September 2026
September: Working out cancer: The power of movement before, during and after cancer
Speaker:
Tarah Ballinger, MD, Medical Director, MOVE Program
Danielle Halsey, MS Exercise Physiologist, MOVE Program
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2026
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Tarah Ballinger, MD, Medical Director, MOVE Program
Danielle Halsey, MS Exercise Physiologist, MOVE Program
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Clint Bahler, MD
Urologist, IU Health
Associate Professor of Urology, IU School of Medicine
Member, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gene Wurth
Patient advocate
Retired nonprofit organization executive
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kelvin Lee, MD, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rohan Maniar, MD
Associate member, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kelvin Lee, MD, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Candace Gwaltney, Associate Director of Communications, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
MacKenzie White, MPH, executive director of End Lung Cancer Now
Nasser Hanna, MD, chair of End Lung Cancer Now
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Zainul S. Hasanali MD, PhD
Daniel and Lori Efroymson Scholar in Oncology
Assistant Professor, IU School of Medicine
Member, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eileen Allen
Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Leukemia Patient and Advocates
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kathy Miller, MD
Michael Gadus
2025
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Nawal Kassem, MD & Cindy Hunter, MS, LCGC
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Jiali Han, PhD
Scott Hainey
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Ann Cottingham & Larry Cripe, MD
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Nasser Hanna, MD & Thomas Imperiale, MD
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Jodi Skiles, MD | Medical Director, AYA Program, Member IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Michelle Hoffman, MSW, LCSW | AYA Program & Survivorship Social Worker
Jessica Loving, PMP | AYA Program Manager
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Jessica Parker, MD, a gynecologic oncologist and assistant professor at the IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Adam Perry, Music Therapist, Meaghan Wiggins, Art Therapist, and Michelle R. Bailey, Massage Therapist
Chet Linson
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Terry Whitt Bailey, PhD, president and CEO of Cancer Support Community Indiana
Dana Cattani, PhD, former Kelley School of Business lecturer and 12-year cancer survivor
2024
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Nasser Hanna, MD, Chair of End Lung Cancer Now
MacKenzie Church, Executive Director of End Lung Cancer Now
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Al Hassanein, MD, MMSc, Associate Professor of Surgery
Mithun Sinha, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Carla Fisher, MD, Division Chief of Breast Surgery
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Lisa Landrum, MD, PhD, Gynecologic Oncologist
Sharon Robertson, MD, MPH, Gynecologic Oncologist
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Stacy Weber, PT, DPT, Oncology Physical Therapist
Archana Kanetkar, PT, MHS, Physical Therapist
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Laura Vater, MD, Gastrointestinal Oncologist
Andrea Bauer, CPN, Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocate
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Calvin Roberson, director of operations, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Mary Robertson, prevention and screening, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD, HPV researcher
Greg Durm, MD, medical oncologist
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Douglas Rex, MD, distinguished professor emeritus of medicine in gastroenterology
John Guardiola, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine in gastroenterology
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Patrick J. Loehrer, MD, Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor in Oncology & Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Rohan Maniar, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Debi Buckles, the cancer center’s tobacco treatment specialist
Natalie Rivich, director of health systems change and cessation services at the Indiana Department of Health
2023
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Rohan Maniar, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine
DuyKhanh Ceppa, MD, associate professor of surgery
Greg Durm, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine and of clinical otolaryngology-head and neck surgery
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Hari Nakshatri, Ph.D., Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University School of Medicine and the associate director of education at the cancer center
Stephanie Lesher, vice president of development with the Catherine Peachey Fund
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Amanda Saraf, D.O., medical director of the Fertility Preservation Program
Jodi Skiles, M.D., medical director of both the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program and the Riley Hospital Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant & Immunotherapy Program.
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kathy Miller, MD, the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Associate Director of Clinical Research and one of the country’s leading breast clinical trial specialists.
Patrick Loehrer, MD, director of the cancer center’s Center for Global Oncology and Health Equity and co-founder of the Hoosier Cancer Research Network.
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Clinton Bahler, M.S., M.D., urologist, surgeon & associate professor of urology at IU School of Medicine
Mark Tann, M.D.,radiologist & professor of clinical radiology and imaging sciences
Mark A. Green, Ph.D., radiopharmaceutical chemist & professor of radiology and imaging sciences at IU School of Medicine.
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Karl Bilimoria, M.D., melanoma surgeon & professor of surgery at IU School of Medicine
Lawrence Mark, M.D., dermatologist & associate professor of clinical dermatology at IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Mohammad Al-Haddad, M.D., professor of medicine and division chief of gastroenterology at IU School of Medicine
Shadia Jalal, M.D., associate professor of medicine and the Lawrence H. Einhorn Scholar in Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine
Tarah Ballinger, M.D., assistant professor of clinical medicine and associate director of supportive oncology at IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Richard Frankel, Ph.D., professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine
Ann H. Cottingham, MAR, MA, Director, Research in Health Professions Education and Practice, Indiana University School of Medicine
Larry Cripe, M.D., professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Catherine Mosher, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at the IU Indianapolis School of Science
Kristin Levoy, Ph.D., MSN, assistant professor of nursing at IU School of Nursing
Shelley Johns, Psy.D., associate professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Francesca Duncan, M.D., assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at IU School of Medicine
Lauren Nephew, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at IU School of Medicine
2022
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Anna Maria Storniolo, M.D., founding executive director of the Komen Tissue Bank
Michele Coté, incoming director of the Komen Tissue Bank
Kathy Miller, MD, Professor of Oncology and Medicine, IU School of Medicine, Associate Director of Clinical Research, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Catherine R. Sears, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine
Shadia Jalal, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Namita Agrawal, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at IU School of Medicine
Ryan Rhome, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at IU School of Medicine
Richard Zellars, MD, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and associate director of clinical affairs at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Seethal Jacob, MD, MS, Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Andrew O’Brien, MD, Director, Adult Sickle Cell Program at IU Health & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Antwione Haywood, PhD, Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kelvin Lee, M.D., IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stephanie Pemberton, Vice President of Marketing, Indianapolis Colts
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
William Wooden, MD, Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine
Mary Robertson, Prevention and Screening Lead, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD, Vera Bradley Foundation Scholar in Breast Cancer Discovery
Huda Salman, MD, PhD, Executive Director of the Brown Center for Immunotherapy,
Kelvin Lee, MD, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Jim Cleary, MD, Professor of Medicine and Walther Senior Chair in Supportive Oncology
Katie McGill, Executive Director for Cancer Services, IU Health Adult Academic Health Center
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Bryce F. Showers, PT, DPT, Physical Therapist
Jennie Brouillette, PT, DPT, Physical Therapist
Archana Kanetkar, PT, MHS, Physical Therapist
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Patrick J. Loehrer, MD, Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor in Oncology & Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Barbara Lewis West, Former radio host, TV anchor/reporter
2021
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Richard Frankel, PhD,Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Ann Cottingham, Director of Research in Health Professions Education and Practice, IU School of Medicine
Larry Cripe, MD, Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Nasser Hanna, MD, Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Professor of Lung Cancer Clinical Research, IU School of Medicine & Physician-scientist, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elyse Turula, Advocate, End Lung Cancer Now
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Kathy D. Miller, MD, Ballvé-Lantero Professor of Oncology, IU School of Medicine & Associate Director of Clinical Research, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hari Nakshatri, Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research, IU School of Medicine & Associate Director of Education, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lisa R. Hayes, JD, CCHW, Executive Director, Pink-4-Ever Ending Disparities Director of Women’s Health, Gennesarat Free Clinic Breast Cancer Patient Advocate
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Tarah Ballinger, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Melissa Sherman, MPH, Doctoral Research Assistant, Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Deborah Hudson Buckles, RRT, NCTTP, Program Director, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Tobacco Treatment Program
Kayla Hsu, MPH, CHES, NCTTP, Community Outreach Manager, Rethink Tobacco Indiana
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Shelley Johns, PsyD, Associate Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Andrea Cohee, PhD, Assistant Professor, IU School of Nursing
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Clint Cary, MD, Associate Professor of Urology, IU School of Medicine
Steven Crocker, Newscast Director, WAVY-TV (Hampton Roads, VA)
Speaker(s)/Moderator(s):
Brenna McDonald, PsyD, Director, Pediatric Neuropsychology, IU School of Medicine
Meagan Miller, MD, Hematology Oncology Chief Fellow, IU School of Medicine
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Melvin and Bren Simon
Comprehensive Cancer Center
980 W. Walnut St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Cancer Patient Care: (888) 600-4822
Administrative Office: (317) 278-0070
Contact Us