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SUMMARY:2026 TSGE Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Registration is OPEN for the 2026 TSGE Annual Conference! Join us as we head to Austin this September! Bring your colleagues and connect with other gastroenterologists from across Texas as we get together to learn about updates in Gastroenterology\, Hepatology\, Endoscopy and more! \nTSGE Brochure 2026 \n\n \n2026 Registration Rates\n\n\n\n\nCategory\nEarly Bird\nBefore 8/22\nRegular\nAfter 8/22\n\n\n\n\nMember Physicians\n$300\n$350\n\n\nMember Allied Health (Nurse/PA/Tech)\n$175\n$225\n\n\nFellow*\n*$50\n*$75\n\n\nNon-Member Physicians\, Allied Health\, Apps\, PAs\, Nurse\, Tech\, Pharma D & Medical Liaisons\n$400\n$475\n\n\n\n\n*Fellows that attend the conference will be refunded the $50/$75 registration fee after the conference.\nIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act\, please contact the TSGE office at (512) 667-6672 with any special needs. \n \n\n\nLate Registration\nOnline registration closes September 13. If you’d like to register after September 13\, register on-site at the conference or contact the TSGE office at (512) 677-6672. \n\n\nCancel Registration\nRegistration is open until September 13\, 2026. TSGE must receive cancellation notice by that date for a refund. A $25 processing fee applies. Non-attendance does not constitute cancellation notice. Partial registration is not offered. \n\n\nGroup Registration\nRegistering more than one person? Contact Kennedy Camero at kennedy@cameroams.com for assistance. \n\n\n \nWhere & When\nAustin Marriott Downtown | 304 East Cesar Chavez St.\, Austin\, TX 78701\nReservations: (512) 457-1111 \nTSGE has a special room rate of $299 (tax not included). Please call by August 29\, 2026 to reserve at the reduced rate and mention you’re part of the TSGE meeting. After this date\, reservations will be accepted only if rooms are available at the prevailing rate. \n \nMeeting Details\n\nBoard Review Course\nFriday\, September 18 | 12:00 – 3:00 pm\nGI Guidelines & Board Review — Presented by Brennan Spiegel\, MD\, MSHS and Hetal Karsan\, MD \n\n\nAttention Fellows!\nFellows Symposium / GI Jeopardy — Friday\, September 18 | 3:30 – 5:30 pm\nReal-world GI knowledge quiz. Winning team receives a major prize! Expert GI panel discussion and more. \nFellows Hands-On Symposium — Friday\, September 18 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm\nDesigned for 3rd & 4th Year Fellows and Junior Faculty interested in advanced endoscopic techniques. Space is limited!\nCourse Faculty: Matheus Franco\, MD; Rajat Garg\, MD; Muhammad Baig\, MD; Rush Shah\, MD; Thomas Tielleman\, MD; Andy Tau\, MD; Shruti Mony\, MD; George Wehba\, MD; Deepika Satish\, MD; Shifa Umar\, MD; Thomas Davee\, MD\nCourse Directors: Dr. Jeffrey Lee & Dr. Kalpesh Patel\nStations: EMR\, Defect Closure\, Hemostasis\, Ablation\, ERCP\, Third Space/ESD \nFellows Housing Stipend: $300 (one day) / $450 (two days) / $600 (three days\, must attend Fellow Symposium). You MUST check in at the registration desk each day you attend — no exceptions. Stipends mailed post-conference in 4–6 weeks. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience\nGastroenterologists\, endoscopists\, GI nurses\, technicians\, physician assistants\, nurse practitioners\, and others who treat patients for gastrointestinal conditions. \n\n\nEthics\nThe September 20 presentation fulfills 1 hour of ethics and/or professional responsibility required for Texas licensure. \n\n\nBusiness Meeting\nSaturday’s business meeting luncheon includes a brief TSGE business meeting and presentation of the Marcel Patterson – Robert Nelson Award. \n\n\n\nContinuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME through the joint providership of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and