Free Patient Education Seminar · 2026

The prostate cancer journey — and everything you need to know

The Third Annual Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summit is a free educational seminar for patients and caregivers — covering state-of-the-art treatment, clinical trials, and living well with prostate cancer. You and your guests are warmly invited.

DateSeptember 26, 2026
Time7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
HostsFroedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin · CRHA
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Education and support for patients and caregivers at every step of the prostate cancer journey.

The Summit

Empowering a community with knowledge and hope

You and your guests are invited to join us at the Brookfield Conference Center on Saturday, September 26, 2026 for a free educational seminar about the issues men with prostate cancer experience.

The Summit brings together local patients, caregivers, advocates and clinical leaders to increase awareness, educate, and empower the prostate cancer community with the latest health information. We expect more than 400 attendees this year.

Sessions cover state-of-the-art treatment options, clinical trials, and living well with the disease — giving patients and families accurate, up-to-date education and the chance to ask questions of leading experts.

Registration is required and space is limited. The program runs from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with breaks, exhibits, and lunch.

Attendees seated at the Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summit as a speaker presents from the stage
Opening slide of a past Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summit with the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin logo
Scenes from past Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summits.
  • 01State-of-the-Art Treatment
  • 02Clinical Trials
  • 03Genomics & Testing
  • 04Living Well & Survivorship

Tentative Program

Agenda

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Brookfield Conference Center. Program is tentative and subject to change.

  1. 7:00 – 8:00 AMRegistration
  2. 8:00 – 8:10Welcome & Program OverviewDeepak Kilari, MD
  3. 8:10 – 8:30Choosing Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Weighing Your OptionsArjun Sivaraman, MD
  4. 8:30 – 8:50Medical OncologyNeil Biswas, MD
  5. 8:50 – 9:10Innovation in Prostate RadiationWilliam Hall, MD
  6. 9:10 – 9:40Q&A with Speakers
  7. 9:40 – 9:55Break & Exhibits
  8. 9:55 – 10:15Patient StoryMichael Donohoo
  9. 10:15 – 10:35Eat Well, Move More: Improving Health After Prostate CancerMelinda Stolley, PhD
  10. 10:35 – 10:55Back to Living Fully: Intimacy & Sexual Health after Prostate CancerNatasha Gupta, MD, MSc
  11. 10:55 – 11:25Q&A with Speakers
  12. 11:25 – 11:40Break & Exhibits
  13. 11:40 AM – 12:00 PMWhy Your Genes Matter in Prostate CancerMichael Schweitzer, MD
  14. 12:00 – 12:20Clinical TrialsCharles Ryan, MD
  15. 12:20 – 12:40Session To Be AnnouncedDeepak Kilari, MD
  16. 12:45Program AdjournDeepak Kilari, MD
  17. 1:00 PMLunch, Exhibits & Questions

Program Leadership

Meet the Program Co-Chairs

Dr. Deepak Kilari

Dr. Deepak Kilari, MD

Program Co-Chair · Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Deepak Kilari, MD, is a medical oncologist at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin specializing in genitourinary cancers — including prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer. As Program Co-Chair of the Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summit, he brings deep clinical and research expertise to the summit’s mission of advancing evidence-based, patient-centered care.

View full bio at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Charles J. Ryan

Dr. Charles J. Ryan, MD

Program Co-Chair · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Charles J. Ryan, MD, is an internationally recognized genitourinary (GU) oncologist with expertise in the biology, treatment, and supportive care of men with prostate cancer. He earned a BA in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Marquette University and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. As faculty at UC San Francisco, he was named the Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research. He has received funding from the NIH, the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and has published over 250 articles and chapters in the world’s leading medical journals.

He is author of The Virility Paradox and co-host of the podcast The Good News About Cancer — winner of Gold at the 2025 Davey Awards (Best Podcast: Health & Wellness) and Silver at the 2025 Anthem Awards. A past Chair of the NCI’s GU Steering Committee Prostate Cancer Task Force, he served as Director of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota (2018–2021) and as CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation (2021–2024). He sits on the Board of ZERO Prostate Cancer and sees patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Middletown, New Jersey.

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About

NXP Health Innovations

Founded 2026

NXP Health Innovations is the health-focused initiative behind the Milwaukee Prostate Cancer Patient Summit. Founded in 2026 as a collaboration of Dr. Charles Ryan and the team at NXP Innovations, it is dedicated to education, dialogue and support for people facing prostate and other cancers.

Working alongside Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and Complete Response Healthcare Advisors, NXP Health Innovations helps convene patients, caregivers and clinical leaders — building a community where the latest science reaches the people it serves.

With Gratitude

Thank You to Our Sponsors

This patient-centered educational seminar is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.

Interested in supporting the Summit? Sponsorship inquiries: Mo Laschen · CRHA.

Join Us

Register & Contact

Register to Attend

Registration is required and space is limited. Scan the code or contact our registration coordinator to reserve your seat.

Scan to register for the Prostate Cancer Patient Summit

Ambrose Wilson-Brown

Registration Coordinator · Medical College of Wisconsin awilsonbrown@mcw.edu 414-955-2373

Sponsorship

Mo Laschen

Complete Response Healthcare Advisors mo@crhealthcareadvisors.com

For sponsorship and exhibitor inquiries only. Patients and attendees, please register above.

Hosted By

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Complete Response Healthcare Advisors

Learn more about the organization behind the Summit on the NXP Health Innovations page.