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2026 Chicago Hematology and Oncology Conference

Accreditation: 10.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 10.75 ABIM MOC II | 10.75 ACPE Pharmacy | 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Venue: Hilton Orrington/Evanston, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States

Start Date: July 31End Date: Aug 1, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

William J Gradishar, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Northwestern University

Sonali Smith, MD

Conference Co-Chair

University of Chicago

Faculty

Jay Dalal, MD

Session Chair

Ardaman Shergill, MD

Session Chair

University of Chicago

Natalie Reizine, MD

Session Chair

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dan Olson, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Priya Kumthekar, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern Medicine

Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Gini Fleming, MD

Topic Presenter

Randy Sweis, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Ruta Rao, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush University

Mohammad Atiq, MD

Topic Presenter

Aparna Kalyan, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern Medicine

Benjamin Derman, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Justin Kline, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Shuo Ma, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Mary Mulcahy, MD

Topic Presenter

Northwestern University

Nan Chen, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Noura Choudhury, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Manik Amin, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Young Chae, MD

Topic Presenter

Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Chicago

Koosha Paydary, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush-MD Anderson Cancer Center

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, July 31st, 2026

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

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits (2nd Floor Foyer)

01:00 PM - 01:05 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Grand Ballroom)

01:05 PM - 03:05 PMSession 1: Updates in Hematologic Malignancies (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Sonali Smith, MD

01:05 PM - 01:35 PM

MDS/Leukemia – Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

01:35 PM - 02:05 PM

Myeloma – Benjamin Derman, MD

02:05 PM - 02:35 PM

Aggressive Lymphomas & HL – Justin Kline, MD

02:35 PM - 03:05 PM

Indolent Lymphomas & CLL – Shuo Ma, MD, PhD

03:05 PM - 03:15 PMBreak & Exhibits (Heritage Ballroom)

03:15 PM - 05:15 PMSession 2: Updates in General Oncology (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Jay Dalal, MD

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM

Sarcoma – Seth Michaels Pollack, MD

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

Cutaneous Malignancies – Dan Olson, MD

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Advances in CNS Tumors – Priya Kumthekar, MD

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Management of Gynecologic Malignancies – Gini Fleming, MD

05:15 PM - 06:00 PMSession 3: Tumor-Board Style Discussion - Challenging Cases (Grand Ballroom)

06:00 PM - 06:30 PMNetworking Reception (Heritage Ballroom)

Day 2: Saturday, August 1st, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (2nd Floor Foyer)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Grand Ballroom)

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Grand Ballroom)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 4: GU Oncology (Grand Ballroom)

Session Chair: Natalie Reizine, MD

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Prostate Cancer – Mohammad Atiq, MD

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Bladder Cancer – David VanderWeele, MD, PhD

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Kidney Cancer – Randy Sweis, MD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBreak & Exhibits (Heritage Ballroom)

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