U of A College of Medicine introduces inaugural Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary CME Seminar
Co-leaders, left, Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS and, right, Rachna Shroff, MD, organized the first Hepato Pancreatico-Biliary CME Symposium featuring, center, Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, CMQ, FACS, FASCO.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine held the inaugural Hepato Pancreato-Biliary CME Seminar Sept. 7 on campus. About 50 general surgeons, oncologists, gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, and HPB specialists who care for these patients attended the daylong event. Keynote speaker was Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, CMQ, FACS, FASCO, a professor of surgical oncology and the department chair of the Department of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer.
Cancer center presenters included:
- Junaid Arshad, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Joshua Melson, MD, professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and director, high-risk clinic for gastrointestinal cancers, University of Arizona Cancer Center
- Aaron J. Scott, MD, associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and co-leader, Clinical and Translational Oncology Program, University of Arizona Cancer Center
- Rachna T Shroff, MD, MS, professor and chief, Division of Hematology & Oncology, interim clinical affairs director and clinical investigations director, University of Arizona Cancer Center
Leading experts in the fields of HPB surgery, medical oncology, surgical oncology, interventional gastroenterology, and interventional radiology offered their expertise on multidisciplinary management of the difficult gallbladder, bile duct injuries, pancreatic cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis, benign and malignant liver masses, and gastroesophageal cancers, with multidisciplinary case discussions.
