Dr. Tapas Das Gupta Cancer Research Symposium

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Friday, October 9, 2026

Save the date for the Cancer Center's annual symposium that honors the late Tapas Das Gupta, MD, PhD, DSc, the first University of Illinois Cancer Center Director, a renowned surgical oncologist and prolific researcher. He passed away in December 2024 at age 92.

Featured Speakers

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Joseph M. Herman, MD, MSc, MHCM

Medical Director, HistoSonics

Co-Founder, Canopy Cancer Collective

Adjunct Professor, Radiation Medicine, Northwell Health

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Naruhiko Ikoma, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology

Director, Robotic Surgical Oncology Program

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chair, Scientific Advisory Board Direava, Inc.

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Andrew J. Page, MD, FACS, FSSO

Director, Surgical Oncology and HPB Surgery

Sherron Berg Endowed Director

Piedmont Oncology

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Jason D. Wright, MD

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrician- and Gynecologist-in-Chief

Louis E. Phaneuf Teaching and Research Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine