasms:
A Guide to Understanding the Pathology Report and Overview of Most Common Kidney Tumors

Ji-Weon Park, MD
Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Director of Cytology, Rush University Medical Center

8:30am

Active Surveillance of Renal Masses
Alexander Chow, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Director of Robotic Urologic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center

8:50am

Robotic Surgical Approaches to Renal Masses
Sri Vourganti, MD
Director, Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials and Research
Director, Urologic Image Guided Oncologic Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
Rush Medical College

9:10am

Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Renal Carcinoma Bone
Alan Blank, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Section of Orthopedic Oncology
Rush University Cancer Center
Midwest Orthopedics at Rush

9:30am

Panel Discussion with Doctors

9:45am-10:00am BREAK

10:00am

Image Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Treatment (SBRT) of Renal Cancer and its Oligometastases
Dian Wang, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Rush University Medical Center

10:20am

First Line of Treatment of Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cancers
Timothy Kuzel, MD, FACP
Samuel G Taylor III MD Professor of Oncology
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology/Cell Therapy
Rush University Medical Center

10:40am

Adjuvant Therapy and Novel Emerging Strategies for Advanced RCC
Alan Tan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology/Cell Therapy
Director of Genitourinary Medical Oncology
Executive Officer-Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology/AFT
Rush Medical Center

11:00am

Coping and Resilience in Cancer Survivorship
Teresa Deshields, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Supportive Oncology
Rush University Medical Center

11:20am

Supporting Patients and Families: Role of Palliative Care
Dr. Sean O’Mahoney
Director, Section of Palliative Care
Department of Internal Medicine

11:40am

Panel Discussion with Doctors

11:55am

Closing Remarks
Timothy Kuzel, MD