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