Program

Please note: Breast Cryoablation Master Class attendance requires an additional fee separate from SIO 2024 registration. Click here to learn more about how to register for this Master Class.

Information below is subject to change. Last updated 18 August 2023.

* indicates faculty whose confirmation is pending

Thursday, 25 January 2024
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Basics and Overview

Moderators: Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School; Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 

  • Basic Cryoablation and Thermoprotective TechniquesVijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
  • What Are the Key Elements to Pre-Ablation Imaging? Laura Hodges, MD, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Overview of Fundamental Techniques in Breast CryoablationBrian S. Englander, MD, Penn Medicine
  • Literature Review of High Level Studies for Breast CryoablationKenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Practical How-To

Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology

  • Indications for Breast Cancer Cryoablation and What Lesions Should Be AblatedRichard E. Fine, MD, West Cancer Center
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation: How I Do It (Case Review)Peter J. Littrup, MD, Wayne State University
  • Post-Ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging FindingsMonica Huang, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Implementing Breast Cryoablation in PracticeB, Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Advanced

Moderators: Yolanda C. Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cnacer Center; Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center

  • Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the EnvelopeYolanda C. Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cnacer Center
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation and Immunotherapy: The New FrontierAmy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center
  • Chest Wall Lesions and Oligometastatic DiseaseAlan Alper Sag, MD, Duke University Medical Center
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Preparing for Tumor Boards

Moderator: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • Basics of Medical Therapy for Breast Cancer, *Heather McArthur, MD, UT Southwestern
  • Basics of Surgical Therapy for Breast CancerRache Simmons, MD, MS, MBA, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • Basics of Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer*Amy Xu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

MDT Tumor Board

Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Monica Huang, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Faculty: Rache Simmons, MD, MS, MBA, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; *Amy Xu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; *Heather McArthur, MD, UT Southwestern; Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hands-on Learning

Additional details to come. Hands-on learning will be facilitated by faculty listed above.