SIO is excited to announce the 2025 Breast Cryoablation Master Class in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, 5 October 2025.
Program Schedule
| Time |
Details |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Attendee Check In & Breakfast |
| 7:45 – 8:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. |
Session 1
Moderated by Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, and Janice Thai, MD
- Introduction to Cryoablation and Thermoprotective Techniques
Heather Garrett, MD
- Literature Review of High-Level Studies for Breast Cryoablation
Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, FSIR
- Implementing Breast Cryoablation in Practice
Janice Thai, MD
- Faculty/Attendee Discussion
|
| 8:50 – 9:40 a.m. |
Session 2
Moderated by Monica Huang, MD, FACR, and Franco Orsi, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE
- Fundamentals of Pre-Ablation Imaging, Lesion Selection, and Patient Work-Up
Monica Huang, MD, FACR
- Breast Cancer Cryoablation Step by Step
Franco Orsi, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE
- Post-Ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging Findings
Alexander Sevrukov, MD
- Faculty/Attendee Discussion
|
| 9:40 – 10:40 a.m. |
Session 3
Moderated by Peter Littrup, MD, FACR, and Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR
- Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the Envelope
Peter Littrup, MD, FACR
- Research Priorities in Locoregional Therapy in Breast Cancer
Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman, MD, FCPS, FRCS, FACS
- Introduction to Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
Michael Cassidy, MD
- Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
William Sikov, MD
- Faculty/Attendee Discussion
|
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. |
MDT Tumor Board
Moderated by Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, FSIR, and Monica Huang, MD, FACR
Panelists: Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, FSIR, Janice Thai, MD, William Sikov, MD |
| 11:45 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Breast Cryoablation Master Class: Hands-on Learning
Attendees will rotate through faculty guided stations for hands-on learning and training.
|
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
Reception with Closing Remarks |