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11th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - February 20, 2026
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders at Houston Methodist
Several new surgical, endoscopic and pharmacological approaches to the management of digestive disorders have become available, yet their exact role in the management of these disorders is unclear. Providers need to recognize the range of therapeutic and diagnostic options that are now available for the management of digestive disorders and their clinical applications. This course will address the challenge of defining the role of new technologies, disease entities and therapies in everyday clinical practice by presenting the latest evidence-based information on diagnostics and therapeutics in digestive disorders.
FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Underwood Center Employee | Complimentary |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $250 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
| Private Underwood Center Member Physician, Private Liver Center Member Physician, or Other Private Physicians | Complimentary - Click here to register Please note this option does not provide CE credit |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $50 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* 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.
Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows, students, and researchers in gastroenterology, GI surgery, colorectal surgery, internal medicine and hepatology will benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the risks and management of common GI disorders
- Review the latest updates in GI Cancer
- Describe the endoscopic management of GI disorders.
- Discuss robotic strategies in the management of GI disorders.
- Review the latest innovations in GI surgery.
| 11th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders Course Directors: Eamonn Quigley, MD Co-Course Directors: Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH, Lee Morris, MD, FACS Friday, February 20, 2026 | Hybrid Symposium | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration, breakfast | |
| 7:50 AM | Welcome Introductions | Osama Gaber, MD Eamonn Quigley, MD |
| Plenary Session I: Liver/Pancreas Session Chairs: Min Kim, MD | ||
| 8:00 AM | Updates in Autoimmune Liver disease | Kavish Patidar |
| 8:20 AM | Management of pancreas cysts: 2 perspectives : surgeon and Adv GI ? | Yee Lee Cheah, MD |
| 8:40 AM | The use of an augmented reality headset to enhance ergonomics and visualization during surgery (Not sure where to put this one) | Patrick Reardon |
| 9:00 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 9:30 AM | Josephone Hughes Sterling Lecture | Adil Bharucha, MD |
| 10:00 AM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session II: IBD/Colorectal Session Chairs: Feenalie Patel, MD and Tareq Kamal, MD | ||
| 10:30 AM | Management update/positioning all the available therapies | Malcolm Irani |
| 10:50 AM | Nutritional support for the IBD patient | Marianna Ayad, RD, MBChB, MS |
| 11:10 AM | Operative approaches to colonic Crohn's disease (partial colectomy, pouch etc.) | Joshua Coursey |
| 11:30 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session III: Esophagus/Foregut Session Chairs: Charles Meade, MD and Deven Patel, MD | ||
| 1:00 PM | Concominant hiatal hernia repair and Transoral incisionless fundoplication (cTIF) for treatment of GERD with hiatal hernia | Deepika Satish |
| 1:20 PM | Hiatal hernia repair in Octogenarians | Warren Naselsky, MD |
| 1:40 PM | PCAPs - where do they fit in the GERD or H pylori treatment algorithms? | Kavin Kanthasamy, MD |
| 2:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 2:30 PM | Keynote | Eric Pauli, MD |
| 3:00 PM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session IV: Everything About GLP-1 agents: Session Chairs: Aman Ali, MD | ||
| 3:30 PM | An hepatologists perspective - impact on MAFLD, interactions with AFLD | Joe Galati |
| 3:50 PM | endocrinology perspective: | Archana Sadhu |
| 4:10 PM | Side effect profile of GlP-1 agonists | Thomas McCarty, MD |
| 4:40 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjournment | |
| *Not certified for CE credit. | ||
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.
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Available Credit
- 7.00 ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 7.00 ABS MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 7.00 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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 Attendance
- 7.00 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 7.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
Price
FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Underwood Center Employee | Complimentary |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)* | $250 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
| Private Underwood Center Member Physician, Private Liver Center Member Physician, or Other Private Physicians | Complimentary - Click here to register Please note this option does not provide CE credit |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $50 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* 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.