Fellows Course 2025
7:00 AM–1:30 PM
Course Description:
This program, which is being offered free of charge, is designed for breast surgery fellows participating in a year-long multidisciplinary breast fellowship program, as well as residents entering or interested in participating in a breast fellowship. The lectures will provide supplemental information on a number of relevant topics for those about to begin practice, including genetics, genomics, neoadjuvant therapies, clinical trials, adjuvant therapies, and salary negotiation information.
Criteria for Participation:
The Fellows Course is a special supplemental course designed to address the unique needs of current and prospective breast fellows. Participation in the program is reserved for fellows participating in a year-long multidisciplinary breast surgery fellowship program and residents entering or interested in a breast fellowship. Fellows who are registered for the annual meeting may attend this program free of charge. However, attendees must also pre-register for the Fellows Course. All nonmember fellows or residents must provide a letter from their program director verifying their status to register for the Fellows Course 2025 and must email registration@breastsurgeons.org to register and attach documentation.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Provide relevant information to graduating breast fellows who are about to begin practice and residents entering a fellowship program
- Summarize and strengthen key concepts obtained during fellowship regarding diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and high-risk patients
- Outline available clinical trials
CME Credit Information:
No CME will be offered for this course.
Onsite Agenda:
| 6:30 AM | Breakfast - Grand Patio
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| 7:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction
Deborah Farr, MD, FACS; Andrea Madrigrano, MD |
| 7:03 AM | Billing and Coding
Carinne W. Anderson, MD, FACS |
| 7:35 AM | Breast Imaging
Michael P. Berry, MD, FACS |
| 7:55 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Cardinal Health: Intraoperative Injection of Lymphoseek: Improving Operative Efficiency and Patient Experience
Linda K. Han, MD, FACS, FSSO |
| 8:05 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Mammotome: Navigation for Mastectomy- why does it matter?
Erica Giblin, MD, FACS, MBA |
| 8:15 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Stryker Breast Surgery: Introducing Molli for Oncoplastic Surgery
Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA, FACS |
| 8:25 AM | Transition from Fellow to Attending
Fedra Fallahian, MD |
| 8:45 AM | Benign Breast Disease: What to Excise and What to Monitor
Stephanie Serres, MD, PhD |
| 9:05 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentations - AstraZeneca: Exploring the Surgeon’s Perspective on Neoadjuvant Therapy in HER2-positive eBC
Mediget Teshome, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 9:15 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Exact Sciences: The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score® Test in Clinical Practice
Jennifer Racz, MD, MBA, FRCSC |
| 9:25 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Hologic and Endomag: Debate: To Clip or Not to Clip
Kandace P. McGuire, MD, FACS; Rachel O'Connell |
| 9:45 AM | Clinical Trials: The Past and the Future
Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS |
| 10:00 AM | Industry Hands-on With Break
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| 11:00 AM | Breast Cancer Genetics
Andrea Madrigrano, MD |
| 11:20 AM | Demystifying Collaborative Groups and Clinical Trials: How to Get Involved and Know What’s Available
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, MD, FACS |
| 11:45 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Kubtec: Bringing 3D Specimen Tomosynthesis to Your OR
Rachel Kaczynski, DO, FACOS, FSSO |
| 11:55 AM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Merit Medical Oncology: Cleveland Clinic Experience with SCOUT® Radar Localization & SCOUT MD™
Lauren Kopicky, DO |
| 12:05 PM | Industry Spotlight Presentation - Agendia: Biology-Driven Precision Medicine: Leveraging Genomic Insights to Guide Personalized Breast Cancer Care
Beth B. DuPree, MD, FACS, ABOIM |
| 12:15 PM | Breast Fellows Luncheon - Monet Patio
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| 1:30 PM | Adjourn
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