Grand Rounds

The Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology / Oncology weekly Grand Rounds is held every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Ronald B. Herberman Conference Center auditorium, 2nd floor, UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 5150 Centre Avenue, adjoining the UPMC Shadyside Medical Building. Reminders are posted on the Calendar of Events. Meetings are open to physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurses who are interested in cancer research. Different types of cancers are discussed each week. Occasionally, special seminars, held in the same location as Grand Rounds, are hosted by the Hematology / Oncology Division.

Upcoming Grand Rounds

September 9, 2009
Speaker: Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD
Harvard Medical School
Topic: “Beyond Standard Adjuvant Therapy: Impact of Diet and Lifestyle on Colorectal Cancer Survivors”
Contact: Barry Lembersky, MD or Nathan Bahary, MD
Location: COOPER CONFERENCE CENTER, CLASSROOM C

September 16, 2009
Speaker: F. Anthony Greco, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Topic: ”Unknown Primary Cancer: Evolving Understanding and Treatment of Patients”
Contact: Adam Brufsky, MD
Location: COOPER CONFERENCE CENTER, CLASSROOM C

September 23, 2009
Speaker: Todd M. Blodgett, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Topic: ”Update on Medicare Coverage and Clinical Applications of PET/CT in Oncology”
Contact: Barry Lembersky, MD

September 30, 2009
Speaker: Leonard Appleman, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Topic: ”Renal Cell Carcinoma”
Contact: Gurkamal Chatta, MD