Agenda

Friday, April 10, 2026

8:00 am – 3:15 pm EST

In-person or virtually
The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

*Agenda reflects invited speakers

8:00 am

In-Person: Check In, Visit Exhibits and Experts

ASK THE EXPERTS ( Available throughout the day to in person attendees )

Financial Counseling 

Sherekhan King

Managing Symptoms from Chemotherapy

Heather Warren, CRNP, MSN
Erin Laughlin, RN, BSN

Managing Symptoms from Liver Directed Therapy

Diana Van Houten MSN, CRNP

Managing Symptoms of Pheo-Para

Bonita Bennett BSN, RN

Managing Symptoms from PRRT (Nuclear Medicine Treatment)

Rachel Fife, PA-C

NET Nurse Navigator

Emma Briscoe, MSN, RN, OCN

Nutrition

Doris Piccinin, MS, RD, CSO, CDE, LDN

PENN Home Care

Brittany Roberts, MA
Andria Jackson, RN

Reiki

Alexandra Kurowski

Social Work and Coping

Teresa Salinas, LCSW

8:45 am

Virtual: Log In to Virtual Conference

9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jennifer Eads, MD  | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Joseph Carver, MD  |  Cardiology
Bonita J. Bennett, BSN, RN | Renal/GI Neuroendocrine | Conference Co-Chair

News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center

Therese Marmion  | Penn Medicine Development

About Run For The Stripes – Spreading Awareness about NETS

Lori Canzanese | Vice President, Run for the Stripes

Distinguished Partners in Hope Award

9:20 am

Overview and Management of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair

9:35 am

Overview and Management of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma

John Demko, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension | Conference Co-Chair

9:50 am

Update on Head and Neck Paragangliomas

Yonghong Huan, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension

10:05 am

Para/Pheo VHL Patient Experience

10:15 am

Overview of Liver Directed Therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients

Daniel DePietro, MD | Radiology, Interventional Radiology

10:30 am

Overview of Nuclear Medicine Therapies in GI and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

Philipose Mulugeta, MD | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine

10:45 am

PRRT Patient Experience

10:55 am

Break

11:10 am

Genetic testing for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients

Katherine Nathanson, MD | Medical Genetics 

11:25 am

MEN1 Patient Experience

11:35 am

Like Causes of Cardiac Symptoms and Neuroendocrine Tumors

Michael Fradley, MD  |  Cardiology

11:50 am

Cardiac Carcinoid Patient Experience

12:05 pm

Surgical Opportunities in Neuroendocrine Tumors

Mark Etherington, MD | Oncologic Surgery

12:20 pm 

Lunch and Visit Exhibits

1:15 pm 

About the Penn NET Center—Basic and Translational Research in Para/Pheo

Heather Wachtel, MD, FACS  |  Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery  |  Conference Co-Chair

1:30 pm

About the Penn NET Center—Clinical and Translational Research in GI and Pancreatic NETs

Jennifer Eads, MD  | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair

1:45 pm

Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung

Aditi Singh, MD   |  Medical Oncology

2:00 pm

TBA

David Metz, MD  |  Gastroenterology

Questions to the Tumor Board

Moderators:  Jennifer Eads, MD  |  Hematology Oncology  |  Conference Co-Chair

2:15 pm

Panel:

Bonita J. Bennett, BSN, RN | Renal/GI Neuroendocrine | Conference Co-Chair
Joseph Carver, MD  |  Cardiology
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD  |  Radiation Oncology
Nevena Damjanov, MD  |  Medical Oncology
Yonghong Huan, MD  |  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Theodore Laetsch, MD  |  Pediatric Oncology
David Mankoff, MD, PhD | Radiology
Philipose Mulugeta, MD  |  Radiology
Vivek K. Narayan, MD, MS  |  Medical Oncology
Katherine Nathanson, MD  |  Medical Genetics
Doug Fraker, MD  |  Surgical Oncology
David Metz, MD  |  Gastroenterology
Christopher Rassekh, MD  |  Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Cancer
Michael Soulen, MD  |  Interventional Radiology

3:15 pm

15 Years of Hope Reception: An Anniversary Celebration for Patients, Families, and Clinicians

4:00 pm

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Jennifer Eads, MD  | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair