Speakers | 3rd Biennial Miami Precision Medicine Conference | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Carmen Calfa, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Breast Medical Oncologist, Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute
Clinical Research Leader, Breast Site Disease Group
Medical Director-Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Director of Community Outreach - Plantation
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

PROGRAM CO-DIRECTORS

Craig H. Moskowitz, MD

Professor, Director of Academic Clinical Development
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Clinical Research Lead, Thoracic Site Disease Group
Associate Director for Community Outreach-Thoracic Oncology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD

Professor. Associate Director, Clinical Research
Director, Sarcoma Medical Research Program
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

GUEST FACULTY

Ting Bao, MD, MS

Physician, Medical Oncology, Co-Director, The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Giuseppe Curigliano, MD, PhD

Professor of Medical Oncology and Chief of the Clinical Division of Early Drug Development
European Institute of Oncology, Milan
International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS) President
Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG)

Susan Domchek, MD, FASCO, FAACR

Professor of Oncology, Executive Director, Sasser Center for BRCA
Director, MacDonald Women's Cancer Risk Evaluation Center
University of Pennsylvania

Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD

Executive Director, Center for Thoracic Oncology and Co-Director, Center of Excellence for Thoracic Oncology at The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai (TCI) and Joe Lowe and Louis Price Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Associate Director of Biomarker Discovery for TCI

Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FSCT, FACP, FASCO

Founding Principal Investigator of the TAPUR Study, ASCO Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago Former Chief Medical Officer and Past President, ASCO

Jason Starr, DO

Medical Oncologist, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Jacksonville, Florida

Vamsi Velcheti, MD, MBA, FASCO

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Oncology (Medical) Hematology,
Jacksonville, Florida

MOTIVATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Christine Handy

Breast Cancer Survivor, Model, Mother, Motivational Speaker,
and Author of Walk Beside Me

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM & SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER FACULTY

Priscila Barreto, MD

Breast Medical Oncology
University of Miami Health System

Steven Bialick, DO

Medical Oncology, Gastrointestinal, Sarcoma & Connective Tissue Medical Oncology
University of Miami Health System

Marijo Bilusic, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Oncology, Genitourinary Site Disease Group Lead,
GU SOD Medical Oncology Lead,
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Marcelo Blaya, MD

Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Breast Medical Oncology
University of Miami Health System

R. Patricia Castillo, MD

Professor of Clinical Radiology
Division Director of Body Imaging
Vice Chair of Wellness
University of Miami Health System

Brooke Crawford, MD, MBA

Associate Professor and Division Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology
Associate Orthopaedic Residency Program Director
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital,
Sylvester Cancer Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami Veterans Hospital

Richa Dawar, MD

Thoracic and Breast Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine and Hematology
University of Miami Health System

Macarena De La Fuente, MD

Chief, Neuro-Oncology Division
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Aditi Dhir, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, MD

Clinical Professor
Vice Chair of Education & Trainee Mentoring
Director of Head and Neck Pathology
Director of Undergraduate Pathology Medical Education
Acting Co-Director of Breast Pathology Service, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director of Head & Neck Pathology Service, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Program Director of Head & Neck Pathology Fellowship
University of Miami Health System

Sakir (“Hume”) Gultekin, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Neuropathology Service, Division of Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Research Operations
Program Director of Neuropathology Fellowship
University of Miami

Antonio Iavarone, MD

Professor of Neurological Surgery & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Deputy-Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chinmay Jani, MD

Chief Fellow, Hematology Oncology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Datta Jashodeep, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Site Disease Group, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Director, Translational Research, Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute
DiMare Family Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Merce Jorda, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor and Joseph R. Coulter, Jr. Chair
CLIA Director of UHealth Laboratories
Director of Genitourinary Pathology
Chief of Pathology, Jackson Health System

Joycelyn M. Lee, PhD, MBA

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Clinical Psychologist, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, PhD, RDN

CRANE Lab, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Jose Lutzky, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematologist Oncologist
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jaime Merchan, MD

Professor of Medicine, Co-Leader, Translational and Clinical Oncology Research Program
Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Diana Margarita Maria Molinares Mejia, MD

Director of Cancer Rehabilitation
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University
Miami Miller School of Medicine

Stephen Nimer, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Executive Dean for Research, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Emanuela Palmerini, MD, PhD

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Frank Penedo, PhD, FABMR, FSBM

Professor, Departments of Psychology and Medicine
Director, Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute and Population Sciences
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Andrew E. Rosenberg, MD

Clinical Professor, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Co-Chief of Anatomic Pathology Division
Co-Medical Director of AP Operations at UHealth
Director of Quality & Regulatory
Director of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Program Director of Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology Fellowship
Director of Intraoperative Consultation Service, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roberto Ruiz-Cordero, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology, Chief & Director of Operations, Molecular & Genomic Pathology Division
Director of Cytopathology Section, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Medical Director of Cytology at Jackson Health System & UHealth
Program Director of Molecular & Genomic Pathology Fellowship
Faculty in the Division of Hematopathology

Abdulrahman Sinno, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical. Director of Surgical Research and Education, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jay Spiegel, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Transplant & Cellular Therapy Hematology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center