MD Anderson has numerous Meet the Experts sessions at the 2026 SSO Annual Meeting. All times listed in Mountain Time.
Thursday, March 5
9–9:30 a.m.
UT MD Anderson President
Peter WT Pisters, M.D.
President
9:30–10 a.m.
New standards in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, Part I
Matthew Katz, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Surgical Oncology
11–11:30 a.m.
Tailored approaches to rectal cancer care
Ramy Behman, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery
George Chang, M.D.
Professor and Chair ad interim of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Stephanie Keeling, M.D.
3–3:30 p.m.
Breakthroughs in bioinformatics
Heather Lyu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
3–3:30 p.m.
The latest breast cancer solutions
Ana Paula Correa Refinetti, M.D.
Associate Professor of Breast Surgical Oncology
Kelly Hunt, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Breast Surgical Oncology
Matthew Piotrowski, M.D.
Associate Professor of Breast Surgical Oncology
3:30–4 p.m.
Minimally invasive surgery: Advances in practice
Hop Tran Cao, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology
Naruhiko Ikoma, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology
4–4:30 p.m.
Insights on HIPEC, Part I
Beth Helmink, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
Michael White, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Friday, March 6
9:30–10 a.m.
Advances in adrenal surgery
Jason Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
11–11:30 a.m.
Young-onset colorectal cancer: Improving outcomes and quality of life
Josh Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Nancy You, M.D.
Professor of Colon & Rectal Surgery
12:30–1 p.m.
Insights on HIPEC, Part II
Brian Badgwell, M.D.
Professor of Surgical Oncology
1–1:30 p.m.
New standards in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, Part II
Ching-Wei Tzeng, M.D.
Professor of Surgical Oncology
3–3:30 p.m.
Harnessing the power of ctDNA
Taiwo Adesoye, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Breast Surgical Oncology