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