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2026 Rare Hematology Conference, Atlanta

Accreditation: 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 6.00 ABIM MOC II | 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.00 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States

Start Date: November 14, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binaytara

Girindra Raval, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center

Anthony Hunter, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Faculty

Nisha Joseph, MD

Session Chair

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Session Chair

UAB Medicine

Pamela Allen, MD, MSc

Session Chair

Emory winship cancer institute

Julie Kanter, MD

Session Chair

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Spero Cataland, MD

Session Chair

Ohio State University

Nithin Thomas, MBBS

Session Chair

Emory University School of Medicine

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Topic Presenter

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Somedeb Ball, MD

Topic Presenter

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vikas Gupta, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Radhika Gangaraju, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rahul Nayak, MD

Topic Presenter

Emory winship cancer institute

Locke Bryan, MD

Topic Presenter

Augusta university

Michael Hochman, MD

Topic Presenter

Emory winship cancer institute

Muhammad Saad Hamid, MD

Topic Presenter

Emory winship cancer institute

Ana Gabriela Antun, MD, MSc

Topic Presenter

Emory Healthcare

Richa Parikh, MD

Topic Presenter

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Ugochi Ogu, MD

Topic Presenter

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Alexis Leonard, MD

Topic Presenter

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO

Case Presenter

Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Tinatin Muradashvili, MD

Case Presenter

Emory University School of Medicine

Wissam Karam, MD

Case Presenter

Emory University School of Medicine

Kyler herrington, MD

Case Presenter

Augusta university

Anvay Shah, MBBS

Case Presenter

Augusta university

Alexandra Palmer, BSN, MSN, NP

Case Presenter

Emory Winship Cancer Institute / Emory Healthcare

Giovanni Carter, PA-C

Case Presenter

Medical College of Georgia

Lyle Hickman, MD

Case Presenter

Augusta university

Ellen Marin, PA-C

Case Presenter

Emory Winship Cancer Institute / Emory Healthcare

Inemesit Akpan, MD

Case Presenter

Augusta university

Leslie L Popplewell, MD, FACP

Panelist

City of Hope Atlanta

Walid l Shaib, MD

Panelist

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers

Mohan Krishnamachary, MD

Panelist

Northside Hospital

Lynn Zemsky, MD

Panelist

Northside Hospital Cancer Institute

Trevor Feinstein, MD

Panelist

Piedmont Cancer Institute

Aaron kefela, MD

Panelist

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers

Rujul Parikh, MD

Panelist

Emory University School of Medicine

Anusha Vakiti, MD

Panelist

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Sandeep Padala, MD

Panelist

Wellstar Medical Group

Agenda

Saturday, November 14th, 2026

All timings are in Eastern Time (EST, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast & Exhibition - Non-CME Accredited - (Embassy ABE)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome - (Embassy ABE)

08:05 AM - 09:05 AMSession 1: Malignant Heme: Rare Plasma Cell Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategies - (Embassy CD)

Session Chair: Nisha Joseph, MD

08:05 AM - 08:20 AM

Amyloidosis: Optimal Therapy and the Role of Transplant – Richa Parikh, MD

08:20 AM - 08:35 AM

Looking to the Future: Can We Cure Multiple Myeloma? – Vikas Gupta, MD, PhD

08:35 AM - 08:40 AM

Case-based Presentation – Wissam Karam, MD

08:40 AM - 08:50 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Nisha Joseph, MD

Panelists:

Richa Parikh, MD; Aaron kefela, MD; Mohan Krishnamachary, MD; Vikas Gupta, MD, PhD

08:50 AM - 08:55 AM

Case-based Presentation – Wissam Karam, MD

08:55 AM - 09:05 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Nisha Joseph, MD

Panelists:

Mohan Krishnamachary, MD; Richa Parikh, MD; Aaron kefela, MD; Vikas Gupta, MD, PhD

09:05 AM - 09:50 AMBreak & Exhibits - Non-CME Accredited (Embassy ABE)

09:50 AM - 10:50 AMSession 2: Classical - Sickle Cell - (Embassy CD)

Session Chair: Julie Kanter, MD

09:50 AM - 10:05 AM

Updates in Gene Therapy – Alexis Leonard, MD

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Updates in current management of sickle cell disease – Ugochi Ogu, MD

