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 2024-2025
July 11 Surgical management of breast cancer: Total mastectomy vs Breast conservative therapy – mention the trials
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
July 18 Workup and Management of Hyperparathyroidism (discuss the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary but mostly focus on primary hyperparathyroidism)
Moderator: Tozzi
July 25 Mock Oral Boards
August 1 Work-up and management of thyroid nodules (include utility of molecular testing) and well-differentiated thyroid cancer
Moderator: McIntyre
August 8 Work-up and management of DCIS
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
August 15 Management of colorectal liver metastasis (focus on CRC and NET, but can include other histologies)
Moderator: Court
August 22 Work-up and management of melanoma
Moderator: Tozzi
August 29 Multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer
Moderator: Logue
September 5 Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
September 12 Mock Oral Boards
September 19 Workup and management of cystic neoplasm of the pancreas
Moderator: Parikh
September 26 Management of gastric adenocarcinoma
Moderator: Kitano
October 3 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes and Management
Moderator: McIntyre
October 10 Role of hormonal therapy for breast cancer and DCIS
Moderator: Jatoi
October 17 Workup and management of GIST (include all GI tract GIST)
Moderator: Court
October 24 Mock Oral Boards
October 31 Risk assessment and chemoprevention for breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
November 7 Workup and management of small bowel neoplasm
Moderator: Kitano
November 14 Workup and management of adrenal nodules
Moderator: McIntyre
November 21 Regional and systemic treatment strategies for in-transit melanoma metastases
Moderator: TBD
November 21 Thanksgiving
November 28 Benign breast disease I: Fibroadenoma, phylloides tumor, intraductal papilloma and papillomatosis
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
December 5 Mock Oral Boards
December 12 Workup and management of retroperitoneal sarcoma: role of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy
Moderator: Parikh
December 19 Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes
Moderator: Jatoi
December 26 Christmas week
January 2 Work-up and management of chronic pancreatitis (include surgical management)
Moderator: Parikh
January 9 Workup and management of gallbladder cancer
Moderator: Court
January 16 Mock Oral Boards
January 23 Workup and management of colon cancer
Moderator: Logue
January 30 Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for advanced melanoma
Moderator: TBD
February 6 Work-up and management of GI Carcinoid tumors
Moderator: Kitano
February 13 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 20 Mock Oral Boards
February 27 Management of medullary and undifferentiated thyroid cancer
Moderator: McIntyre
March 6 Benign breast disease II: Fibrocystic change, breast cyst, sclerosing adenosis
Moderator: Jatoi
March 13 Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors
Moderator: Court
March 20 Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma (discuss MSLT I and II trials)
Moderator: TBD
March 27 No GR. SSO
April 3 Mock Oral Boards
April 10 Workup and management of pheochromocytoma
Moderator: Kitano
April 17 Role of Oncotype DX in Breast Cancer
Moderator: Jatoi
April 24 Diagnosis and management of basal, squamous, and Merkel cell carcinoma
Moderator: TBD
May 1 Management of axilla and timing of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
Moderator: Calvo-Strube
May 8 Workup and management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Moderator: TBD
May 15 Mock Oral Boards
May 22 Hereditary Colorectal Syndromes – molecular basis and their management
Moderator: Logue
May 29 Workup and management of PDAC
Moderator: Parikh
June 5 Differential diagnosis of liver masses and their management
Moderator: McIntyre
June 12 Overview of cancer screening (which cancer has screening, age, and what kind of screening is available)
Moderator: Jatoi
June 19 Mock Oral Boards June 26-July 3 “summer break” – Grand rounds for next academic calendar will resume on 7/10/2025