Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, B Pharm ^{1, 2, 4}
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist
Associate Professor of Medicine in Oncology, Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Maen Abdelrahim is a gastrointestinal medical and transplant oncologist who takes care of patients with upper and lower GI tract malignancies in addition to pancreatic, liver, colorectal, and bile duct cancers. Dr. Abdelrahim is also the medical director of Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics, where he is leading a Phase I Program at Houston Methodist Hospital and Houston Methodist Cancer Center. He is a principal investigator on multiple early and late-phase clinical trials with focus on chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy in solid malignancies. Dr. Abdelrahim completed pharmacy training followed by PhD graduate work in pharmacology and toxicology. His research focused on developing new mechanism-based drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.

Ashish Saharia, MD, FACS^{1, 2, 3}
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Ashish Saharia is the Director of Liver Transplantation at the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center. Dr. Saharia has special interest in patients with liver, colorectal, pancreatic, and bile duct cancers. He has extensive expertise and has published papers on solid organ transplantation, pancreatic cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma.

MODERATOR: Ashton Connor, MD, PhD, FRCSC^{1, 2}
Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Ashton Connor is a scientist and abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Connor’s current research interests include the application of data science and genomics to the study of oncology and immunology.

1 Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
2 Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
3 Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
4 Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders at Houston Methodist