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Precision Medicine 2026: Translating Genomics, Biomarkers, and Targeted Therapies into Clinical Practice | New Orleans

Accreditation: 6.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.75 ABIM MOC II | 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 6.75 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Renaissance New Orleans Arts Warehouse District Hotel, 700 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, United States

Start Date: November 7, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Tong Yang, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Ochsner Health Foundation

Kevan Simms, MBA

Conference Co-Chair

Ochsner Health

Jennifer Jacober, MD

Planning Committee

Alexandra Koehler, DNP

Planning Committee

Ochsner Health

Adel Gilbert, MSc, CGC

Planning Committee

Gillian Bell, PharmD

Planning Committee

Ochsner Health Foundation

Serena Mitaly, PharmD

Planning Committee

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Faculty

Philip Oravetz, MD

Session Chair

Marc R. Matrana, MD, FACP, M.Sc

Session Chair

Ochsner Health

Rohith Arcot, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner Health

Henry Dunnenberger, PharmD

Session Chair

Endeavor Health

Tong Yang, MD

Session Chair

Ochsner Health Foundation

Margaret Watson

Session Chair

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS

Topic Presenter

Hannah Meddaugh, MGCS, CGC

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Medical Center

Peggy Jo Alker, FNP-C

Topic Presenter

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

James Fraser Rini, MD

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Health Foundation

Nicolette Walano, MS, CGC

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Health

Shou Ching Tang, MD

Topic Presenter

LSU Health

Brian Halbert, MD

Topic Presenter

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Margaret McGuire, PA-C

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Medical Center

Laura Finn, MD

Topic Presenter

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Karen Ballen, MD

Topic Presenter

Karen Ballen, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center

Fokhrul Hossain, PhD

Case Presenter

Louisiana Cancer Research Center

Mona Bansal, MD

Case Presenter

Ochsner Health Foundation

Jonathan Mizrahi, MD

Case Presenter

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jiao Liu, MD

Case Presenter

Tulane University School of Medicine

Shashank Cingam, MD

Case Presenter

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Caroline Alquist, MD PhD

Panelist

Ochsner Health Foundation

Agenda

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

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

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast/Registration, Networking, & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts to Reduce Cancer Care Disparities - Justine Kam

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 1: Precision Oncology I

Session Chair: Rohith Arcot, MD

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Minimal Residual Disease – Brian Halbert, MD

08:50 AM - 09:00 AM

MRD in Hematological Malignancies – Shashank Cingam, MD

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Case Presentation: Solid Tumor – Jonathan Mizrahi, MD

09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Rohith Arcot, MD

Panelists:

Brian Halbert, MD; Shashank Cingam, MD; Jonathan Mizrahi, MD

09:30 AM - 10:30 AMSession 2: Advancements in Germline Testing

Session Chair: Alexandra Koehler, DNP; Jennifer Jacober, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Hereditary and High Risk Cancer – Margaret McGuire, PA-C; Peggy Jo Alker, FNP-C

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Prenatal – Nicolette Walano, MS, CGC

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

WGS in the NICU/Newborn screening – Hannah Meddaugh, CGC, MGCS

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Neurogenetics – James Fraser Rini, MD

10:30 AM - 10:50 AMBreak & Exhibits

10:50 AM - 11:50 AMSession 3: Advancements in Precision Medicine

Session Chair: Marc R. Matrana, MD, M.Sc, FACP

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Precision Population Medicine Beyond Cancer

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

MCED Technologies and Clinical Utility – Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Case Presentation – Mona Bansal, MD

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Case-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Marc R. Matrana, MD, M.Sc, FACP

Panelists:

Mona Bansal, MD; Melyssa Bratton, PhD, QBRS

11:50 AM - 12:50 PMLunch & Exhibits

12:50 PM - 01:50 PMSession 4: Advanced Molecular Decision Support

Session Chair: Tong Yang, MD

12:50 PM - 01:00 PM

Understanding the immunogenomic diversity of triple-negative breast cancer patients – Fokhrul Hossain, PhD

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Are ADCs precision therapies for cancer? – Shou Ching Tang, MD

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Case Presentation – Jiao Liu, MD

01:20 PM - 01:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Tong Yang, MD

Panelists:

Fokhrul Hossain, PhD; Shou Ching Tang, MD; Jiao Liu, MD

01:50 PM - 02:50 PMSession 5: Genetic and Cellular Therapies

Session Chair: Margaret Watson

01:50 PM - 02:05 PM

CAR-T

02:05 PM - 02:20 PM

Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease – Laura Finn, MD

02:20 PM - 02:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Margaret Watson

Panelists:

Laura Finn, MD; Kevan Simms, MBA; Caroline Alquist, MD PhD

02:50 PM - 03:05 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:05 PM - 03:50 PMSession 6: Pharmacogenomics

Session Chair: Henry Dunnenberger, PharmD

03:05 PM - 03:20 PM

Topic Presentation – Henry Dunnenberger, PharmD

03:20 PM - 03:35 PM

DBYD – Serena Mitaly, PharmD

03:35 PM - 03:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Henry Dunnenberger, PharmD

Panelists:

Kevan Simms, MBA; Gillian Bell, PharmD; Serena Mitaly, PharmD

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