2026 Presidential Guest Speaker
Valerae O. Lewis, MD

Dr. Lewis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She is also the Associate Director of the Department of Thoracic/Orthopaedic Center and Associate Director of the Sarcoma Center. Dr. Lewis is a leader in the field of Orthopaedic Oncology with particular expertise in limb salvage and pelvic sarcoma surgery in adult and pediatric patients.

In 2011, she started the Multidisciplinary Pelvic Sarcoma Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center that not only addresses the clinical needs of this unique group of patients, but also works to improve both the clinical and functional outcomes of patients with pelvic sarcoma. For the past ten years, Dr. Lewis has served as Director of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program at symposiums throughout the year and is active in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS), the International Society for Limb Salvage (ISOLS), and the Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA), where she served as President in 2014.