2025 Annual Meeting

American Bookbinders Museum ∙ San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, September 30, 6:30pm

Annual membership

Membership (1 year)
$175.00
Board Member or Officer (1 year)
$200.00
Guest of a KASTRO member
$75.00
Donation (tax deductible)
from $10.00

Program

6:00 - 6:30 | REGISTRATION AND HORS D’OEUVRES

6:30 - 6:45 | WELCOME REMARKS AND KASTRO UPDATES | Dr Yong Cha, President, KASTRO

6:45 - 7:00 | KOSRO WELCOME | Dr Hee Chul Park, President, KOSRO

7:00 - 7:30 | VARIAN SPONSORED SESSION
Research Collaboration with Varian Medical Systems
Dr Deepak Khutia, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, Varian

7:30 - 8:10 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Introduction and moderated by Dr Henry Park, Scientific Director, KASTRO

KASTRO Resident Research Grant Award Presentation | Dr Young Suk Joseph Kwon, PGY5 resident, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, “EPIC-26 longitudinal analysis of prostatic urethral lift implant with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for men with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

KASTRO Resident Research Grant Award Presentation | Dr Sangwoo Shawn Kim, PGY5 resident, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, “Tracking changes in B cell mediated antibody responses in cervical cancer patients treated with chemoradiation and immunotherapy on GOG 9929

Recognition of KASTRO/KOSRO Research Grant recipient | Dr Elaine Cha, PGY5 resident, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, “Outcomes of patients with intracranial germinoma enrolled on the pediatric proton photon consortium registry“

8:10 - 8:25 | AWARD PRESENTATIONS

Scientific session awards | Dr Henry Park and Dr Yong Cha

KASTRO 2nd Lifetime Achievement Award | Dr Chul Ha and Dr Yong Cha

8:25 - 8:30 | ANNOUNCEMENTS | Dr Yong Cha, President, KASTRO

8:30 - 8:35 | CLOSING REMARKS | Dr Chul Ha, on behalf of the Board of Directors and Emeritus, KASTRO


2025 L E A D E R S H I P

President Yong Cha
Vice President Nathan Kim
Secretary Anna Lee
Treasurer Stella Yoo
Membership Director & Historian Ellen Kim
Early Career Patrick Oh
International Relations Yong Cha & Hye Ri Han
Public Relations Joseph Kim
Resident Representatives Jino Park & Justin Park
Scientific Committee Chair Henry Park
Social Chair Robert Kwon

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

Chul Soo Ha
Isabelle Choi
Joseph Song
John Suh
Julia Oh
Sara Kim
Seung Shin Hahn
Song Kang
Sung Kim
Young Chan Ahn

E M E R I T U S

Chung-Taik Chung
Hak Choy
Robert Y. Kim
Song Chu Arthur Ko

 

Many thanks to Varian, A Siemens Healthcare Company, for sponsoring the 2025 KASTRO Annual Meeting