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Best of Oncology™ 2026, Houston: Practice-Changing Updates and Latest Advances in Hematology & Oncology

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

Venue: InterContinental Houston, 6750 Main Street, Houston , TX, 77030, 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

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Aihua Yen, MD

Session Chair

Murtaza N Bhuriwala, MD

Session Chair

Texas Oncology PA

Ethan A Burns, MD

Topic Presenter

Panjie Chen, PharmD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Hospital

Michelina Cairo, MD

Topic Presenter

Texas Oncology

Sidrah Shah, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Catherine Wiechmann, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist

Sunyoung Lee, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Polly Niravath, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Hospital

Kayla Weiss Miranda, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Tareq Mazen Izzeddin Abuasab, MD

Topic Presenter

Johnathan Fraebel, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Jaime Haro-Silerio, MD

Topic Presenter

Jun Zhang, MD

Topic Presenter

Houston Methodist Cancer Center

Kristen Simmons, MD

Topic Presenter

Putao Cen, MD

Topic Presenter

University Of Texas McGovern Med School Houston

Natalie Chen, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Haris Zahoor, MD

Topic Presenter

Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

Topic Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

Bingnan Zhang, MD, MBA

Topic Presenter

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Laquisa Hill, MD

Topic Presenter

Apar Kishor Ganti, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Mathews Roy, MD

Case Presenter

Pallavi Dev, MD

Case Presenter

Baylor College of Medicine

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 (Live Oak Pre-Function)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome (Live Oak CD)

08:05 AM - 08:15 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities - Binay Shah, MD, MHA (Live Oak CD)

08:15 AM - 09:45 AMSession 1 - Hematologic Malignancies (Live Oak CD)

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 (Live Oak B)

09:55 AM - 11:25 AMSession 2 - Immunotherapy Toxicities (Live Oak CD)

Session Chair: Russell Clark, MD

09:55 AM - 10:15 AM

ADCs – Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

CAR-T Cells – Laquisa Hill, MD

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 (Live Oak CD)

Session Chair: Vipal Durkal, MD

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Case Presentation: Updates on Malignant Heme – Vipal Durkal, MD

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation: Updates on GI – Catherine Wiechmann, MD

11:55 AM - 12:10 PM

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

12:10 PM - 12:25 PM

Cased-Based Discussion

Moderators:

Vipal Durkal, MD

Panelists:

Catherine Wiechmann, MD; Jaime Haro-Silerio, MD

12:25 PM - 01:25 PMLunch & Exhibits - Product Theater sponsored by BMS (non-CME accredited): Advancing Investigational CAR-T Therapies: GPRC5D as the Next Frontier in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma - Ivan Reveles, PharmD, MS, BCOP (River Birch)

01:25 PM - 02:55 PMSession 4 - Genitourinary Cancer (Live Oak CD)

Session Chair: Aihua Yen, MD

01:25 PM - 01:45 PM

Prostate Cancer – Putao Cen, 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; Putao Cen, MD

02:55 PM - 03:25 PMBreak & Exhibits (Live Oak B)

03:25 PM - 05:05 PMSession 5 - Gastrointestinal Cancer (Live Oak CD)

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, MD

04:45 PM - 05:05 PM

Q&A

Panelists:

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

05:05 PM - 05:05 PMAdjourn

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