Agenda

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Friday, September 26, 2025
7:30 am – 2:45 pm
Virtual

*Agenda reflects invited speakers

7:30 am

Log-in to Virtual Conference

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

8:15 am

Opening Remarks
Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE  | Conference Chair  |  Medical Oncology 
Amy Clark, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Co-Chair  |  Medical Oncology

News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Melina Mazzie |  Assistant Director of Development, Penn Medicine

 

SESSION 1: The First Step: Making sense of your breast cancer diagnosis

MODERATOR: Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Chair  |  Medical Oncology

8:45 am

Understanding How Pathology and Imaging Lead to a Surgical Decision

Alina Mateo, MD, MS, FACS  |  Breast Surgery

9:00 am

Reconstructive Options

Josh Fosnot, MD  |  Plastic Surgery

9:15 am

Genetic Testing—When and How

Payal Shah, MD  |  Medical Oncology

9:30 am

Neoadjuvant Therapy

Rachel Jankowitz, MD  |  Medical Oncology

9:45 am

Patient Experience

9:50 am

PANEL: Issues Related to Initial Diagnosis and Treatment

Josh Fosnot, MD  |  Plastic Surgery

Rachel Jankowitz, MD  |  Medical Oncology

Alina Mateo, MD, MS, FACS  |  Breast Surgery

Payal Shah, MD  |  Medical Oncology

10:15 am

Break

SESSION 2: ADJUVANT AND BEYOND: What happens after surgery

MODERATOR: Amy Clark, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Co-Chair  |  Medical Oncology

10:30 am

Who Needs Medical Treatment After Surgery?

Priya Gor, MD, MSCE  |  Medical Oncology

10:45 am

Who Needs Radiation Treatment After Surgery?

Eva Berlin, MD  |  Radiation Oncology

11:05 am

Monitoring After Finishing Treatment

Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Chair  |  Medical Oncology

11:15 am

Patient Experience

11:20 am

PANEL: Issues Related to Adjuvant Therapy and Follow Up

Eva Berlin, MD  |  Medical Oncology

Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Chair  |  Medical Oncology

Priya Gor, MD, MSCE  |  Medical Oncology

11:45 am

Keynote Speaker

TBA

Cooking Demonstration by Unite for HER

12:30 pm

Unite for HER Wellness Passport Program
Sue Weldon  |  Founder and CEO, Unite for HER
 

Food for Thought Moment: Cauliflower
Aubrey Redd, MS RD, LDN, Senior Culinary Dietitian, Unite for HER

  • Cooking demo: Mediterranean lentil salad

  • Plus-seasonal zero-proof cocktail: Fall harvest mocktail 

SESSION 3: Hope and Progress: Advancing Care in Advanced Breast Cancer

MODERATOR:   Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Chair  |  Medical Oncology

1:00 pm

Advances in Hormone Receptor Positive Disease

Amy Clark, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Co-Chair  |  Medical Oncology

1:15 pm

Advances in Triple Negative Disease

Saya Jacob, MD  |  Medical Oncology

1:30 pm

From Surviving to Thriving: Managing side effects

Ramy Sedhom, MD  |  Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

1:45 pm

Patient Experience

1:50 pm

PANEL: Issues Related to Treating Metastatic Disease

Amy Clark, MD, MSCE  |  Conference Co-Chair  |  Medical Oncology

Saya Jacob, MD  |  Medical Oncology

Ramy Sedhom, MD  |  Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

Special Appearance

2:15 pm

What Cancer Taught Me: A Young Woman's Reflections on Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Hayley Knollman, MD  |  Medical Oncology

2:45 pm

Adjourn