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Preserving Hope: Fertility Care for Patients with Cancer and Hematological Disorders

October 14, 2024

On October 11, 2024, members of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital presented on: "Preserving Hope: Fertility Care for Patients with Cancer and Hematological Disorders."

Agenda:

8:00am: Welcome

Eric Winer, MD
Director, Yale Cancer Center
President and Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Hugh Taylor, MD
Chair, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

8:30am: Lived Experience Presentation

SESSION I: THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE—TRENDS, CHALLENGES, and OPPORTUNITIES

8:45am: Innovative Fertility Preservation for Women

Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD, FACOG
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

9:15am: Fertility Considerations for Men

Katherine Rotker, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology

9:30am: Medical Oncology Perspective on Fertility Preservation

Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Director, Center for Breast Cancer, Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center

9:45am: Q&A Session

10:10am: Pediatric and Young Adult Fertility Preservation

Alla Vash-Margita, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Chief, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

10:25am: Panel Discussion with Session I presenters moderated by
Hugh Taylor, MD, Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Asher Marks, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology

SESSION II: OPPORTUNITIES FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION AT YALE

11:00am: Navigating Fertility Preservation at Yale

Who to refer, How to refer, What to expect

11:00am: Adults

Aydin Arici, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

11:15am: Pediatrics

Rozalyn Rodwin, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology

11:35am: Sickle Cell Disease as a Model: Understanding Barriers to Fertility Preservation

Layla Van Doren, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology)

Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD
Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology

11:55am: Yale Early Onset Cancer Program: addressing complex needs and disparities across cancer diagnoses

Veda Giri, MD
Director, Early Onset Cancer Program, Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital
Director, Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Nancy Borstelmann, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Co-Director, Early Onset Cancer Program, Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital
Chief of Family and Behavioral Health Services (Hematology/Oncology), Yale Child Study Center