Best Of Asco Africa

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AGENDA

Please note all times are listed in East Africa Time (EAT).

FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 2025 WOMEN AND MEN HEALTH – BREAST/GU/GYN CANCER

SATURDAY JUNE 28TH, 2025, GI/LUNG/HEAD/NECK/LYMPHOMA CANCER

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Abiola Ibraheem

Dr. Abiola Ibraheem is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, and a practicing oncologist at UI Health. Her clinical focus is on providing comprehensive care to breast cancer patients and ensuring patients enroll in cutting-edge clinical trial therapies with minimal toxicity. Her research interests focus on developing novel therapeutic agents for breast cancer and addressing breast cancer disparities nationally and globally. She is a recipient of the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Career Development Award (Winn CDA) and the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Investigator Leadership Award (Winn CILA). From Nigeria, she also was elected to be the 2024-2025 Vice President: North America for the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), whose members throughout Africa and in the international cancer community are dedicated to reducing the cancer burden in Africa. She was also the inaugural American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) liaison to the newly formed Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Council.

Nazik Hamad

Dr. Nazik Hamad is professor of medical oncology at Saint Michael Hospital, Department of Medicine, and University of Toronto. A graduate of the University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine and hematology/oncology at Wayne State University, Detroit. She had obtained an M.Sc. Immunology at the University of Toronto and a Master of Education in the Health Professions at Johns Hopkins University. Her academic and research interests include Breast and GI cancers, medical education and workforce development in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and competency-based medical education in cancer care, global and local inequities and disparities in cancer, global health and global oncology, cancer in conflict zones, and women as health care professionals. Together with colleagues in Africa, she led the first Choosing Wisely Africa initiative. She is a co-author in the Lancet Oncology commission for Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is a commissioner in the Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer. Dr. Hamad is the previous chair of Education and Training committee of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), previous chair of AORTIC's Medical Oncology Significant Interest Group and current chair of AORTIC's Significant Interest Group in Cancer in Conflict Zones and other Humanitarian settings.

Peter Kingham

Dr. T. Peter Kingham obtained his undergraduate degree at Yale University and MD from SUNY Stony Brook Medical School. His general surgery residency was at New York University. He undertook a research fellowship in hepatic immunology in the DeMatteo Laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After finishing residency, he completed a two-year fellowship in surgical oncology at MSK prior to being appointed on the Hepatopancreatobiliary Service. He is Assistant Director of the HPB Fellowship and Director of the Global Oncology Fellowship. In 2015 he was appointed as Director of Global Cancer Disparity Initiatives. In 2022 he was promoted to Professor. His primary research interests are determining how to improve cancer care for patients in low- and middle-income countries, building HPB surgery in low resource environments, and colorectal cancer liver metastasis management. Dr. Kingham is co-PI on multiple prospective studies in Nigeria, cofounded the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO), and is President of Surgeons OverSeaS (SOS). He is PI of a UG3/UH3 and R01 NIH grants focused on colorectal cancer training program in Nigeria, and a P20 grant to build an immune-oncology center in Nigeria. He has over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals and authored 18 chapters.

Patrick Loehrer

Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., M.D. is the Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor in Oncology and Distinguished Professor of Indiana University. He is also the Director of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and Health Equity Institute. Dr. Loehrer is an active clinical researcher and specialist in the treatment of a variety of cancers including testis, bladder, colon, pancreas and, most notably, thymic malignancies. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of liver and biliary carcinogenesis; biomarkers for diagnosis of liver, bile duct and pancreas cancers; and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis and liver cancer, with a particular interest in immigrant African communities in the USA as well as in Africa. He has authored over 400 articles, book chapters and edited books. Dr. Loehrer serves as President of Africa Partners Medical, a non-profit organization focused on improving healthcare delivery in Africa through medical education, practical skills training, provision of medical equipment and supplies, and health advocacy. He is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Hepatitis Fund. Dr. Loehrer is also a founding member of the Africa HepatoPancr...

Kenneth Miller

Dr. Kenneth Miller has been a practicing oncologist for 30 years. He has served on the faculty of the Yale Cancer Center and the University of Maryland Cancer Center. Dr. Miller has lectured nationally and internationally and is the author of five books on cancer care. Dr. Miller is a strong believer that cancer is a treatable and often curable disease and feels that hope is an important part of cancer care and of healing.

Lewis Roberts

Dr. Lewis R. Roberts is the Peter and Frances Georgeson Professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, where he is Co-Principal Investigator of the Mayo Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Hepatobiliary Cancers. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of liver and biliary carcinogenesis; biomarkers for diagnosis of liver, bile duct and pancreas cancers; and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis and liver cancer, with a particular interest in immigrant African communities in the USA as well as in Africa. He has authored over 400 articles, book chapters and edited books. Dr. Roberts serves as President of Africa Partners Medical, a non-profit organization focused on improving healthcare delivery in Africa through medical education, practical skills training, provision of medical equipment and supplies, and health advocacy. He is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Hepatitis Fund. Dr. Roberts is also a founding member of the Africa HepatoPancr...

TRAVELING TO THE EVENT

VISAS

Make sure to apply for your visa well in advance of your travel. Click on the button above to check the website for the Immigration and Citizen Service for Ethiopia above for instructions, including any necessary or suggested vaccinations.

ACCOMMODATION

We want to ensure that your time at the Best of ASCO event is convenient and memorable. Staying at our host hotel provides a hassle-free experience and puts you at the heart of the activity surrounding the conference.

Hotel Information:

Capital Hotel and Spa
ET 1878, 22 Haile Gebre Silase St,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Booking Link: Click here to contact the hotel and book your room!

Transportation: Contact the hotel for transportation to and from the airport.

Other Local Hotels:

• Mazeki Addis Boutique Hotel
• Holiday Hotel
• Stayeasy Hotel
• C Fun Addis Hotel
• Marcen Addis Hotel