10:20 AM - 10:25 AM

Case-based Presentation – Giovanni Carter, PA-C

10:25 AM - 10:35 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Julie Kanter, MD

Panelists:

Anusha Vakiti, MD; Alexis Leonard, MD; Ugochi Ogu, MD; Rujul Parikh, MD

10:35 AM - 10:40 AM

Case-based Presentation – Kyler herrington, MD

10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Julie Kanter, MD

Panelists:

Alexis Leonard, MD; Ugochi Ogu, MD; Anusha Vakiti, MD; Rujul Parikh, MD

10:50 AM - 11:50 AMSession 3: Malignant heme: Management of Rare Myeloid Disorders and Hypereosinophilia - (Embassy CD)

Session Chair: Pankit J Vachhani, MD

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Are Hypomethylating Agents the Standard of Care? – Somedeb Ball, MD

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Systemic Mastocytosis - The Role of KIT Inhibition – Michael Hochman, MD

11:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Case-based Presentation – Lyle Hickman, MD

11:25 AM - 11:35 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Panelists:

Somedeb Ball, MD; Michael Hochman, MD; Trevor Feinstein, MD; Lynn Zemsky, MD

11:35 AM - 11:40 AM

Case-based Presentation – Inemesit Akpan, MD

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Pankit J Vachhani, MD

Panelists:

Somedeb Ball, MD; Michael Hochman, MD; Lynn Zemsky, MD; Trevor Feinstein, MD

11:50 AM - 12:20 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities by Bhawana Srivastava - Non-CME Accredited (Embassy CD)

12:20 PM - 12:35 PMProduct Theater by Sanofi: A Review of Sanofi’s Clinical Trials in Rare Blood Disorders by Laura Deeb, MSN, CPNP; Maggie Harrington, MSN, FNP-C; Mariya Wilkinson, PhD - Non-CME Accredited - (Embassy CD)

12:40 PM - 01:40 PMLunch & Exhibits - Non-CME Accredited (Embassy ABE)

12:40 PM - 01:40 PMProduct Theater by Blueprint Medicines - Non-CME Accredited - (Embassy F)

01:40 PM - 02:40 PMSession 4: Malignant Heme: Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Beyond the Ordinary - (Embassy CD)

Session Chair: Pamela Allen, MD, MSc

01:40 PM - 01:55 PM

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas – Rahul Nayak, MD

01:55 PM - 02:10 PM

Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia: When and How to Treat – Locke Bryan, MD

02:10 PM - 02:15 PM

Case-based Presentation – Alexandra Palmer, BSN, MSN, NP

02:15 PM - 02:25 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Pamela Allen, MD, MSc

Panelists:

Rahul Nayak, MD; Locke Bryan, MD; Leslie L Popplewell, MD, FACP; Mohan Krishnamachary, MD

02:25 PM - 02:30 PM

Case-based Presentation – Ellen Marin, PA-C

02:30 PM - 02:40 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Pamela Allen, MD, MSc

Panelists:

Locke Bryan, MD; Rahul Nayak, MD; Leslie L Popplewell, MD, FACP; Mohan Krishnamachary, MD

02:40 PM - 03:40 PMSession 5: Classical - Bleeding Disorder or Bleeding and Clotting Disorder - (Embassy CD)

Session Chair: Spero Cataland, MD

02:40 PM - 02:55 PM

Hemophilia – Ana Gabriela Antun, MD, MSc

02:55 PM - 03:10 PM

Thrombotic microangiopathy – Radhika Gangaraju, MD

03:10 PM - 03:15 PM

Case-based presentation – Anvay Shah, MBBS

03:15 PM - 03:25 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Spero Cataland, MD

Panelists:

Ana Gabriela Antun, MD, MSc; Radhika Gangaraju, MD; Sandeep Padala, MD

03:25 PM - 03:30 PM

Case-based Presentation – Mark Henry Dalgetty, DO

03:30 PM - 03:40 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Spero Cataland, MD

Panelists:

Ana Gabriela Antun, MD, MSc; Radhika Gangaraju, MD; Sandeep Padala, MD

About 2026 Rare Hematology Conference, Atlanta

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