 The First UMass Memorial
Colorectal Cancer Symposium
Knowing Your Risks,
Understanding
Your Options
A special day for anyone interested
in learning more about screening,
prevention and the latest innovative
treatments for colorectal cancer.
Click here to view the program brochure from the 2009 symposium. Program
| 8 – 8:30 am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am |
Welcome, Introductions
Sharon Hylka, RN, MSN; Alan Rosmarin, MD |
| 8:45 – 9:30 am |
Keynote Address
Jordan Levy |
| 9:30 – 9:55 am |
An Ounce of Prevention
Robert Klugman, MD |
| 9:55 – 10:15 am |
Is It in My Genes?
Beverly Hay, MD |
| 10:15 – 10:40 am |
Screening: Who, When and How?
Rashmi Patwardhan, MD |
| 10:40 – 11 am |
Supporting Family/Friends During Colorectal
Cancer Treatment
Susan Richter |
| 11 – 11:30 am |
Panel Discussion and Questions |
| 11:30 – Noon |
Education Exhibits (Medical School Old Lobby) |
| 12:10 – 12:45 pm |
Lunch Presentation: A Journey of Hope
Suzanne Lindley |
| 12:45 – 1 pm |
Education Exhibits (Medical School Old Lobby) |
| 1:15 – 1:35 pm |
Laparoscopic Colectomy and Beyond
Justin Maykel, MD |
| 1:35 – 1:55 pm |
Chemotherapy: When and Why?
Venu Bathini, MD |
| 1:55 – 2:15 pm |
Radiation Therapy for Colorectal Cancer:
Why and How We Do It
Sidney Kadish, MD |
| 2:15 – 2:35 pm |
Personalized Medicine: Is It Prime Time in
Colorectal Cancer?
Bilal Piperdi, MD |
| 2:35 – 3 pm |
Panel Discussion and Questions |
A few photos from 2009 Symposium
Presenters
Venu Bathini, MD, is a hematologist/oncologist and associate director of the
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at UMass Memorial Medical
Center. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
Beverly Hay, MD, is chief of the Division of Genetics at UMass Memorial
Medical Center and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
Sharon Hylka, RN, MSN, is a senior vice president at UMass Memorial Medical
Center with responsibility for the Cancer Center of Excellence.
Robert Klugman, MD, is chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Medical
Center, a practicing internist, and associate professor of clinical medicine
at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Sidney Kadish, MD, is a radiation oncologist with the Cancer Center of
Excellence and professor of radiation oncology and radiology at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Jordan Levy is a well-known radio show host for WTAG-AM and a former
mayor of the City of Worcester.
Suzanne Lindley is a colorectal cancer survivor, a Colorectal Cancer Coalition
advocate and a nationally noted speaker from Canton, TX.
Justin Maykel, MD, is section chief of colon and rectal surgery at UMass
Memorial Medical Center and an assistant professor of surgery at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Rashmi Patwardhan, MD, is a medical oncologist and director of the
UMass Memorial Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic and professor of
clinical medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Bilal Piperdi, MD, is director of the Clinical Research Office, UMass Memorial
Cancer Center, and assistant professor of medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
Susan Richter, RN, MA, is a vice president with the American Cancer Society
New England Division
Alan Rosmarin, MD, is deputy director of the Cancer Center of Excellence and
chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology of UMass Memorial Medical
Center as well as the Gladys Smith Martin professor of oncology at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School.
UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest not-for-profit health
care system in Central Massachusetts with 1,500 physicians and
more than 12,000 employees. Our comprehensive network of
care includes teaching hospitals, affiliated community hospitals,
outpatient clinics, community-based physician practices, and
home health, hospice, rehabilitation and mental health services.
UMass Memorial is dedicated to promoting health and wellness
in the community, and is proud to be the clinical partner of the
University of Massachusetts Medical School. | 
