Day 1
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Introduction and Welcome!
Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas
7:45-8:00 am
Mesenchymal Neoplasms of the GI Tract
John Goldblum
8:00-8:45 am
Harvey Goldman Memorial Lecture: Barrett's Esophagus: One Pathologist 30 Years Perspective
John Goldblum
8:45-9:30 am
Panel discussion: Barrett's Esophagus
Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas; John Goldblum
9:30-10:15 am
Q&A
John Goldblum
10:15-10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30-10:45 am
The Appendix: How Does Something So Small Cause So Many Headaches?
Rhonda Yantiss
10:45-11:30 am
Making the Most Out of Colonic Tumor Biopsies
Rhonda Yantiss
11:30 am-12:15 pm
My Favorite Infectious Diseases of the GI Tract
Rhonda Yantiss
12:15-1:00 pm
Questions
Rhonda Yantiss
1:00-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:00 pm
Challenges in Esophageal Pathology
Vikram Deshpande
2:00-2:45 pm
Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges
Monika Vyas
2:45-3:30 pm
Persistent Challenges in Staging of Colon Cancer
Osman Yilmaz
3:30-4:15 pm
Questions
Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas; Osman Yilmaz
4:15-4:30 pm
Day 2
Sunday, September 27, 2026
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
What's New in Anal Pathology?
Monika Vyas
9:30-10:15 am
Questions
Vikram Deshpande; Matthew Rosenbaum; Monika Vyas
10:15-10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30-10:45 am
The Real State of Gastrointestinal Lymphomas
German Pihan
10:45-11:30 am
Best Practices for Diagnosing Celiac Disease: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Errors
Jeff Goldsmith
11:30 am-12:15 pm
Problems in Interpretation of Neoplastic Liver Biopsies
Vikram Deshpande
12:15-1:00 pm
Questions
German Pihan; Jeff Goldsmith; Vikram Deshpande
1:00-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:00 pm
Bread and Butter Liver Pathology for Practicing Pathologists
Imad Nasser
2:00-2:45 pm
Challenges of Liver Biopsy Evaluation on Frozen Section
Yuho Ono
2:45-3:30 pm
Hot Topics in Medical Liver Pathology
Lei Zhao
3:30-4:15 pm
Questions
Imad Nasser; Yuho Ono; Lei Zhao
4:15-4:30 pm
Wrap up
4:30-4:45 pm