Numerous Meet the Experts sessions will be held at the 2026 SSO Annual Meeting. All times listed in Mountain Time.
Thursday, March 5
9:30–10 a.m.
New standards in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, Part I
Matthew Katz, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Surgical Oncology
10–10:30 a.m.
Perspectives from Advanced Practice Providers
Rae Reynolds, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Surgical Oncology - Advanced Practice Programs
Steven Wei, Ed.D.
Manager, Advanced Practice Providers
10:30–11 a.m.
Training at UT MD Anderson
Stephen Swisher, M.D.
Division Head, Surgery
11 a.m.–noon
UT MD Anderson President
Peter WT Pisters, M.D.
President
11–11:30 a.m.
Tailored approaches to rectal cancer care
Ramy Behman, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Stephanie Keeling, M.D.
T32 Research Fellow
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
3–3:30 p.m.
Breakthroughs in bioinformatics
Heather Lyu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of 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
4:30–5 p.m.
Partnering with health systems to eliminate cancer
Michael Choti, M.D.
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Konstantinos Chouliaras, M.D.
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Niraj Gusani, M.D.
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeffrey Lee, M.D.
Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive
Francis Spitz, M.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Friday, March 6
9:30–10 a.m.
Advances in adrenal surgery
Jason Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
9:30–10 a.m.
Harnessing the power of ctDNA
Taiwo Adesoye, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Breast Surgical Oncology
Anthony Lucci, M.D.
Professor of Breast Surgical Oncology
Megan McClanahan, M.D.
T32 Research Fellow
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
1:30–2 p.m.
Melanoma treatment: Accelerating discoveries
Jeffrey Gershenwald, M.D.
Professor of Surgical Oncology