G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2026

November 11, 2026

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$240

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

Complimentary

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

Complimentary

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

Complimentary

Residents / Fellows / Students

Complimentary

 

 

VIRTUAL

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$240

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

$50

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

$50

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

$20

Residents / Fellows / Students

$20

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.

**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**

Target Audience

The George P. Noon Conference Series is designed for nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, internists, oncologists, physicians treating patients with organ failure, nurses, family practitioners, social workers and allied health professionals with an interest in organ failure transplant management.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize advancements of artificial intelligence in liver-associated diseases and transplantation  
  • Summarize current research initiatives for the latest trends in Liver Cancer 
  • Identify the diagnosis and management of Infectious Diseases in Transplantation  
  • Recognize the need for an innovative support system in Liver Transplant and Critical Care

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 6.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 6.75 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 6.75 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 6.75 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 6.75 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2026 | Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:00am | 6.75 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
09/03/2026
Course expires: 
12/11/2026
Event starts: 
11/11/2026 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/11/2026 - 4:30pm CST
Cost:
$240.00

H O U S T O N    M E T H O D I S T    J . C .     W A L T E R      J R     C O N F E R E N C E    S E R I E S

2026 GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE
Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | Hybrid Symposium

TIME

PRESENTATION

SPEAKER(S)

7:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

8:00 AM

Leadership Welcome

R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)

Liver and Colorectal Cancer
Moderators: Sudha Kodali, MD, Kirk Heyne, MD, Maen Abdelrahim, MD

8:10 AM

Introduction

 

8:15 AM

Updates to Loco - Regional Therapy for HCCBruno Odisio, MD

8:45 AM

Expanding the Boundaries of Curative Therapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases

Timothy Newhook, MD

9:05 AM

HCC Immunotherapy in 2026: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice

Laura Kulik, MD

9:25 AM

Preventing HCC Before It Starts: Lessons from Population-Based Research

Jennifer Cullen, MD

9:45 AM

Q&A and Discussion

10:00 AM

Break

Future Liver Transplantation… Expanding the Boundaries
Moderator: Constance Mobley, MD, David Fogelman, MD

10:15 AM

Innovation in Transplantation

Henry Randall, MD

10:35 AM

Role of Genomics in Transplant

Ashton Connor, MD

10:55 AM

Prescision Transplant Oncology

Dan Duda, MD

11:20 AM

Reimaging the Future of Transplant Research

Holger Willenbring, MD, PhD

11:40 AM

DCD Donation

Krishna Menon, MD

12:05 PM

Q&A and Discussion

12:20 PM

Lunch

12:20 PM

Therapeutic Advances in MASH

***Promotional Session: Not CE Accredited*** (Presented in Boardroom)

Mazen Noureddin, MD

MASH in 2026: Therapeutics, Response Assessment, Transplantation, and Multisystem Care
Moderator: Kavish Patidar, DO

1:20 PM

Assessing Response to MASH Therapy: What Should We Measure in Clinic?

David Victor III, MD

1:55 PM

MASH After Liver Transplantation: Recurrent Disease, De Novo Disease, and Cardiometabolic Risk

Shadab Siddiqui, MD

2:10 PM

Beyond the Liver: Managing MASH as a Cardiometabolic–Kidney Disease

Michelle Jones-Pauley, DO

2:30 PM

Q&A and Discussion

2:45 PM

Break

Data Science in Transplantation
Moderator: Ashton Connor, MD

3:00 PM

Clinical InformaticsLuma Succar, MD

3:15 PM

Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA & RNAElsie Rizk, MD

3:30 PM

Machine Learning in Liver Transplantation and Outcome PredictionsKhush Patel, MD

3:45 PM

Liver and Biliary Tumor Sequencing

Mahinur Mattohti, MD

4:00 PM

Understanding Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplant

Ashton Connor, MD

4:15 PM

Q&A and Discussion 

4:30 PM

Concluding Remarks

R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)

Houston Methodist - LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston

LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners. 

Available Credit

  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 6.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 6.75 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

  • 6.75 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 6.75 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 6.75 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2026 | Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:00am | 6.75 Category 1 CEPTCs

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Exhibitors

We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors for this activity: 

Alfasigma

Astealas

Bridge to Life

CareDx

Keenova

Natera


Sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors for this activity: 

Breakfast sponsor: Natera

Price

Cost:
$240.00
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FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$240

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

Complimentary

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

Complimentary

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

Complimentary

Residents / Fellows / Students

Complimentary

 

 

VIRTUAL

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$240

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)**

Complimentary (Click here to register)

Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)

$50

Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs)

$50

Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external)

$20

Residents / Fellows / Students

$20

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.

**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**