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Dr. Pamela L. Kunz will be the featured guest for CCF's Luncheon with the Experts Facebook LIVE series on Thursday, January 14 from 12 noon to 1 pm, Eastern Time.
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Pamela L. Kunz, MD, is Leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven and Yale Cancer Center and Director of GI Medical Oncology within the Section of Medical Oncology. She serves on the Board of Directors for the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) and is Chairperson of the National Cancer Institute Neuroendocrine Tumor Task Force. Prior to joining the team at Yale, Dr. Kunz was Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program, Leader of the Endocrinology Oncology Research Group, and Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Kunz is an international leader in the clinical care of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and is advancing the field through clinical trials and translational science that are defining the next generation of therapies for patients with this rare diagnosis.
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This Facebook LIVE event will be hosted by Rain Bennett, a longtime CCF filmmaker and dear friend of the NET community. To view the program come to CCF's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Carcinoid/, at noon Eastern Time. There is no need to register and there is no special link.
Viewers are welcome to pose questions for Dr. Kunz during the live program.
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And for anyone not on Facebook, each of the presentations will be available on CCF’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/CarcinoidNETs. To receive notifications of all new videos on our YouTube channel, CLICK SUBSCRIBE and HIT THE BELL to receive notifications each time a new video is uploaded.
With special thanks to TerSera Therapeutics, sponsor of the Luncheon with the Experts series.
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Luncheon with the Experts on Facebook LIVE
January 21, Jason Starr, DO, is an oncologist in the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies and treats conditions including neuroendocrine tumors, neuroendocrine carcinoma, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer. He has a special interest in NETs and is committed to advancing the field through clinical research through the development and enrollment of clinical trials. "The greatest joy of my career is the interaction and relationships I am able to have with my patients," says Dr. Starr.
January 28, Aman Chauhan, MD, is Director of NET Theranostics at UK Markey Cancer Center in Kentucky. A medical oncologist, Dr. Chauhan’s clinical interests include treating NETs, including carcinoid tumors, high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas, and non-small cell lung cancer. Dr. Chauhan completed a Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) physician externship at the National Cancer institute (NCI) that focused on designing clinical trials and clinical research projects. Dr. Chauhan was selected to join NET Connect, an international organization that brings NET experts together and includes strategic support from a steering committee of established leaders in the field.
February 4, Hagen F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC, is Medical Director of the Virginia Mason Cancer Institute in Seattle, Washington. areas of expertise include neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), gastroenterology, oncology, and rectal cancer. He is passionate about finding new therapeutics for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Dr. Kennecke has served as a member of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, CTG GI Site Committee and the Neuroendocrine Tumor Task Force of the NCI GI Steering Committee.
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