Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Presents:
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
Our Faculty
Advances in
Gastrointestinal
Oncology
Screening and
Treatment
Planner and Moderator:
Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD, FACS
Chief, Surgical Oncology
Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology Program
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center
Speakers:
Kai A. Bickenbach, MD
Surgical Oncologist
William T. DeRosa, DO, FACP
Medical Oncologist
Mona Karim, MD
Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Radiation Oncologist
Kelly A. Krueger, MD
Gastroenterologist
Jason S. Levitz, MD
Medical Oncologist
Arnold I. Pallay, MD, FAAFP
Director, Primary Care Genomics
Atlantic Health System
Josef A. Shehebar, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgeon
Brian Shrager, MD
Surgical Oncologist
Federico A. Steiner, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Matthew Y. Suh, MD
Transplant Surgeon
To register for this program or for
more information, please contact:
Mary Mason, RN
GI Nurse Navigator
973.971.4975 or
mary.mason@atlantichealth.org
Friday, March 28, 2014
7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Malcolm Forbes Amphitheater
Advances in Gastrointestinal Oncology Screening and Treatment
Join Us!
On Friday, March 28, the multidisciplinary
gastrointestinal team of experts from
Morristown Medical Center’s Carol G.
Simon Cancer Center will be discussing
the latest advances in screening and
treatment in an interactive presentation for
physicians, residents, nurses and allied
health professionals in internal medicine,
family medicine, surgery, radiology,
obstetrics/gynecology, medical and
radiation oncology and pathology.
Community partners from local cancer
advocacy groups also are invited to attend.
Agenda
7:30-8:00
Breakfast/Registration
8:00-8:10
Welcome
Aaron Chevinsky, MD
8:10-8:30
Screening and
Endoscopic
Ultrasound for Biliary
and Pancreatic Tumors
Kelly Krueger, MD
8:35-8:55
Screening and New
Treatments for
Colorectal Cancer
Josef Shehebar, MD
9:00-9:20
Endoscopic Bronchial
Ultrasound, Transnasal
Endoscopy and the
Treatment of
Esophageal Cancer
Federico Steiner, MD
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants
should be able to:
 Understand the appropriate evaluation
for patients with gastrointestinal
malignancies
 Cite the current treatment for patients
with gastrointestinal malignancies
 Recognize the newer treatments and
techniques which can be part of the
management of patients with
gastrointestinal malignancies
Atlantic Health designates this educational activity
for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity. Atlantic Health is accredited by the
Medical Society of New Jersey to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
9:25-9:45
Systemic Therapy for
GI Malignancies
William DeRosa, DO
9:50-10:10
Break
To register or for more information,
please contact Mary Mason, RN,
GI Nurse Navigator,
at 973.971.4975 or
mary.mason@atlantichealth.org
10:15-10:35 Personalized Medicine
and the Genetics of
Colorectal and GI
Malignancies
Arnold Pallay, MD
10:40-11:00 Pancreatic Cancer...
Where Are We Now?
Jason Levitz, MD
11:05-11:25 Innovations in
Radiation Therapy for
Gastrointestinal
Tumors
Mona Karim, MD
11:30-11:50 State of the Art
Management of Liver
Tumors
Matthew Suh, MD
11:55-12:15 Surgical Innovations in
the Treatment of GI
Malignancies: HIPEC
and Nanoknife
Aaron Chevinsky, MD
12:20-1:00
Panel Discussion
on GI Malignancies
Kai Bickenbach, MD
Aaron Chevinsky, MD
Josef Shehebar, MD
Brian Shrager, MD
Matthew Suh, MD
Box lunch will be available immediately
following the panel discussion