Friday, August 21st, 2026, 6:30 AM - 4 PM, Samis Education Center, 1200 Children's Ave, Oklahoma City, OK
The Symposium will provide a comprehensive and up‑to‑date review of key advances in urologic care, featuring distinguished faculty from the OU College of Medicine and invited experts. Morning sessions will focus on prostate cancer, including management of newly diagnosed metastatic disease, focal therapy selection, radionuclide therapy, and international insights on prostate cancer in Black men, followed by a multidisciplinary panel.
The program then transitions to bladder and kidney cancer with updates on neoadjuvant therapy for MIBC, the use of ctDNA in surveillance, bladder cancer case discussions, kidney cancer case panels, and optimal management of NMIBC. In the afternoon, the agenda shifts to clinical practice updates, including vasectomy guideline changes, minimally invasive therapies for BPH, and expectation management in Peyronie’s disease, followed by a men’s health panel. Additional sessions highlight varicocele ligation for infertility, a pediatric urology update, and resident case presentations.
Urologists, Primary Care Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Related Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Navigators, and other Administrative Staff Supporting Oncology Programs.
Chad Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS
Division Chair of Urology at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Urologic Oncologist
Dr. Chad Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS - Cleveland Clinic
Sarah Vij, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care
University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School
Sarah Vij, MD | UT Health Austin
6:30 AM
BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS
7:35 AM
Introduction & Welcome
Dr. Michael Cookson
7:45 AM
Management of newly diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients
Dr. Andre De Souza
8:00 AM
Patients Are Asking for Focal Therapy: Who should get it?
Dr. Kelly Stratton
8:15 AM
Expanding Role of Radionuclide Therapy in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Dr. Tyler Gunter
8:30 AM
Prostate Cancer in Black Men: What can we learn from international collaboration
Dr. Chad Ritch
9:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Prostate Cancer
Moderator: Dr. Cookson
Panelists: Drs. Ritch, De Souza, Stratton, Gunter
9:30 AM
Update on Neoadjuvant Therapy for MIBC
Dr. Sanjay Patel
9:45 AM
Incorporating ctDNA in treatment and surveillance of Bladder Cancer
Dr. Adanma Ayanambakkam
10:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Bladder Cancer Cases
Moderator: Dr. Patel
Panelists: Dr. Ritch, Dr. Ayanambakkam,
Dr. Cross
10:30 AM
BREAK & EXHIBITS
11:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Kidney Cancer Cases
Moderator: Dr. Cross
Panelist: Drs. Patel, Ritch, Ayanambakkam, Mohammad Ramadan
11:30 AM
Optimal Management of NMIBC
12:00
LUNCH & EXHIBITS
12:55 PM
Overview of Afternoon and Introductions
Dr. James Furr
1:00 PM
Vasectomy - Updated Guidelines & Challenging Cases
Dr. Sarah Vij
1:30 PM
Update on Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies for BPH
Dr. Travis Wilmore
1:45 PM
Expectation Management in Peyronie’s Interventions
2:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Complex Cases in Mens Health?
Moderator: Doolittle Panelists: Drs.Vij, WIlmore, Jared Higley
2:30 PM
Varicocele Ligation - An important and under-utilized tool for Infertility
3:00 PM
Pediatric Update
Dr. Bhalaajee Meenakshi-Sundaram
3:15 PM
Resident Case Presentations: Four 8 min presentations T-Leon Howard style, prize for winner (2 fertility, 2 cancer – stagger in case going late)
Residents
3:45:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks Q&A
The University of Oklahoma Health Science
2026 9th Annual Oklahoma Urologic Symposium August 21, 2026 Oklahoma City, OK
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLCand The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council forPharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to providecontinuing education for the healthcare team.
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
PAs may claim a maximum of 6.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.