Contemporary Topics in Surgical Pathology XXXIX: Head and Neck Pathology

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:20 AM - 4:35 PM, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West, Nashville, TN


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Other Learner Participation Hours (7.50 hours)

Join us in person in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 39th annual Ascension Saint Thomas Pathology Conference, featuring a focused exploration of head and neck pathology. This in-person event provides a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge and learn from leading experts in the field. This course is designed to meet the educational and practice needs of pathologists, endocrinologists, otolaryngologists, surgeons, and other healthcare providers who are interested in advancements in head and neck pathology.

1. Review clinically significant updates in classification of follicular-derived thyroid neoplasms.
2. Define genetic differences that may aid in diagnosis and risk stratification of thyroid neoplasms.
3. Differentiate familiar and newly-described salivary gland neoplasms.
4. Illustrate the utility of immunohistochemistry/molecular studies in the diagnosis of salivary neoplasia.
5. Develop strategies for diagnosing oral potentially malignant disorders, including oral epithelial dysplasia and proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.
6. Differentiate among common pigmented oral mucosal lesions ranging from melanocytic to foreign material.
7. Review familiar and newly-described sinonasal neoplasms.
8. Become familiar with critical immunohistochemical and genetic workup for diagnosis and prognosis.
9. Distinguish familiar and newly-described mesenchymal neoplasms of the head and neck.
10. Apply immunohistochemistry and molecular studies in the work-up of mesenchymal neoplasms.
11. Understand the key features of inflammatory and developmental cysts with correlation to radiographic imaging.
12. Recognize key features of various epithelial, mesenchymal, and mixed odontogenic tumors.

$210.00 Physician

$160.00 Other Learner (NP, PA, RN, Other)

$75.00 Resident/Fellow/Student

$0.00 Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate - If you are not able to attend, you must cancel your registration by Friday, September 19th. If you do not cancel by September 19th you will be invoiced a fee of $25.00. If you wish to cancel, please email [email protected].

Ascension Saint Thomas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For any questions, please email [email protected].

Registrants are responsible for making their own reservations. Below is a list of hotels near Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West.

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Hilton Garden Inn Nashville West End Avenue (2.1 miles)
100 Murphy Ct

Fairfield Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt (2.5 miles)
109 29th Ave N

Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt (2.5 miles)
2613 West End Ave

Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel (3.1 miles)
2100 West End Ave

Courtyard Marriott Nashville Green Hills (3.2 miles)
3800 Bedford Ave

Hilton Nashville Green Hills (3.3 miles)
3801 Cleghorn Ave

Thank you to our Course Director!

Adriana L. Gonzalez-Gerdeman, MD

Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals who have the opportunity to control content are required to disclose any financial relationships within the past 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Ascension Saint Thomas has established mechanisms to mitigate relevant financial relationships. For this activity, the planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Saturday, October 4, 2025