This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Dr. Mark Kris is the William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Since 2012, he has served as the Lead Physician for the Memorial Sloan Kettering - IBM Watson Collaboration. Dr. Kris graduated from Fordham University. After receiving his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, he served as Chief Medical Resident and Fellow in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is author or coauthor of over 300 original scientific publications. Dr. Kris served as a member of the guideline panels on cell lung cancers and antiemetics for the National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network from 1995-2015. He served as co-chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline panel for adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation for non-small cell lung cancers. He received the first American Society of Clinical Oncology Humanitarian Award in 2011. Dr. Kris also received the Annie Blount Storrs Award from Calvary Hospital 2014. Dr. Kris’ research focuses on developing strategies to choose treatments for patients on molecular characteristics of their tumor specimens. His research also includes the evaluation of targeted cancer therapies, multimodality therapy and the training of the IBM Watson cognitive computer to assist physicians in choosing the best treatments for their patients with cancers. Medstar Georgetown University Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. extent of their participation in the activity. Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC 20057
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Dr. Mark Kris is the William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Since 2012, he has served as the Lead Physician for the Memorial Sloan Kettering - IBM Watson Collaboration. Dr. Kris graduated from Fordham University. After receiving his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, he served as Chief Medical Resident and Fellow in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is author or coauthor of over 300 original scientific publications. Dr. Kris served as a member of the guideline panels on cell lung cancers and antiemetics for the National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network from 1995-2015. He served as co-chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline panel for adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation for non-small cell lung cancers. He received the first American Society of Clinical Oncology Humanitarian Award in 2011. Dr. Kris also received the Annie Blount Storrs Award from Calvary Hospital 2014. Dr. Kris’ research focuses on developing strategies to choose treatments for patients on molecular characteristics of their tumor specimens. His research also includes the evaluation of targeted cancer therapies, multimodality therapy and the training of the IBM Watson cognitive computer to assist physicians in choosing the best treatments for their patients with cancers. Medstar Georgetown University Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC 20057