Saturday, November 14, 2026, 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM
FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms Park, 415 Great View Drive East, Memphis, TN 38134
Course Director: Paxton Dickson, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of Tennessee Health Sciences
REGISTRATION
Online registration is available at:
https://cenow.uthsc.edu/content/2026-cancer-symposium
There is no cost to attend this symposium.
PARKING
The FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms Park offers ample, convenient, and free on-site parking. The venue features dedicated parking spaces directly off Walnut Grove Road and adjacent to the building for easy access to Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Victor John Carrozza, MBA
Phone: (901) 448-5128
Email: vcarrozz@uthsc.edu
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Saturday, November 14, 2026
7:30 – 7:50 AM Continental Breakfast
7:50 – 8:00 AM Welcome and Conference Objectives – Paxton Dickson, MD
8:00 – 8:30 AM Histology, Molecular Pathology, and Genomics of Soft Tissue Sarcoma – Kurt T. Patton, MD
8:30 – 9:00 AM Systemic Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma – Vicki Keedy, MD
9:00 – 9:30 AM Current Concepts in Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas – Arash O. Naghavi, MD
9:30 – 9:45 AM Question and Answer
9:45 – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 – 10:45 AM Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: Surgical and Multidisciplinary Strategies – Chelsea Olson, MD
10:45 – 11:15 AM Extremity Sarcoma: Limb Salvage, Margins, and Function – Michael Neel, MD
11:15 – 11:45 AM Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Multidisciplinary Management – David Portnoy, MD and Ian Solsky, MD
11:45 – 12:00 AM Question and Answer
12:00 –1:00 PM Lunch / Visit with Exhibitors
1:00 – 1:30 PM Considerations in Pediatric Sarcoma – Alberto Pappo, MD
1:30 – 2:30 PM Multidisciplinary Case-Based Panel – Surgical Oncology, Orthopedic Oncology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pathology
Martin Fleming, MD – Moderator
2:30 – 2:35 PM Closing Remarks and Adjournment – Paxton Dickson, MD
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in
the provision of its education and employment programs and services. UTHS is a sponsor of Memphis Medical Society.
