CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OncLive®, the leading digital provider of resources and information for oncology professionals, will host the State of the Science Summit™: Genitourinary Cancers at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, New York, on January 25 at 5:30 p.m. The program will feature distinguished faculty from the field of oncology and will be chaired by Arjun V. Balar, M.D., director of the genitourinary medical oncology program at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center and assistant professor in the department of medicine.
This interactive and educational event will cover some of the most pressing issues facing genitourinary cancer specialists, oncologists, nurses and other medical professionals. The summit will feature the following oncology experts who will expand on topics that will include robotic surgery in bladder cancer, immunotherapy for organ preservation in bladder cancer and the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy.
Speakers from NYU Langone will include:
- Marc Bjurlin, DO, clinical assistant professor, department of urology at NYU Langone Health and director of urologic oncology. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
- William Huang, M.D., associate professor, department of urology at NYU Langone Health and chief, urology service, Tisch Hospital at NYU Langone
- Amy N. Solan, M.D., clinical instructor, department of radiation oncology at NYU Langone Health and interim service chief of radiation oncology, NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
- Samir Taneja, M.D., James M. Neissa and Janet Riha Neissa Professor of Urologic Oncology, department of urology, professor, department of radiology, vice chair, department of urology, genito-urologic program leader, NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, co-director, Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center, director, urologic oncology
- David R. Wise, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, department of medicine at NYU Langone Health, assistant professor, department of urology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
- James S. Wysock, M.D., assistant professor, department of urology at NYU Langone Health chief, urology service, Bellevue Hospital
The State of the Science Summit™ is a premier conference series hosted by OncLive® with medical experts from across the nation. Aiming to discuss current treatment options, each summit integrates academic and community-based physicians and health care professionals across key disciplines ranging from medical and surgical oncology to hematology.
Registration is free and open to all health care professionals. Food and beverages will be served. For more information and to register, visit http://www.onclive.com/meetings/soss or contact Allison Cooper at ACooper@curetoday.com.
About OncLive®
A digital platform of resources for practicing oncologists, OncLive® offers professionals information they can use to help provide the best patient care. OncLive.com is the official website for Michael J. Hennessy Associates’ Oncology Specialty Group, which publishes OncologyLive®, Oncology Nursing News®, Oncology Business Management™ and more. Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., is a full-service health care communications company offering education, research and medical media, including curetoday.com and CURE® magazine, the largest U.S. consumer publication dedicated entirely on cancer care. Combining science and humanity to make cancer understandable, CURE® reaches patients, cancer centers and advocacy groups.
