Western Regional Meeting

Los Angeles, California

Saturday, February 21,2004

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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A Western Regional Meeting will be held Saturday, February 21, in the Conference room of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC), 1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles.

Dr. Steve Giannotta of the USC Department of Neurosurgery will talk about “Treatment Options for Hemangioblastoma” and Dr. Rich Selby of the USC Hapatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Division, will talk about “VHL Tumors in the Liver and Pancreas, and Explanation of the Whipple Operation.” After lunch there will be a round table discussion of issues relating to von Hippel-Lindau disease for patients and their families.

Registration $25 in advance or $30 at the door, includes lunch. For more information, please contact Dawn Cerf, VHLFA Regional Chair, (805) 541-5658, dawncerf@charter.net

Location:

Conference Room, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
Keck School of Medicine of USC
1501 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Note that on the Campus Map below the building is very new and is marked "Building P4". The parking lot is on Eastlake Avenue at the intersection of Biggy Street, and costs $6 per car for the day..

Driving directions to the campus - Campus Map and parking

Tentative Agenda:

 

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Check In
9:30 a.m. Introduction
10:00 a.m. Dr. Steve Giannotta, USC Dept. of Neurosurgery,
“Treatment Options for Hemangioblastoma”
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Dr. Rick Selby, USC Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Division,
“VHL Tumors in the Liver and Pancreas and Explanation of the Whipple Operation”
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. VHL Connections: Roundtable Discussion of Issues Relating to von Hippel-Lindau Disease for patients and their families

For further information, or to volunteer your assistance with this meeting, please contact:

Dawn Cerf

VHLFA Regional Chair

(805) 541-5658

E-mail: dawncerf@charter.net