Roswell Park at SSO

March 27-29, 2025

Meet our experts at the 2025 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting

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Dr. Kazuaki Takabe
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will be present at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting (SSO) in Tampa, Florida, from March 27-March 29, 2025. We invite you to meet with our surgical experts.

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Roswell Park presenting care teams

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Maureen Brady, PA
Maureen Brady, PA
Advanced Practice Provider Lead
Department of Surgical Oncology
Drew Erali, MD, MPH
Drew Erali, MD, MPH
Surgical Oncology Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Faisal Jehan, MD, FICS, headshot
Faisal Jehan, MD, FICS
Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Aeryn Kangas-Dick, MD, headshot
Aeryn Kangas-Dick, MD
Senior Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Riom Kwakman, MD
Riom Kwakman, MD
Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Moshim Kukar, MD
Moshim Kukar, MD, FACS
Professor of Oncology
Chief, Foregut and Endocrine Surgery
Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Chair, Department of Surgical Oncology
Gary Mann, MD, FACS
Gary Mann, MD, FACS
Professor of Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Olivia Martin, MD, MS
Olivia A. Martin, MD, MS
Surgical Oncology Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Sarah McIntyre, MD, headshot image
Sarah McIntyre, MD
Surgical Oncology Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Steven Nurkin, MD, MS
Steven Nurkin, MD, MS, FACS
Chief Value Officer
Vice President of Value-Based Programs
Associate Professor of Oncology
Chief, Colorectal Surgery
Vice Chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Surgical Oncology
Elizabeth Olecki, MD, MScR
Elizabeth Olecki, MD, MScR
Surgical Oncology Fellow
Department of Surgical Oncology
Colin Rog, MD, headshot
Colin J. Rog, MD
Fellow
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Erika Stewart, NP
Erika S. Stewart, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Surgical Oncology
Zachary Stiles headshot
Zachary Stiles, DO, MS
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS
Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO
Professor of Oncology
Breast Cancer Service Line Leader
Breast Program Leader
Breast Oncology Fellowship Assistant Program Director
The Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in Breast Oncology
Clinical Chief, Department of Breast Surgery
Jessica Young, MD
Jessica S. Young, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Breast Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Director of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Prevention Program
Department of Breast Surgery


Book a time to meet with us!

Visit us at booth #133 to meet members of our team and learn more about Roswell Park's cutting edge technology and treatment abilities in the field of surgical oncology.


Fellowship Meet & Greet

Take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about advancing your career and studying alongside surgical experts at Roswell Park. Meet our surgical fellowship program leaders and learn more about how a program of study at Roswell Park will benefit you!

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Dr. Moshim Kukar, Program Director CGSO Fellowship
March 27, 2025 - 12-1 p.m. 
Meet and Greet Room (adjacent to Exhibit Hall)

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Breast Oncology Fellowship
Dr. Jessica Young, Program Director Breast Oncology Fellowship
March 28, 2025 - 12-1 p.m. 
Meet and Greet Room (adjacent to Exhibit Hall)

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Roswell Park presentations at SSO

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

  • Dr. Moshim Kukar presenting 001 - Pre-Course: Hands-on Robotics in Gastrectomy, Esophagectomy, Pancreas, Liver (Non-CME)

Thursday, March 27, 2025

  • Dr. Moshim Kukar presenting 010 - Symposium: Biomarkers in Gastric Esophageal Cancers
  • Dr. Moshim Kukar presenting 052 - Becoming a Surgical Oncologist: What Trainees Should Know for a Successful Match (Resident/Fellow Programming)

Friday, March 28, 2025

  • Dr. Gary Mann moderating Great Debate: Less is More, Or Is It? Right-sizing of Thyroid Cancer Care

Saturday, March 29, 2025

  • Dr. Faisal Jehan presenting *Pleural Flap Closure to Mediastinalize the Gastric Conduit in Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: A Novel Technique
    • *SSO Top-Rated Video Award

Thursday, March 27, 2025

  • Dr. Faisal Jehan presenting P224 - *Mediastinalization of the Gastric Conduit by Pleural Closure in Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: Short-Term Quality of Life Assessment
    • *SSO Top-Rated Poster Award


E-Poster Presentations

  • Dr. Drew Erali presenting P411 - Outcomes of Clinically Detected Stage III Melanoma Through Individualized Neoadjuvant (PRADO) Approach At a Single Institution
  • Dr. Faisal Jehan presenting P27 - The Role of Neutrophil in Breast Tumor Microenvironment and Association with Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy.
  • Dr. Aeryn Kangas-Dick presenting P367 - Intratumoral lymphangiogenesis does not correlate with outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Dr. Olivia Martin presenting P30 - Tumor hypoxia is associated with markers of increased tumor aggression and response to immunotherapy in ER+/HER2- breast cancer patients
  • Dr. Sarah McIntyre presenting P6 - Clinical Relevance of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor 4 (S1PR4) in Breast Cancer Using Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis
  • Dr Elizabeth Olecki presenting P352 - Degree of Dedifferentiation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma is Not Associated with Decrease Expression of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor 2
  • Dr. Masanori Oshi presenting P1 - Activated Hippo pathway is associated with worse response to Trastuzumab and survival in HER2-positive breast cancer
  • Dr. Colin Rog presenting P438 - The Atypical Presentation and Delayed Timing of Anastomotic Leak in Patients who Undergo Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

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Dr. Moshim Kukar performing surgery with DaVinci robot

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