Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Optimizing Gastrointestinal Care in the Cancer Patient 2025

Date & Location: Friday, September 26, 2025, 8:00 AM – 4:55 PM, Zuckerman Research Center, 417 East 68th Street, New York, NY
Specialties – Colorectal Surgery, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Genetic Counseling, Genetics, Hepatology, Interventional Radiology, Medical Oncology, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Pathology, Physician Assistant, Surgical Oncology, Surgical Pathology
Overview
Early recognition and management of precancerous gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are essential to cancer prevention and early detection. As our understanding of the pathogenesis of these conditions evolves, treatment algorithms continue to advance. In parallel, emerging endoscopic techniques play an increasingly critical role—not only in surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of early-stage disease, but also in the palliative care of patients with advanced GI malignancies.
This one-day course will provide a comprehensive update on the diagnosis, management, and surveillance of precancerous and malignant GI disorders, covering the luminal GI tract, liver, and pancreatobiliary system. Topics will include Barrett’s esophagus, gastric intestinal metaplasia, Helicobacter pylori, pancreatic cysts, and inflammatory bowel disease. The course will also explore endoscopic management of GI malignancies, including the role of EUS, as well as the treatment of luminal obstructions, leaks, fistulae, perforations, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).
Additional sessions will cover nutrition and GI symptom management, including chemotherapy- and radiation-induced GI toxicity, along with GI and interventional radiology (IR) approaches to managing GI bleeding in cancer patients. Liver-related topics will include the evaluation and treatment of abnormal liver chemistries, screening for hepatocellular carcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma, surgical management for cancer in cirrhotic patients, and IR management of portal hypertension complications.
The program will feature expert-led didactic lectures and interactive, case-based discussions to support practical application of key concepts in clinical practice.
This course is intended for physicians and healthcare professionals—including gastroenterologists, oncologists, geneticists, pathologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, fellows, and residents—who care for patients with gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreaticobiliary disorders. This program will be held exclusively in person at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Zuckerman Research Center (a virtual attendance option will not be available.)
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, learners will be able to:

Recognize the diagnosis and management of immunotherapy related GI complications
Describe the role of endoscopy in the surveillance, diagnosis, management and palliation of premalignant and malignant GI disorders
Discuss the management of GI bleeding, nutrition and chemotherapy and radiation-induced GI toxicity in the cancer patient
Explain the evaluation and management of abnormal liver chemistries, screening for hepatocellular carcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma and portal hypertension related complications in the cancer patient

 
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8:10AM – 9:10AM Management of Immunotherapy-Related Gastrointestinal Adverse Effects Hassan Azhari, MD David Faleck, MD
9:10AM – 9:25AM Barrett’s Esophagus Pari Shah, MD
9:25AM – 9:40AM Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia/H. Pylori Monika Laszkowska, MD, MS
9:40AM – 9:55AM Pancreas Cysts Jennifer Flood-Caldwell, MSN, RN, ANP-BC
9:55AM – 10:10AM Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surveillance Rachel Niec, MD, PhD, MS
10:10AM – 10:25AM Case Presentation: Management of Pre-Cancerous Lesions Natalia Zbib, MD
10:25AM – 10:40AM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Management of Pre-Cancerous Lesions Mark Schattner, MD, FASGE, AGAF (Moderator) Andrew Rosenberg, MD (Panelist)
11:00AM – 11:15AM Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound Seung Eun (Grace) Lee, MD, Physician
11:15AM – 11:30AM Luminal Obstruction Vineet Rolston, MD
11:30AM – 11:45AM Leaks, Fistulae, and Perforations Jacques C Beauvais, MD
11:45AM – 12:00PM Role of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Makoto Nishimura, MD
12:00PM – 12:15PM Case Presentation: Endoscopic Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Shirley Jiang, MD
12:15PM – 12:30PM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Endoscopic Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Hans Gerdes, MD (Moderator) Demetrios James Tzimas, MD (Panelist) Hazar Michael, MD (Presenter)
1:30PM – 1:45PM Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Robin B Mendelsohn, MD
1:45PM – 2:00PM Chemotherapy and Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity Arnold Markowitz, MD
2:00PM – 2:15PM Gastrointestinal Bleeding Delia Calo, MD, FASGE
2:15PM – 2:30PM Role of Interventional Radiology in Malignant Gastrointestinal Bleeding Anne Covey, MD
2:30PM – 2:45PM Case Presentation: Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Symptom Management in the Cancer Patient Arameh Mousakhanian, MD
2:45PM – 3:00PM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Symptom Management in the Cancer Patient Robin B Mendelsohn, MD (Moderator)
3:20PM – 3:35PM Abnormal Liver Chemistries in the Cancer Patient Lorna M Dove, MD
3:35PM – 3:50PM Screening for Cholangiocarcinoma in the Liver Patient Hassan Azhari, MD
3:50PM – 4:05PM Surgical Management of Cancer in the Cirrhotic Patient Alice C Wei, MD, MSc FRCSC FACS
4:05PM – 4:20PM Role of Interventional Radiology in Complications of Portal Hypertension in the Cancer Patient Ken Zhao, MD, Interventional Radiologist
4:20PM – 4:35PM Case Presentation: Liver Disease and Cancer Taqwa S Ahmed, MD