Encore - Understanding Pancreatic Cancer (Lunch 'n Learn with the Doctors)

Recorded on 11/13/2020 at the East Brunswick Public Library. In this multidisciplinary talk conducted virtually, Drs. Pepek &  Salwitz, along with Drs. Broder and Kennedy, will conduct a  comprehensive review of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of  Pancreatic Cancer. Topics include: The challenge of early diagnosis and screening - Who is at risk? Advances in diagnosis, staging and testing Controlling the symptoms Steps in therapy and the importance of teamwork: The role of the gastroenterologist The role of the surgeon The role of the radiation oncologist The role of the oncologist Breakthroughs and Research How we get to a cure Please note, the doctors presenting will not be able to offer personal medical advice to attendees during this program. Dr. Timothy Kennedy completed his medical school  training at Georgetown University School of Medicine, followed by a  general surgery residency at Northwestern University. Following  completion of surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery  fellowships, he spent the past six years at Montefiore Medical  Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of  Surgery in the section of upper gastrointestinal and pancreas surgery.   Dr. Arkady Broder is the chief of the division of  Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. He  holds a clinical faculty position at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson  Medical School and is the program director of the Medical School’s  Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at Saint Peter's University  Hospital. Dr. Broder is a recipient of the Excellence in GI Practice  Operations Recognition Program from the American Society of  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. James Salwitz, MD received his medical degree from  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers Medical  School. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the McGraw  Medical Center of Northwestern University and his fellowship in Oncology  at the Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute,  National Institutes of Health. He is board certified in Internal  Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Dr.  Salwitz is also a clinical professor at Rutgers Medical School and holds  leadership ppositions at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; New  Jersey Medical Society; Middlesex County Medical Society, and The Amy  Feinman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention. Dr. Joseph (Josh) Pepek received his Bachelor of Arts  degree with honors from Georgetown University. As an undergraduate, he  played for Georgetown’s varsity baseball team. Dr. Pepek obtained his  medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and  afterwards served as a medical officer for the United States Navy.  During his naval career, Dr. Pepek completed a surgery internship at  Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA. He then deployed to Iraq with the  U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also was the  medical officer for the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident  Response Force in Indian Head, Maryland. Dr. Pepek then completed his  radiation oncology residency at Duke University where he served as chief  resident. He has presented his research at national meetings and has  authored a number of peer reviewed journal articles.