Numerous UT MD Anderson Meet the Experts sessions are scheduled throughout ASTRO. Note: All times are listed in Eastern Time.
Sunday, September 27
11–11:30 a.m.
Innovations defining the future of GI cancer treatment
Prajnan Das, M.D.
Division Head ad interim, Radiation Oncology
Chair ad interim of Radiation Oncology
Professor and Chair, Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology
11–11:30 a.m.
Head and neck cancer: New advances
Anna Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Shalin Shah, M.D.
Professor, Radiation Oncology
11:30 a.m.–noon
Precision-driven progress in proton therapy
Steven Frank, M.D.
Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
Steven Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology
Li Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology (Research)
12–12:30 p.m.
Digital twins: From concept to decision support tool
Caroline Chung, M.D.
Professor, Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Radiology
Director of Data Science Development and Implementation, Institute for Data Science in Oncology
Heiko Enderling, Ph.D.
Co-lead, Computational Modeling for Precision Medicine
Professor, Radiation Oncology
David Jaffray, Ph.D.
Chief Technology and Digital Officer and Senior Vice President
Professor, Radiation Physics and Imaging Physics
Director, Institute for Data Science in Oncology
Lilie Lin, M.D.
Professor, Radiation Oncology
1–1:30 p.m.
What's next in breast radiotherapy
Steve Chmura, M.D.
Chair, Breast Radiation Oncology
Kevin Nead, M.D.
Associate Professor, Breast Radiation Oncology
4–5 p.m.
Residency at UT MD Anderson
Jillian Gunther, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Student Program Director
Emma Holliday, M.D.
Program Director, Radiation Oncology Residency
Chelsea Pinnix, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Education
4–5 p.m.
Meet UT MD Anderson's Chief Scientific Officer
Albert Koong, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Monday, September 28
10–10:30 a.m.
Radiopharmaceuticals: Expanding precision oncology
Comron Hassanzadeh, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
10:30–11 a.m.
Advancing care in gynecological cancers
Anuja Jhingran, M.D.
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Christopher Weil, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
12–12:30 p.m.
Redefining treatment of hematologic malignancies
Omran Saifi, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Susan Wu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
4–4:30 p.m.
Transformative techniques in thoracic cancer care
Joe Chang, M.D.
Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology
Saumil Gandhi, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology
Tuesday, September 29
10–10:30 a.m.
Building global bridges in cancer care
Laurence Court, Ph.D.
Professor, Radiation Physics
Amy Moreno, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
10:30–11 a.m.
Insights on precision radiotherapy
Zhiheng Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Radiation Physics
11:30 a.m.–noon
New horizons in prostate cancer treatment
Seungtaek Choi, M.D.
Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
Karen Hoffman, M.D.
Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
Krishnan Patel, M.D.
Associate Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
Phuoc Tran, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology
12–12:30 p.m.
Metastasis-directed therapy: What's new, what's next
Ethan Ludmir, M.D.
Associate Professor, Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology
Chad Tang, M.D.
Associate Professor, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology