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Best of Oncology™ 2026, Albuquerque

Venue: Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel, 2910 Yale Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NM, United States

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Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Faculty

Gregg Franklin

Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

Session Chair

New Mexico Cancer Center

Andrea Teague

Andrea Teague, MD

Session Chair

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center

Sardar Imam

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Session Chair

Calvin Ridgeway

Calvin Ridgeway, MD

Session Chair

Lovelace Medical Group

Neilmegh Varada

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Matthew Fero

Matthew Fero, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Moises Harari-Turquie

Moises Harari-Turquie, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Lara McKean Basté

Lara McKean Basté, MD

Topic Presenter

University of New Mexico

Cecilia Arana Yi

Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

Topic Presenter

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Alissa Greenbaum

Alissa Greenbaum, MD

Topic Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Neda Hashemi

Neda Hashemi, MD

Topic Presenter

Andrew Ko

Andrew H. Ko, MD

Topic Presenter

University of California San Francisco

Munveer Bhangoo

Munveer Bhangoo, MD

Topic Presenter

Robert Lin

Robert Lin, MD

Topic Presenter

Roberto Garcia

Roberto Luis Garcia, MD

Case Presenter

Heather Armes

Heather Armes, PA-C

Case Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Erika Maestas

Erika Maestas, MD

Case Presenter

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez

Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Irum Jan

Irum Jan, MD

Case Presenter

Christopher Hertz

Christopher Hertz, MD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico

Amaranta Craig

Amaranta Craig, MD

Case Presenter

Katijane Dexter

Katijane Crowe Dexter, ARNP

Case Presenter

UNM Cancer Center

Athar Eysa

Athar Eysa, MD

Case Presenter

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Maggie Werner-Washburne

Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD

Panelist

Itzhak Nir

Itzhak Nir, MD

Panelist

Rama Gullapalli

Rama Gullapalli, MD, PhD

Panelist

John Durkin

John Durkin, MD, MBA

Panelist

Alissa Greenbaum

Alissa Greenbaum, MD

Panelist

University of New Mexico

Harmony Bowles

Harmony Bowles, PharmD

Panelist

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mary Young

Mary Young, PharmD

Panelist

UNM

Traci White

Traci White, PharmD

Panelist

Conference program and agenda

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, August 14th, 2026

All timings are in Mountain Time (MDT, GMT-06:00) time.

02:00 PM - 03:00 PMRegistration & Exhibits
03:00 PM - 04:30 PMSession 1 - Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Andrea Teague, MD

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

MDS/Leukemias Cecilia Arana Yi, MD

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM

Multiple Myeloma Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Lymphoma & CLL Matthew Fero, MD

03:45 PM - 03:50 PM

Case Presentation Roberto Luis Garcia, MD

03:50 PM - 03:55 PM

Case Presentation Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

03:55 PM - 04:00 PM

Case Presentation Andrea Teague, MD

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Andrea Teague, MD

Panelists:

Neilmegh Lakshman Varada, DO; Matthew Fero, MD; Cecilia Arana Yi, MD; Roberto Luis Garcia, MD; Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez, PharmD

04:30 PM - 04:45 PMBreak & Exhibits
04:45 PM - 06:00 PMSession 2 - Keynote: RAS(ON): The Right-On Moment for KRAS inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer

Session Chair: Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Keynote Speech Andrew H. Ko, MD

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

Panelists:

Andrew H. Ko, MD; Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD; Itzhak Nir, MD; Rama Gullapalli, MD, PhD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD; John Durkin, MD, MBA

Day 2: Saturday, August 15th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits
08:00 AM - 08:25 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (non-CME accredited)
08:25 AM - 08:30 AMWelcome
08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 3 - Genitourinary Cancer

Session Chair: Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Prostate Cancer Neda Hashemi, MD

08:50 AM - 09:10 AM

Bladder & Kidney Cancer Munveer Bhangoo, MD

09:10 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation Heather Armes, PA-C

09:15 AM - 09:20 AM

Case Presentation Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

09:20 AM - 09:25 AM

Case Presentation Irum Jan, MD

09:25 AM - 09:30 AM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Neda Hashemi, MD; Munveer Bhangoo, MD; Heather Armes, PA-C; Irum Jan, MD; Mary Young, PharmD

09:30 AM - 10:30 AMSession 4 - Thoracic Oncology

Session Chair: Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Robert Lin, MD

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Moises Harari-Turquie, MD

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Case Presentation Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

10:05 AM - 10:10 AM

Case Presentation Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Case Presentation Christopher Hertz, MD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Foma Munoh Kenne, MD

Panelists:

Robert Lin, MD; Moises Harari-Turquie, MD; Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Christopher Hertz, MD; Traci White, PharmD

10:30 AM - 11:15 AMBreak & Exhibits - Product Theater sponsored by Astellas (non-CME accredited)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMSession 5 - Melanoma and Sarcoma

Session Chair: Calvin Ridgeway, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Melanoma

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Sarcoma David Savage, MD, PhD

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Case Presentation Athar Eysa, MD

11:50 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation Amaranta Craig, MD

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Presentation Katijane Crowe Dexter, ARNP

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMSession 6 - Gastrointestinal Cancer

Session Chair: Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

HPB Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD

12:10 PM - 12:15 PM

Case Presentation Erika Maestas, MD

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Upper GI Alissa Greenbaum, MD

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

Case Presentation Alissa Greenbaum, MD

12:35 PM - 12:40 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

12:40 PM - 12:50 PM

Colon Cancer Lara McKean Basté, MD

12:50 PM - 12:55 PM

Case Presentation Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

12:55 PM - 01:00 PM

Case-based Discussion

Moderators:

Sardar Zakariya Imam, MD

Panelists:

Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD; Alissa Greenbaum, MD; Erika Maestas, MD; Lara McKean Basté, MD; Harmony Bowles, PharmD

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