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 2023-2024
July 13 Surgical management of breast cancer: Total mastectomy vs Breast conservative therapy – mention the trials
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
July 20 Workup and Management of Hyperparathyroidism (discuss the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary but mostly focus on primary hyperparathyroidism)
Moderator: Tozzi
July 27 Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
August 3 Mock Oral Boards
August 10 Work-up and management of DCIS
Moderator: Jatoi
August 17 Management of colorectal liver metastasis (focus on CRC and NET, but can include other histologies)
Moderator: Court
August 24 Work-up and management of melanoma
Moderator: Tozzi
August 31 Multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer
Moderator: Logue
September 7 Workup and management of thyroid nodules (including utility of molecular testing) and well-differentiated thyroid cancer
Moderator: Kitano
September 14 Mock Oral Boards
September 21 Workup and management of cystic neoplasm of the pancreas
Moderator: Parikh
September 28 Management of gastric adenocarcinoma
Moderator: Kitano
October 5 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes and Management
Moderator: McIntyre
October 12 Role of hormonal therapy for breast cancer and DCIS
Moderator: Court
October 19 Workup and management of GIST (include all GI tract GIST)
Moderator: Court
October 26 Mock Oral Boards
November 2 Workup and management of small bowel neoplasm
Moderator: Kitano
November 9 Workup and management of adrenal nodules
Moderator: McIntyre
November 16 Regional and systemic treatment strategies for in-transit melanoma metastases
Moderator: Tozzi
November 23 Thanksgiving
November 30 Mock Oral Boards
December 7 Benign breast disease I: Fibroadenoma, phylloides tumor, intraductal papilloma, and papillomatosis
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
December 14 Workup and management of retroperitoneal sarcoma: role of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy
Moderator: Parikh
December 21 Christmas week
December 28 Holiday break
January 4 Hereditary breast cancer syndromes
Moderator: Jatoi
January 11 Mock Oral Boards
January 18 Workup and management of gallbladder cancer
Moderator: Court
January 25 Workup and management of colon cancer
Moderator: Logue
February 1 Work-up and management of GI Carcinoid tumors
Moderator: Kitano
February 8 Role of cytoreduction and HIPEC in Peritoneal surface malignancy
Moderator: Court
February 15 Management of atypical ductal and lobular hyperplasia of the breast
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
February 22 Mock Oral Boards
February 29 Management of medullary and undifferentiated thyroid cancer
Moderator: McIntyre
March 7 Benign breast disease II: Fibrocystic change, breast cyst, sclerosing adenosis
Moderator: Jatoi
March 14 Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors
Moderator: Court
March 21 No Grand Rounds – SSO Annual Meeting
March 28 Risk assessment and chemoprevention for breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
April 4 Mock Oral Boards
April 11 Workup and management of pheochromocytoma
Moderator: Kitano
April 18 Workup and management of lymphadenopathy
Moderator: McIntyre
April 25 Role of Oncotype DX in Breast Cancer
Moderator: Ravi (Visiting Physician)
May 2 Management of axilla and timing of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
May 9 Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma (discuss MSLT I and II trials)
Moderator: Tozzi
May 16 Mock Oral Boards
May 23 Hereditary Colorectal Syndromes – molecular basis and their management
Moderator: Logue
May 30 Workup and management of PDAC
Moderator: Parikh
June 6 Differential diagnosis of liver masses and their management
Moderator: Court
June 13 Overview of cancer screening (which cancer has screening, age, and what kind of screening is available)
Moderator: Jatoi
June 20 Mock Oral Boards
June 27-July 4 “summer break” – Grand rounds for next academic calendar will resume on 7/11/2024