GA DPH Cancer Survivorship ECHO

Georgia's Online Cancer Information Center

Nov
20
2025
Nov 20, 2025
Virtual Meeting

GA DPH Cancer Survivorship ECHO

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM


Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

 

  1. Brief Planning Huddle
  2. Introductions
  3. Announcements/Reminders
    • Keep your microphone muted unless you are speaking; while muted, you may press and hold the space bar to speak then release to return to mute
    • No identifying patient data
    • Introduce yourself before speaking
    • Sign in for everyone at your site using the Chat feature
  4. Introduction of Speaker by Dr. Patricia Shearer
  5.  ECHO Presentation Topic, General Cancer Survivorship, by Dr. Carlos Lopez

About the Speakers
Carlos A. Lopez, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He sees patients at the Georgia
Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital and at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown. Dr. Lopez specializes in treating patients with lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, and other hematologic malignancies. He is dedicated to expanding access to clinical trials for patients with lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In addition to caring for patients with blood cancers, he also leads
a dedicated survivorship clinic for patients of all tumor types, focusing on long-term follow-up
after anti-neoplastic treatments.


Dr. Lopez earned his medical degree and Master of Public Health from the University of
Pittsburgh. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology and
medical oncology at Northwell Health in New York, where he served as chief fellow in his final
year. He also completed a pediatric cancer survivorship fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center, caring for both pediatric and adult survivors of childhood cancers. He is an
active member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical
Oncology, and the American College of Physicians.

2025-2026 Georgia Cancer Survivors ECHO Sessions will take place on the Third Thursday of Each Month from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

To participate and/or register for any DPH ECHO, please visit https://forms.gle/RRGh6AF1zj9D9TMN7

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