Meet the Professor Sessions

Each Meet the Professor breakfast session features a presenter of international prominence. Please be aware that these are small sessions with a limited number of audience participants and are intended to give participants the opportunity to have interactive discussion with the faculty regarding challenging issues or interesting topics in surgical oncology.

To ensure your selection, please register as early as possible. Pricing for the MTP's are $60 for members and $70 for non-members.  Continental breakfast is included with your registration. Individuals are limited to one ticket per session.

See the SSO 2018 Schedule for full session details, or click on the individual session titles below.

Friday, March 23
6:45-7:45 am

• Considerations in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
  James Jakub, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• The Use of Molecular Tests in Breast Cancer Surgery Planning
  E. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, Duke University, Durham, NC
• The Impact of Enhanced Recovery on Oncologic Outcomes
  Thomas A. Aloia, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
  Nipun B. Merchant, MD, University of Miami Medical Center, Miami, FL
• Management of IPMN
  Peter J. Allen, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
• How to Get Published in a High-Impact Journal
  Charles M. Balch, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mark Roh, MD, Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center, Orlando, FL; Deborah Whippen, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Saturday, March 24
6:45-7:45 am

• Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
  George J. Chang, MD, MS, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer
  Martin R. Weiser, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
• HIPEC: Why and How?
  Edward A. Levine, MD, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
• Gastric and GE Junction Cancer: Optimal Multidisciplinary Management
  Michell C. Posner, MD, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
• How the MSLT Trials Impact My Melanoma Practice
  Mark B. Faries, MD, The Angeles Clinic / Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
• Management of Primary and Recurrent RPS
  Carol J. Swallow, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada