The 8th Annual Joint Conference of University of Chicago and PUMCH Liver Surgery

All day
Through September 7, 2019
University of Chicago Center in Beijing
20th floor Culture Plaza
No. 59A Zhong Guan Cun Street
Haidian District, Beijing

Begins
Sep. 6

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

This year’s conference focuses on the multidisciplinary approach necessary to treat patients with abdominal solid tumors. There is a strong emphasis on the new techniques and approaches to these tumors, but also highlights leaders in gastroenterology and medical oncology fields.

This conference will examine both the science and art of providing these advanced treatments to patients with solid tumors.

In China, the clinical experience with these tumors is extensive given the population and incidence of disease, but the scientific assessment of the various clinical scenarios continues to lag. In the past several years, the treatment paradigms are shifting with increased use of monoclonal antibodies, cellular therapy, radiation and laparoscopic and surgical robots to treat many solid tumors. The faculty for this conference is very international with 14 faculty from outside of China. This wide variety of speakers will enable us to learn how other parts of the world treat similar diseases and hopefully allow us to incorporate these different techniques into our practice. Several faculty members within the University of Chicago Department of Surgery and Peking Union Medical College play key editorial roles at major American and international GI/hepatobiliary journals and will help define the steps for a successful academic career based on providing care for patients with solid tumors.

 

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

National Association of Health Industry and Enterprise Management (NAHIEM)

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Liver Surgery

Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (HBSN)

AME Publishing Company

University of Chicago Global Surgery

University of Chicago Department of Surgery

University of Chicago Center in Beijing

 

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS (Surnames in Alphabetical Order)

Yilei Mao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Sugery, Department of Liver Surgery

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC)

Deputy Chair, Chinese Society of Liver Surgeons

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Vice Chair for Global Surgery

Director, Hepatobiliary Surgery

Director, Clinical Leadership Development Fellowship

University of Chicago

Haitao Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Sugery, Department of Liver Surgery

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC)

Founder and Sponsor, 919 Tumor Precision Medicine Public Welfare Foundation

Ten Thousand Talent Program (Leading Academic)

 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday, September 6th, 2019

1:00 - 1:05 PM

Welcome and Introductions

Yilei Mao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Sugery, Department of Liver Surgery

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC)

Deputy Chair, Chinese Society of Liver Surgeons

Editor-in-Chief, HBSN

 

Session I Topic: Surgical Approaches for Hepatobiliary Cancers

 

Moderator:

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Vice Chair for Global Surgery

Director, Hepatobiliary Surgery

Director, Clinical Leadership Development Fellowship

University of Chicago

 

1:05 – 1:35 PM

Keynote Speech

Novel Models for Precision Oncology in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Robert S. Warren, M.D.

Professor, Department of Surgery

Chief of Surgical Oncology

Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of California San Francisco

 

1:35- 2:00 PM

Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Thomas van Gulik, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Surgery

Director of the Surgical Laboratory

Academic Medical Center

University of Amsterdam

 

2:00 – 2:25 PM

Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: beyond the Limit

Giovanni Levi Sandri, M.D., Ph.D. (Outstanding Contribution Award, H: 8)

Professor

Division of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation

S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Lazio, Italy

 

2:25 – 2:50 PM

Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Role of Liver Transplantation

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Vice Chair for Global Surgery

Director, Hepatobiliary Surgery

Director, Clinical Leadership Development Fellowship

University of Chicago

 

2:50-3:15 PM

Liver Resection for Multiple Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Akihiko Ichida, M.D.

Artificial Organ and Transplantation Surgery Division

Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine

University of Tokyo

 

3:15-3:35 PM

Organ-Specific Mutations Identified through NGS of mCRC

Dandan Hu, M.D.

Department of Liver Surgery

Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

 

3:35-3:50 PM

Break

 

Session II Topic: Systemic Therapy for HCC & NAFLD

 

Moderators:

Haitao Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Sugery, Department of Liver Surgery

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC)

Founder and Sponsor,

919 Tumor Precision Medicine Public Welfare Foundation

Ten Thousand Talent Program (Leading Academic)

 

Wenbin Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Associated Professor of Hepatobilio-Pancreatic Surgery

Director of International Medicine

Deputy Director of the Hepatobilio-Pancreatic Surgery

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

 

3:50-4:20 PM

Future Outlook of Systemic Therapy of HCC in the Immunotherapy Era: Is There A Potential Curative Role

Ahmed Kaseb, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Gastrointestinal (GI) Medical Oncology

Division of Cancer Medicine

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

 

4:20-4:50 PM

Putative Therapeutics of NAFLD and AFLD: a Systems Biology Approach

Carlos J. Pirola, Ph.D. (Outstanding Reviewer Award)

Institute Director and Department Head

Department of Molecular Genetics and Biology of Complex Diseases

Director, Institute of Medical Research (IDIM)

University of Buenos Aires-National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina

 

4:50-5:20 PM

Genetics of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Personalized Medicine

Silvia Sookoian, M.D., Ph.D

Institute Vice Chair and Department Head

Department of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology

National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)

University of Buenos Aires, Institute of Medical Research (IDIM), Argentina

 

5:20 – 5:50 PM

Discussion

 

6:00 PM

Speakers and Organizers leave for Dinner

 

Saturday, September 7th, 2019

 

Session III Topic: Pancreatectomy & Transplantation Immunology

 

Moderators:

Wenming Wu, M.D.

Vice President, PUMC Hospital

Professor of Surgery, Department of Liver Surgery

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

 

Robert S. Warren, M.D.

Professor, Department of Surgery

Chief of Surgical Oncology

Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of California San Francisco

 

8:45-9:15 AM

Keynote Speech

Pancreatectomy and Islet Cell Transplantation

Ashley Dennison, M.D., Ph.D.

President of Great Britain & Ireland Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Professor of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

University of Leicester

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

 

9:15-9:45 AM

Modern Liver Surgery Using Modes of Parenchyma Augmentation

Henrik Petrowsky, M.D. (Outstanding Reviewer Award)

Department Vice Chairman, Chief

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Program

Director, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation

Department of Surgery and Transplantation

University Hospital Zurich

 

9:45-10:15 AM

Progress of Locally Invasive Pancreatic Cancer

John Chabot, M.D., FACS

Professor, Vice President, Columbia Doctors

Chief, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery

Executive Director, Pancreas Center

The Department of Surgery

Columbia University Medical Center

 

10:15-10:40 AM

Break

 

Session IV Topic: Cultivate Hepatocytes in Vitro

 

Moderator:

Ashley Dennison, M.D., Ph.D.

President of Great Britain & Ireland Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Professor of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

University of Leicester

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

 

10:40-11:10 AM

Cultivation of Primary Human Hepatocytes in Vitro

Shichun Lu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Chief, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery

Chinese PLA General Hospital

 

11:10-11:35 AM

Conversion of Fibroblasts to Hepatocytes in Vitro

Pengyu Huang, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Life Science and Technology

Shanghai Tech University

 

11:35-12:00 PM

The Global Overview of REFLECT Study

John Collins, MBA

Vice President and Global Brand Lead Lenvima

Oncology Business Group

 

12:00-1:15 PM

Lunch at the Center (All participants)

 

Session V Topic: Advance in Treatment of Solid Cancers

 

Moderator:

John Chabot, M.D., FACS

Professor, Vice President, Columbia Doctors

Chief, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery

Executive Director, Pancreas Center

The Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center

 

1:15-1:45 PM

Robotic Pancreatocoduodenectomy – US Experience

Adam Lam, M.D.

PGY3 in General Surgery

University of Chicago

 

1:45-2:15 PM

Update in the Management of Oligometastases

Kiran Turaga, M.D., M.P.H

Associate Professor of Surgery

Vice Chief, Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Strategy and Finance) Director, Surgical GI Cancer Program Director, Regional Therapeutics Program

University of Chicago

 

2:15-2:45 PM

Muscularity and Visceral Adiposity in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Toshimi Kaido, M.D. (Oustanding Reviewer Award)

Associate Professor

Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery

Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

 

2:45-3:15 PM

Break

 

Session VI Academic and Publishing Skills

 

Moderator:

Xu’an Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Surgery

Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

 

3:15-3:45 PM

Writing and Publishing for An Academic Thesis

Thomas van Gulik, M.D., Ph.D.

 

3:45-4:15 PM

The Evolution of Academic & Publishing Skills for the Surgeon

Ashley Dennison, M.D., Ph.D.

 

4:15-4:45 PM

Developing Models and Integral Component of an Academic Career: Ex Vivo Tissue Regeneration

Adam Lam, M.D.

 

4:45 – 5:15 PM

Surgical Oncology Training and Its Importance in Academic Development in the US

Kiran Turaga, M.D., M.P.H

 

5:15- 5:30 PM

Discussion and Closure

J. Michael Millis, M.D.

 

5:40 PM

Speakers and Organizers leave for Dinner