The 2025 ASTRO Annual Refresher Course will be held Wednesday, April 9, through Friday, April 11, 2025, in a virtual format.
All times listed below are Eastern time.
| 8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Program Introduction Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Head and Neck Speaker: Lachlan McDowell, BAppSc, MBBS, FRANZCR, PhD, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Gynecologic: Endometrial and Cervical Speaker: Joanne Jang, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Physics: Protons and Heavy Ions Speakers: Jon J. Kruse, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester; Paige A. Taylor, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator: Sonja Dieterich, PhD, MBA, FAAPM, University of California, Davis |
| 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Gastrointestinal: Upper and Lower Speaker: Kimberly L. Johung, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | eContouring for Upper GI Speaker: Salma Jabbour, MD, FASTRO, Rutgers Cancer Institute Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Day Two Welcome Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Central Nervous System Speaker: Dan M. Trifiletti, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Lung Speaker: Nitin Ohri, MD, MS, Montefiore-Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Radiobiology of Benign Disease Speaker: Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Moderator: Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Breast Speaker: Rachel Beth Jimenez, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Moderator: Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | eContouring for Breast Speaker: Christina Chapman, MD, MS, Baylor College of Medicine Moderator: Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Day Three Welcome Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Genitourinary Speaker: Nicholas G. Zaorsky, MD, MS, University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Oligometastatic Cancers and SBRT Speaker: C. Jillian Tsai, MD, MS, PhD, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Moderator: Paul L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Break |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Sarcomas Speaker: B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPH, FASTRO, MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator: Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, University of California, San Francisco |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | Lymphomas Speaker: Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator: Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) | eContouring for Lymphomas Speaker: Joanna Yang, MD, MPH, Washington University in St. Louis Moderator: Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Pediatrics
Speaker: Ralph P. Ermoian, MD, University of Washington
Gynecologic: Vulvar and Vaginal
Speaker: Emi J. Yoshida, MD, University of California, San Francisco
