Agenda
Anatolio B. and Rosalina S. Cruz Surgical Symposium
Supported by the Anatolio B. and Rosalina S. Cruz Endowment at UT Health San Antonio
Date: Wednesday - May 27, 2026 from 8am to 5:30pm
Venue: UT Health San Antonio, TBA
| Time | Session | Speaker | CME |
| 07:00 – 08:00 | Registration & Continental Breakfast | Conference Staff | |
| 08:00 – 08:15 | Opening Remarks | Mrs. Rosalina S. Cruz | |
| 08:15 – 09:00 | Keynote 1: A Chance to Cure: The Ongoing Evolution of Cancer Surgery | Peter Learn, MD | 0.75 |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Panel Session 1: Multidisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cancer – A discussion the timing of neoadjuvant treatment | Moderator: Lei Zheng, MD, PhD Danielle Fritze, MD Prabhleen Chahal, MD Matthew Katz, MD Richard Tuli, MD Sukeshi Arora, MD | 1 |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Clinical Debate 1: Rectal Cancer management in Young Adults: Traditional approach after total neoadjuvant therapy versus nonoperative management | Moderator: Alicia Logue, MD Joga Ivatury MD Fia Yi MD | 0.75 |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Cruz Endowed Speaker: Admiral William McRaven | Introduction- Francisco Cigarroa, MD | 1 |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 – 2:10 | Keynote 2: Palliative care in surgical oncology* | David Zonies, MD | 0.75 |
| 2:10 – 2:55 | Clinical Debate 2: DCIS: Should an operation be offered? | Moderator: Cari Calvo, MD Meeghan Lautner, MD Emmanuel Gabriel, MD PhD | 0.75 |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Keynote 3: "The cutting edge: recent advances in the surgical management of lung cancer" | Jason Gauthier, MD | 0.5 |
| 3:30 – 3:45 | Afternoon Break | ||
| 3:45 – 4:30 | Keynote 4: Breast Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ | Ismail Jatoi, MD | 0.75 |
| 4:30 – 17:15 | Case-Based Panel: Interesting case conference with residents | Moderator: Owusu-Brackett, Nicci, MD Carolyn Dubeau, MD Shirley Nah, MD Madeline Silva, MD | 0.75 |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Closing Remarks & Adjournment | Dr. Ronald Stewart and Admiral Bono/Mrs. Cruz |
Total CME : 7credit hrs *Ethics credit included