Conference Details - Faculty
Continuing Education Information
Physicians: Physicians' Education Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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Seventh International Symposium on Supportive Care in Oncology: Cancer Management in the Era of Targeted Agents
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
New York, NY
February 27-28, 2009
Program Director
Jeffrey Crawford, MD
George Barth Geller Professor of Research in Cancer
Chief, Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Richard Gralla, MD
Chief, Hematology and Oncology
Vice President for Cancer Services
North Shore-LIJ Health System
New York Lung Cancer Alliance
Lake Success, NY
Planning Committee
Debra Barton, RN, PhD, AOCN, FAAN
Associate Professor of Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Jeffrey Crawford, MD
George Barth Geller Professor of Research in Cancer
Chief, Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Richard Gralla, MD
Chief, Hematology and Oncology
Monter Cancer Center
Vice President for Cancer Services
North Shore-LIJ Health System
Lake Success, NY
Faculty
Milan J. Anadkat, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Dermatology
Center for Advanced Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Lowell Anthony, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Director, Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Charles Bennett, MD, PhD, MPP
Professor, Hematology/Oncology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Morey Blinder, MD
Associate Professor
Hematology Division
Department of Medicine
Department of Pathology and Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Women’s Cancer Center
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Co-Director, Magee-Womens Breast Cancer Program of UPMC Cancer Centers
Pittsburgh, PA
Barrie Cassileth, PhD
Chief, Integrative Medicine Service
Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Gary E. Deng, MD, PhD
Integrative Medicine Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Cathy Eng, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Michael S. Ewer, MD
Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH, FRCP(Edin)
Professor of Medicine and Director, Health Services, Effectiveness and Outcomes Research
Division of Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine/Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Senior Fellow, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Durham, NC
Kutluk Oktay, MD, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY
Medical Director, Institute for Fertility Preservation
Center for Human Reproduction
New York, NY
Russell Portenoy, MD
Chairman and Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Chair in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chief Medical Officer
Continuum Hospice Care
New York, NY
Andrea Rustine, PA-C, MS
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Lidia Schapira, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Staff Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Lauren Shaiova, MD
Chief, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Metropolitan Hospital Center HHC
New York, NY
Victor F. Tapson, MD
Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Educational Grants
An educational grant for this activity was provided by:
- Amgen
- Merck Oncology
- AstraZeneca
- Cephalon Oncology
- Eisai, Inc.
- Genentech BioOncology