The37th Annual Congress of the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgery

Special Lecture

Special Lecture 1
Neoadjuvant therapy and surgery for advanced thyroid cancer

22 May ThursdayAM11:00- PM12:00Shichirigahama Banquet Hall Venue 1

Moderator	：	Kenichi Ito	Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine

Neoadjuvant therapy and surgery for advanced thyroid cancer

Speaker	：	Mark E Zafereo	Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Special Lecture 2
Global trends in thyroid cancer treatment: 'Less is More' (de-escalation)

22 May ThursdayPM12:05- PM1:05Shichirigahama Banquet Hall Venue 1

Moderator	：	Shoko Kure	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Global trends in thyroid cancer treatment: 'Less is More' (de-escalation)

Speaker	：	Louise Davies	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA

International Session

International Session 1
Case Spotlight: Tumor Board Perspectives on Intriguing Cases

22 May ThursdayAM7:40-AM9:10Shichirigahama Banquet Hall Venue 1

Moderator	：	Akira Miyauchi	Kuma Hospital
		Takanobu Utsumi	Department of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center

The Phantom Dungeon

Speaker	：	Miyuki Saraie	Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital

The Mitochondrial Maze

Speaker	：	Hiroko Kazusaka	Department of Endocrine Surgery, Nippon Medical School

When the Colony Becomes an Empire

Speaker	：	Kiyomi Y. Hames	Ito Hospital

The Ever-Changing Standard

Speaker	：	Chihiro Suzuki	Yokohama City University Medical Center

Expert Panel	：	Maria E. Cabanillas	Professor and the Faculty Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
		Louise Davies	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA
		Mark E Zafereo	Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
		Tetsuo Kondo	University of Yamanashi, Department of Pathology
		Kenichi Matsuzu	Department of Surgery, Ito Hospital
		Naoki Fukuda	Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR

International Session 2
Global Perspectives: Debating Thyroid Cancer Approaches in Japan and the USA

22 May ThursdayAM9:20-AM10:50Shichirigahama Banquet Hall Venue 1

Moderator	：	Naoyoshi Onoda	Kuma Hospital
		Naomi Kiyota	Kobe University Hospital Cancer Center

Discussant	：	Maria E. Cabanillas	Professor and the Faculty Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
		Louise Davies	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA
		Mark E Zafereo	Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
		Yasuhiro Ito	Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital
		Haruhiko Yamazaki	Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center
		Kiyomi Horiuchi	Dep. of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
		Sueyoshi Moritani	Omi Medical Center
		Taiji Koyama	Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kobe University Hospital

Special Symposium

Special Symposium
Global Adventures: Learning from Study Abroad Experiences

22 May ThursdayPM3:20-PM4:40Shichirigahama Banquet Hall Venue 1

Moderator	：	Yorihisa Orita	Kumamoto University
		Akiko Iguchi	Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Transformational Insights from Study Abroad: My Journey at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Speaker	：	Takaaki Oba	Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine

The experience and impact that studying abroad for three years had on me

Speaker	：	Yasutaka Yamada	Department of urology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

My experience studying abroad in Colorado

Speaker	：	Hiroki Takeda	Kumamoto University

Exploring New Horizons: Insights from My Journey as a Physician-Scientist Abroad

Speaker	：	Shoko Kure	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Commentator	：	Maria E. Cabanillas	Professor and the Faculty Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
		Louise Davies	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA
		Mark E Zafereo	Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA