Clinical Outreach

The Thoracic Oncology Program is a world leader in clinical outreach, each year hosting symposia featuring  the world's leading physicians, scientists and thought leaders. The Annual UCSF/UCD Thoracic Oncology Conference, co-chaired by David M. Jablons, M.D. of UCSF and David R. Gandara, M.D. of UC Davis, is held annually in November. Inaugurated in 1999, it is the first and oldest conference of its kind. The Thoracic Oncology Program also co-hosts the annual UCSF Clinical Cancer Update, a conference held each winter at Squaw Valley near Lake Tahoe. 

Future Programs

7th Annual UCSF Clinical Cancer Update

Friday, January 25, 2008 - Sunday, January 27, 2008 
North Lake Tahoe, California
Resort at Squaw Creek

The annual UCSF Clinical Cancer Update is a symposium designed for busy community clinicians and health professionals. Course topics in the areas of breast, genitourinary, gynecologic, head and neck, osteosarcoma and lung cancers include:

  • Advances in treatment
  • Updates on surgical techniques
  • Latest combined-modality therapies
  • Translational science discoveries
  • Emerging therapies
  • Case presentations

Program Chair
David M. Jablons, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery
Ada Distinguished Professor and Program Leader,
Thoracic Oncology Program
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Program Co-chair
Alan Venook, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

13th World Conference on Lung Cancer

IASLC 2009UCSF and UC Davis were selected by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) to host the World Conference on Lung Cancer in 2009. This reflects the status of the Thoracic Oncology Program as a leader in clinical outreach.