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SIO is excited to announce the 2025 Breast Cryoablation Master Class in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, 5 October 2025. More program details coming soon!

Program

Session 1: 
Moderated by Vijay Ramalingam, Beth Israel Deaconess, and Janice Thai, Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Introduction to Cryoablation and Thermoprotective Techniques
    • Heather Garrett, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Literature Review of High-level Studies for Breast Cryoablation
    • Kenneth Tomkovich, Princeton Radiology Group
  • Implementing Breast Cryoablation in Practice
    • Janice Thai, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Discussion
    • ALL

Session 2
Moderated by Monica Huang, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Franco Orsi, European Institute of Oncology

  • Fundamentals of Pre-Ablation Imaging, Lesion Selection, and Patient Work-Up
    • Monica Huang University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation Step by Step
    • Franco Orsi, European Institute of Oncology
  • Post ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging Findings
    • Alexander Sevrukov, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Discussion
    • ALL 

Session 3
Moderated by Peter Littrup, University of Rochester Medicine, and Vijay Ramalingam, Beth Israel Deaconess

  • Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the Envelope
    • Peter Littrup, University of Rochester Medicine
  • Research Priorities in Locoregional Therapy in Breast Cancer
    • Rakhshanda Rahmeen Layeequr, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Introduction to Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
    • Richard Fine, Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center
  • Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
    • William Sikov, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School
  • Disccusion
    • ALL

MDT Tumor Board
Moderated by Kenneth Tomkovich,  Princeton Radiology Group, and Monica Huang, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center 

  • Panelists: Kenneth Tomkovich, Princeton Radiology Group, Richard Fine, Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center, Janice Thai, Massachusetts General Hospital, William Sikov, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School
Hands-On Learning

Photos from past Breast Cryo Master Classes