Brain Tumor Conference: March 4, 2005
9 to 9:30 a.m.
Registration 9:30 to 9:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction Keith L. Black, MD
Keynote Address
9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Advances in Brain Tumor Research*Keith L. Black, MD
Session A
Moderator: Keith L. Black, MD
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
From Bench to Bedside: The Newest Research and the Latest Clinical Trials for Adult Brain Tumors*John S. Yu, MD
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Clinical Research: Promise of New Drug Treatments*Asha Das, MD
12:30 to 1:10 p.m.
Lunch 1:10 to 2 p.m.
Radiation and Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors*Rufus Mark, MD
2 to 2:50 p.m.
The Role of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Brain Tumors*Michael A. Badruddoja, MD
2:50 to 3 p.m.
Break 3 to 3:45 p.m.
Surgical Management of Low-Grade Gliomas*Ray Chu, MD
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Panel - Question and Answer Session All Session A Speakers
Session B
Moderator: Ali H. Mesiwala, MD
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Advances in Head and Neck Tumors*Ryan Osborne, MD
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cancer and the Law: What You Need to Know*Barbara Ullman Schwerin, Esq
12:30 to 1:10 p.m.
Lunch 1:10 to 2 p.m.
Surgical Treatment of Pituitary Tumors and Lesions Involving the Sella Turcica*Ali H. Mesiwala, MD
2 to 2:50 p.m.
Pituitary Hormones: Too Much Is Bad, Too Little Is Not Good Either*Tony Heaney, MD, PhD
2:50 to 3 p.m.
Break 3 to 3:45 p.m.
Treatment Options for Meningiomas*Gabriel E. Hunt, Jr., MD
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Panel - Question and Answer Session All Session B Speakers
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