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Best of Oncology 2026: Practice-Changing Updates and Latest Advances in Hematology & Oncology | Houston CME Conference (MOC Available)

Accreditation: 11.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 11.00 ACPE Pharmacy | 11.00 ABIM MOC II

Venue: InterContinental Houston, 6750 Main Street, Houston , TX, United States

Start Date: Aug 21End Date: Aug 22, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Julie Rani Nangia, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Shilpan Shah, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center

Faculty

Vipal Durkal, MD

Session Chair

Russell Clark, MD

Session Chair

Shalini U Makawita, MD

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Aparna Jotwani, MD, MD

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Aihua Yen, MD

Session Chair

Murtaza N Bhuriwala, MD, MD

Session Chair

Texas Oncology PA

Ethan A Burns, MD

Topic Presenter

Panjie Chen, PharmD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Hospital

Bilal Ahmed Siddiqui, MD

Topic Presenter

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Michelina Cairo, MD

Topic Presenter

Texas Oncology

Sidrah Shah, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Catherine Wiechmann, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist

Kayla Weiss Miranda, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Sunyoung Lee, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Polly Niravath, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Hospital

Tareq Mazen Izzeddin Abuasab, MD

Topic Presenter

Johnathan Fraebel, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Mathews Roy, MD

Topic Presenter

Harshit Khosla, MD

Topic Presenter

Jaime Haro-Silerio, MD

Topic Presenter

Putao Cen, MD

Topic Presenter

University Of Texas McGovern Med School Houston

Kristen Simmons

Topic Presenter

Jun Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Cancer Center

Natalie Chen, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Haris Zahoor, MD

Topic Presenter

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, August 21st, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome

08:05 AM - 08:15 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

08:15 AM - 09:45 AMSession 1 - Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Shilpan Shah, MD

08:15 AM - 08:35 AM

MDS/Leukemias/CLL – Tareq Mazen Izzeddin Abuasab, MD

08:35 AM - 08:55 AM

Multiple Myeloma – Johnathan Fraebel, MD

08:55 AM - 09:15 AM

Lymphoma – Ethan A Burns, MD

09:15 AM - 09:45 AM

Q&A

Moderators:

Shilpan Shah, MD

Panelists:

Tareq Mazen Izzeddin Abuasab, MD; Johnathan Fraebel, MD; Ethan A Burns, MD

09:45 AM - 09:55 AMBreak & Exhibits

09:55 AM - 11:25 AMSession 2 - Immunotherapy Toxicities

Session Chair: Russell Clark, MD

09:55 AM - 10:15 AM

ADCs – Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

CAR-T Cells

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

Bispecific Side Effects & Toxicities – Panjie Chen, PharmD

10:55 AM - 11:25 AM

Q&A

Moderators:

Russell Clark, MD

Panelists:

Panjie Chen, PharmD; Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

11:25 AM - 12:25 PMSession 3 - Tumor- Board Style Case-based Discussion: Challenging Cases

Session Chair: Vipal Durkal, MD

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Case 1: Updates on Malignant Heme – Harshit Khosla, MD

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Case 2: Updates on GI – Catherine Wiechmann, MD

11:55 AM - 12:10 PM

Case 3: Updates on GU – Jaime Haro-Silerio, MD

12:10 PM - 12:25 PM

Cased-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Vipal Durkal, MD

Panelists:

Catherine Wiechmann, MD; Harshit Khosla, MD; Jaime Haro-Silerio, MD

12:25 PM - 01:25 PMLunch & Exhibits

01:25 PM - 02:55 PMSession 4 - Genitourinary Cancer

Session Chair: Aihua Yen, MD

01:25 PM - 01:45 PM

Prostate Cancer – Bilal Ahmed Siddiqui, MD

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM

Bladder Cancer – Aihua Yen, MD

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

Kidney Cancer – Haris Zahoor, MD

02:25 PM - 02:55 PM

Q&A

Moderators:

Aihua Yen, MD

Panelists:

Haris Zahoor, MD

02:55 PM - 03:25 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:25 PM - 05:05 PMSession 5 - Gastrointestinal Cancer

Session Chair: Shalini U Makawita, MD

03:25 PM - 03:45 PM

Upper GI Cancer – Kayla Weiss Miranda, MD

03:45 PM - 04:05 PM

Hepatobiliary – Sunyoung Lee, MD, PhD

04:05 PM - 04:25 PM

Pancreatic Malignancies – Putao Cen, MD

04:25 PM - 04:45 PM

Colorectal Cancer – Kristen Simmons

04:45 PM - 05:05 PM

Q&A

Panelists:

Kayla Weiss Miranda, MD; Sunyoung Lee, MD, PhD; Putao Cen, MD; Kristen Simmons

05:05 PM - 05:05 PMAdjourn

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