Speaker Profile
M.D., MHS, FRCPC, Medical Oncologist, Manitoba Cancer Care
Biography
Dr. Marshall Pitz is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator at CancerCare Manitoba and an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. He specializes in neuro-oncology and breast cancer, focusing on clinical trials and outcomes research to improve treatments.Dr. Pitz leads a $1.5 million Canadian Cancer Society-funded clinical trial to test new treatments for low-survival brain cancers. This trial, in collaboration with the Australian Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology, aims to personalize treatments based on the molecular profile of the cancer.Dr. Pitz holds a Master of Health Science in Clinical Investigation from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an MD from the University of Manitoba. He has received several awards, including the Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Pioneer Honoree: Michael E. Phelps, UCLA - Keynote: Precision Imaging for Precision Medicine
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Keynote: PET Imaging and Theranostics: Revolutionizing Cancer Detection and Treatment
- Michael E. Phelps, UCLA
- Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy
Chair: Wiliam Oh, Mount Sinai
- Naga Vara Kishore Pillarsetty, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Jones Nauseef, Convergent Therapeutics
- Thomas Hope, UCSF
- Advancements in Digital Imaging: Enhancing Accuracy in Cancer Diagnostics
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Liron Pantanowitz, University of Pittsburgh
- Eliot Siegel, VA Maryland Healthcare System
- Sharmila Majumdar, UCSF
- Wafik El-Deiry, Brown University - Digitalizing Oncology Care: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Christian Wolfrum Siemens Healthineers
- Ashley Smith, Varian
- Marshall Pitz, Manitoba Cancer Care
- PMWC Showcase: Informing Patient Treatment Decisions using Advanced Molecular Diagnostics
- Matthew Goldberg, Castle Bio
- Navigating Regulatory Hurdles and Reimbursement Pathways for Oncology Innovations
Chair: Sheila Walcoff, Goldbug Strategies
- Gabriel A. Bien-Willner, Palmetto GBA
