Where & When
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Detroit Marriott Troy
200 W Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, MI 48084
Breakfast and registration being at 7:30 a.m.
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Program Directors
Tarik Hadid, M.D., MPH, MS, FACP
Ammar Sukari, M.D.
Registration
Don't delay! Registration deadline is Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
Pre-registration is encouraged.
Cost to attend is $75 for physicians and pharmacists, $50 for retired physicians, mid-level providers, and other allied health providers, and $25 for nurses and CTO staff. The conference is $20 for fellows, residents, and medical students, refundable upon attendance.
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Accreditation
This activity has been approved for 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, Provided by Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Agenda
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks | Introduction
Tarik Hadid, M.D., MPH, MS, FACP
Ammar Sukari, M.D.
Program Directors
8:45 – 9:15 a.m.
Update of The Current Management of Head and Neck Cancer
Ammar Sukari, M.D.
Professor, Medical Oncology, Division Chief, Department of Oncology
School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Team Leader, Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Team
Medical Director of Medical Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Network
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Neoadjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer. Are We There Yet?
Robert Haddad, M.D.
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology
McGraw Chair in Head and Neck Oncology
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 – 11 a.m.
Implication of Use of Immunotherapy on Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
Jeffery Hotaling, M.D., FACS
Assistant Professor, Program Director
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Biomarkers in Head and Neck Cancer and their Implications on Decision Making
Tarik Hadid, M.D., MPH, MS, FACP
Associate Professor
Associate Program Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan
11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Question and Answer Session
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 – 1:30 p.m.
Advancement in Lymphedema Management in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Barbara A. Murphy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Head and Neck Research Program
Director, Pain and Symptom Management Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee
1:30 –2:15 p.m.
Discussion Panel | Case Discussions
Moderator: Ammar Sukari, M.D.
Panelists:
Harold Kim, M.D.
Hassan Nasser, M.D.
Nithin Peddireddy, M.D.
Tarik Hadid, M.D.
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Patient Advocate Speaker
Evaluation Survey
Closing Remarks
More Information
For any additional questions, please contact Pamela Sydorchuk, symposium coordinator, at symposium@karmanos.org or call 313-576-8746.