Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery Grand Rounds

Day and time:

Grand Rounds are held every Thursday, 6:45-7:30 am, virtual via Microsoft TEAMs. For additional information, please email us.

Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery Grand Rounds 2025-2026


July 10 Work-up and management of colorectal liver metastasis (focus on CRC and NET, but can include other histologies)
Moderator: Court

July 17 Work-up and management of melanoma
Moderator: McIntyre

July 24 Work-up and management of DCIS
Moderator: Jatoi

July 31 Mock Oral Boards

August 7 Workup and management of cystic neoplasm of the pancreas
Moderator: Parikh

August 14 Workup and management of gallbladder cancer
Moderator: Court

August 21 Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

August 28 Work-up and management of gastric adenocarcinoma
Moderator: Kitano

September 4 Role of hormonal therapy for breast cancer and DCIS
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

September 11 Mock Oral Boards

September 18 Workup and management of GIST (include all GI tract GIST)
Moderator: Parikh

September 25 Overview of cancer screening (which cancer has screening, age, and what kind of screening is available)
Moderator: Jatoi

October 2 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes and Management
Moderator: Kitano

October 9 Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes
Moderator: Jatoi

October 16 Work-up and management of colon cancer
Moderator: Hopper

October 23 Mock Oral Boards

October 30 Risk assessment and chemoprevention for breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

November 6 Workup and management of small bowel neoplasm
Moderator: Kitano

November 13 Workup and management of PDAC
Moderator: Parikh

November 20 Workup and multi-disciplinary management of rectal cancer
Moderator: Logue

November 20 Benign breast disease I: Fibroadenoma, phylloides tumor, intraductal papilloma and papillomatosis
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

November 27 Thanksgiving

December 4 Mock Oral Boards

December 11 Workup and management of retroperitoneal sarcoma: role of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy
Moderator: Parikh

December 18 Work-up and management of GI Carcinoid tumors
Moderator: Kitano

December 25 Christmas

January 1 New Year’s Day

January 8 Regional and systemic treatment strategies for in-transit melanoma metastases
Moderator: TBD

January 15 Mock Oral Boards

January 22 Workup and management of adrenal nodules
Moderator: Kitano

January 29 Benign breast disease II: Fibrocystic change, breast cyst, sclerosing adenosis
Moderator: Jatoi

February 5 Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for advanced melanoma
Moderator: TBD

February 12 Role of cytoreduction and HIPEC in peritoneal surface malignancy
Moderator: Kitano

February 19 Management of atypical ductal and lobular hyperplasia of the breast
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

February 26 Mock Oral Boards

March 5 No GR. SSO

March 12 Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors
Moderator: Kitano

March 19 Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma (discuss MSLT I and II trials)
Moderator: TBD

March 26 Surgical management of breast cancer: Total mastectomy vs Breast conservative therapy – mention the trials
Moderator: Jatoi

April 2 Workup and management of pheochromocytoma
Moderator: Kitano

April 9 Mock Oral Boards

April 16 Role of Oncotype DX in Breast Cancer
Moderator: Jatoi

April 23 Diagnosis and management of basal, squamous, and Merkel cell carcinoma
Moderator: TBD

April 30 Workup and management of thyroid nodules (include utility of molecular testing) and well-differentiated thyroid cancer
Moderator: TBD

May 7 Management of axilla and timing of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube

May 14 Workup and management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Moderator: TBD

May 21 Mock Oral Boards

May 28 Workup and Management of Hyperparathyroidism (discuss the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary but mostly focus on primary hyperparathyroidism)
Moderator: TBD

June 4 Differential diagnosis of liver masses and their management
Moderator: Parikh

June 11 Mock Oral Boards

June 18-July 2 “summer break” – Grand rounds for next academic calendar will resume on 7/9/2026