Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center

Neuro-Oncology Symposium Brain Tumors 2019
Master Class In Brain Tumor Treatment & Best Practices

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Speakers


Activity Director

Steven Brem, MD

Steven Brem, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery
Chief of Surgical Neuro-Oncology
Co-Director of Penn Brain Tumor Center
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine



Activity Co-Directors

Arati Desai, MD

Arati Desai, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology Oncology)
Co-Director of Penn Brain Tumor Center
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Robert A. Lustig, MD, FACR

Robert A. Lustig, MD, FACR

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Chief of Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiation Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC

Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC

Assistant Professor of Radiology in Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA



Keynote Speaker

Neil Canavan

Neil Canavan

Scientific Advisor
Solebury Trout
New York, NY, USA



Penn Medicine Faculty

Karen Albright, MSN, CRNP

Karen Albright, MSN, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner of Neuro-Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Stephen Bagley, MD

Stephen Bagley, MD

Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Steven S. Cho, MD

Steven S. Cho, MD

Senior Medical Student Researcher
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Kathryn A. Davis, MD, MD, MTR

Kathryn A. Davis, MD, MD, MTR

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


M. Sean Grady, MD

M. Sean Grady, MD

Charles Harrison Frazier Professor of Neurosurgery
Chairman, Neurosurgery
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Goldie A. Kurtz, MD

Goldie A. Kurtz, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Timothy H. Lucas, II, MD, PhD

Timothy H. Lucas, II, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Co-Director of Penn Center for Neuro-Engineering and Therapeutics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Eleanor Miller, MSN, RN, OCN, CBCN

Eleanor Miller, MSN, RN, OCN, CBCN

Oncology Nurse Navigator Oncology Nurse Navigator
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Tara C. Mitchell, MD

Tara C. Mitchell, MD

Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Jennifer JD. Morrissette, PhD

Jennifer JD. Morrissette, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clinical Director, Center for Personalized Diagnostics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Donald M. O’Rourke, MD

Donald M. O’Rourke, MD

John Templeton, Jr., M.D. Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Director, Human Brain Tumor Tissue Bank
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Stefan Prokop, MD

Stefan Prokop, MD

Fellow of Neuropathology (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Professor of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Lawrence N. Shulman, MD

Lawrence N. Shulman, MD

Professor of Medicine (Hematology Oncology)
Deputy Director Clinical Services, Abramson Cancer Center
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Arbena Merolli Trettin, MSW

Arbena Merolli Trettin, MSW

Manager - Neurosurgery Patient Affairs
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA



Guest Speakers

Priscilla K. Brastianos, MD

Priscilla K. Brastianos, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA


Amy B. Heimberger, MD

Amy B. Heimberger, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas/ MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA