Head, Neck, and Thyroid Ablation Master Class 2025

Time

Session

Session 1

Moderators: Alexander Lam, MD, UCSF; Giovanni Mauri, MD, European Institute of Oncology

• Thyroid Nodules: Diagnosis & Management, Elizabeth Holt, MD, PhD, UCSF
• Head & Neck Anatomy: CT-US Correlation, Tara Henrichsen, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
• Surgical Management of Thyroid Lesions, Jonathon O. Russell, MD, FACS, Russell Center for Endocrine Health
• Current Evidence for Ablation for Thyroid Lesions, Alexander Lam, MD, Mayo Clinic
• Thyroid Lesion Ablation: Guidelines, Screening, Patient Selection, Fourat Ridouani, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• RFA vs. MWA vs. Cryo vs. Laser, Gary Tse, MD, UCLA

Hands-on Learning

Session 2

Moderators: Brain Park, MD, OHSU; Fourat Ridouani, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Pros and Cons of Ablation for Low Grade Thyroid Lesions, Fourat Ridouani, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Post-Ablation or Post- Surgical Thyroid Cancer Recurrence, Giovanni Mauri, MD, European Institute of Oncology
• Embolization of Goiter and Thyroid Cancer, Alan Alper Sag, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
• Complications and How to Mitigate Them, Timothy Huber, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Practice & Business Development, Alexander Lam, MD, Mayo Clinic

Session 3

Moderators: Giovanni Mauri, MD, European Institute of Oncology; Gary Tse, MD, UCLA

• Parathyroid Ablation: Tip and Tricks, Giovanni Mauri, MD, European Institute of Oncology
• Lymph Node Ablation, Majid Khan, MBBS, MD, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology
• Tumor Board, All session faculty listed above; Matthew Abad-Santos, MD, University of Washington; Alexander Lam, MD, Mayo Clinic; John Schmitz, MD, Mayo Clinic