Saturday, September 27, 2025
Introduction and Welcome!
Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas
7:45-8:00 am
My approach to Barrett's dysplasia
Vikram Deshpande
8:00-8:45 am
IBD dysplasia - not for the faint hearted!
Rish Pai
8:45-9:30 am
Panel discussion - IBD dysplasia
Ashwin Ananthakrishnan; Rish Pai; Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas
9:30-10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15-10:30 am
Harvey Goldman Memorial Lecture: Diagnostic Approach to Colonic Polyps
Rish Pai
10:30-11:15 am
The Pathologist's Role in Diagnosing and Managing Gastrointestinal Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
Monika Vyas
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Questions
Rish Pai; Monika Vyas
12:00-12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15-1:30 pm
Emerging Challenges in Pathology of the Esophagus
Vikram Deshpande
1:30-2:15 pm
Appendiceal Pathology: Big trouble in Small Organ!
Monika Vyas
2:15-3:00 pm
Coffee
3:00-3:15 pm
Persistent Challenges in Staging of Colon Cancer
Osman Yilmaz
3:15-4:00 pm
An Interactive GI Pathology Case Conference: Bring Your Challenging Cases to Our Experts
Rish Pai; Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas
4:00-4:45 pm
Questions
4:45-5:00 pm
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Diagnostic Pitfalls and Pearls in Pancreatic Pathology
Vikram Deshpande
8:00-8:45 am
Cytology and small core biopsies of the pancreas
Matthew Rosenbaum
8:45-9:30 am
Questions
Vikram Deshpande; Matthew Rosenbaum
9:30-9:45 am
Coffee Break
9:45-10:00 am
Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges
Monika Vyas
10:00-10:45 am
Slide seminar: A Photographic Tour of Small and Large Intestinal Pathology: Pattern Recognition and Diagnostic Pearls
Osman Yilmaz
10:45-11:30 am
Questions
Monika Vyas; Osman Yilmaz
11:30-11:45 am
Lunch
11:45 am-1:00 pm
The Real State of Gastrointestinal Lymphomas
German Pihan
1:00-1:45 pm
Best Practices for Diagnosing Celiac Disease: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Errors
Jeff Goldsmith
1:45-2:30 pm
Questions
German Pihan; Jeff Goldsmith
2:30-3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Biomarkers in GI, liver, and pancreas neoplasia - current state and future trends
Michael Roehrl
3:15-4:00 pm
10 bread and butter cases that cause the most challenges in consultation practice
Vikram Deshpande
4:00-4:45 pm
Questions
Michael Roehrl; Vikram Deshpande
4:45-5:00 pm
Monday, September 29, 2025
Challenges in Handling Neoplastic Liver Biopsies: How far to go?
Sanjay Kakar
8:00-8:45 am
GISTs and other mesenchymal tumors of the Gl tract
Emily Towery
8:45-9:30 am
Questions period
Sanjay Kakar; Emily Towery
9:30-9:45 am
Coffee break
9:45-10:00 am
Bread and butter liver pathology for practicing pathologists
Imad Nasser
10:00-10:45 am
Emerging and Persistent Challenges in Medical Liver Pathology
Sanjay Kakar
10:45-11:30 am
Panel discussion: Medical Liver Pathology
Imad Nasser; Sanjay Kakar
11:30 am-12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15-1:30 pm
Slide seminar: Hepatobiliary Pathology
Yuho Ono
1:30-2:00 pm
AI in Pathology: General Concepts
Vikram Deshpande
2:00-2:30 pm
AI in daily practice: What's out these?
Monika Vyas
2:30-3:00 pm
AI in Colorectal Cancer Pathology
Rish Pai
3:00-3:30 pm
Questions and Closing Remarks
Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas; Rish Pai
3:30-4:00 pm