Keynote Speakers

Sarah Mayson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine;
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO

Michael W. Yeh, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Medicine;
Medical Director
UCLA Health Endocrine Center
Department of Surgery,
Division of Endocrine Surgery
Los Angeles, CA

Guest Speaker

Jules Aljammal, MD, ECNU
Board-certified Endocrinologist,
The Thyroid Clinic Utah;
Founder and First President,
North American Society of Interventional Endocrinologists
Salt Lake City, UT

UPMC Faculty

Sally E. Carty, MD, FACS
Professor, Division of Endocrine Surgery, UPMC

Esra Karslioglu French, MD, MBA
Clinical Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UPMC

Jessica Maxwell, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Program Director, UPMC Department of Otolaryngology
Chief of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

Kelly L. McCoy, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Endocrine Surgery, UPMC
Vice President of Surgical Services
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Elena M. Morariu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Thyroid Unit Director,
UPMC Division of Endocrinology

Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Yuri E. Nikiforov, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Vice Chair, Department of Pathology
Director, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Co-Director, UPMC Multidisciplinary Thyroid Center

N. Paul Ohori, MD
Professor of Pathology
Medical Director of Cytopathology,
UPMC Presbyterian

Kimberly M. Ramonell, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Endocrine Surgery, UPMC

Alaa Sada, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Endocrine Surgery, UPMC

Raja R. Seethala, MD
Professor of Pathology and Otolaryngology
Section Director, Head and Neck/Endocrine Pathology
Director, Fluorescence in-situ Hybridization Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Biatta Sholosh, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Director, UPMC

S. Tonya Stefko, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology,
and Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Orbital, Oculoplastics and Aesthetic Surgery Service

Sandra Stinnett, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Director, UPMC Swallow Disorders Center

Linwah Yip, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, UPMC

Daniel P. Zandberg, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer Disease Sections
Division of Hematology/Oncology, UPMC

Faculty are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unless noted otherwise.
Agenda and speakers may be subject to change on short notice.

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated

Dan  Zandberg-
Grant/research support: PI on Clinical Trials with Merck, PI on Clincal Trials with BMS, PI on Clinical Trials with Astra Zeneca, PI on Clinical Trials with GSK, PI on Clinical Trials with Aduro, PI on Clinical Trials with Macrogenics, Pi on Clinical Trials with Bicara, PI on clincal Trials with Novasenta.
Consultant: Cohesus, Macrogenics, Inhibrx.
Steering committee: Seagen & Bicara.

Susan Stefko-
Grant/research support: Site PI for Viridian Trial. 

Yuri Nikiforov-
Consutlant: Sonic Healthcare USA. 
Own IP royalties related to Thyroseq through the University of Pittsburgh.

Yvone Mowery-
Grant/research support: Bayer preclinical Trials, ongoing prospective Clinical Trial-Merek.
Consultant: Co-author for treatment of early head & neck cancer

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.