TSGE. TMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. TMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. \nContinuing Nursing Education: Submitted to Montana Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Montana Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as an approver of continuing nursing education by the ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation. No contact hours will be awarded for Friday. This activity has also been submitted for pharmacotherapeutic hours. \n\n \nMeeting Agenda\n \nFriday\, September 18\n\n\n\n10:00 am\nRegistration Opens\n\n\n12:00 – 3:00 pm\nGI Guidelines & Board Review\n\n\n3:00 – 3:30 pm\nRefreshment Break\n\n\n3:30 – 5:30 pm\nFellows Symposium / GI Jeopardy\n\n\n5:30 – 6:30 pm\nFellows First Annual Career Fair\n\n\n6:00 – 9:00 pm\nTSGE Hands-On Fellows Symposium\n\n\n\n \nSaturday\, September 19\n\n\n\n6:45 – 7:30 am\nWomen in GI – Rise and Shine Breakfast: Building High-Performing Teams: Innovation\, Culture and Inclusive Leadership — Michelle A. Anderson\, MD\n\n\n7:00 – 7:45 am\nAPP Breakfast – Networking\, Mentorship & Subspecialties\n\n\n7:00 am\nRegistration Opens | Breakfast Available\n\n\n7:30 – 7:35 am\nOpening Remarks\n\n\n7:35 – 8:00 am\nTSGE Presidential Address — Pushing the EDGE: How a Concept Became a Game-Changer — Prashant Kedia\, MD\, FASGE\, FACG\n\n\n\nTopic: Foregut | Moderator: Harish Gagneja\, MD \n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:20 am\nLaryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease – How to Evaluate Chronic Cough as a Gastroenterologist? — Rena Yadlapati\, MD\, MSHS\, AGAF\, FACG\, FAFS\n\n\n8:20 – 8:40 am\nNavigating Complex Upper GI Strictures — Kalpesh Patel\, MD\n\n\n8:40 – 9:00 am\nBarrett’s Esophagus – Post Ablation Surveillance and Acid Control — Stuart Spechler\, MD\, AGAF\, FACG\n\n\n9:00 – 9:20 am\nGastric Polyps: Leave\, Bite or Resect? — Jeffrey Lee\, MD\, MPH\, FACG\, FASGE\n\n\n9:20 – 9:30 am\nQ&A\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00 am\nRefreshment Break in Exhibit Hall\n\n\n\nTopic: IBD | Moderator: Joanna Linsteadt\, MD \n\n\n\n10:00 – 10:20 am\nHow Do I Tackle Crohn’s Disease in 2026? — Russell Cohen\, MD\n\n\n10:20 – 10:40 am\nSevere\, Steroids\, and Salvage: Tackling Hospitalized IBD Flares — Harry Thomas\, MD\n\n\n10:40 – 11:00 am\nHow Do I Tackle Ulcerative Colitis in 2026? — Aline Charabaty\, MD\n\n\n11:00 – 11:20 am\nNavigating Combination Therapy in IBD: From Evidence to Practical Applications — Russell Cohen\, MD\n\n\n11:20 – 11:30 am\nQ&A\n\n\n\nTopic: Pancreatobiliary | Moderator: Jay Yepuri\, MD \n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:50 am\nPractical Guide to Outpatient Management of Chronic Pancreatitis – 10 Things You Should Know — Paul Tarnasky\, MD\n\n\n11:50 am – 12:10 pm\nDilated Common Bile Duct — How Do I Work This Up? — Tyler Berzin\, MD\n\n\n12:10 – 12:30 pm\nPancreas Cancer Screening – What Do We Know in 2026? — Rushikesh Shah\, MD\n\n\n12:30 – 12:40 pm\nQ&A\n\n\n12:45 – 1:45 pm\nMembership Luncheon and Business Meeting\n\n\n1:45 – 2:15 pm\nRefreshment Break in Exhibit Hall\n\n\n\nTopic: Small Bowel / Colon | Moderator: Lisa Casey\, MD \n\n\n\n2:15 – 2:35 pm\nLeaky Gut & Beyond – Answering Difficult Questions in Clinic — Darren Brenner\, MD\n\n\n2:35 – 2:55 pm\nSmall Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Myths and Facts — Dejan Micic\, MD\n\n\n2:55 – 3:15 pm\nColorectal Screening Dilemmas — Folasade May\, MD\, PhD\, M.Phil\n\n\n3:15 – 3:35 pm\nColitis: ‘When It’s Not IBD’ – The Mimics You Can’t Miss — Roopa Vemulapalli\, MD\n\n\n3:35 – 3:45 pm\nQ&A\n\n\n3:45 – 4:00 pm\nRefreshment Break\n\n\n\nTopic: Video Forum | Moderator: Prashant Kedia\, MD\, FASGE\, FACG \n\n\n\n4:00 – 4:20 pm\nGeorge Wehba\, MD\n\n\n4:20 – 4:40 pm\nTara Kahanian\, MD\n\n\n4:40 – 5:00 pm\nArslan Baig\, MD\n\n\n5:00 – 5:20 pm\nMatheus Franco\, MD\, MBA\, MSc\, PhD\n\n\n5:20 pm\nQ&A\n\n\n\n \nSunday\, September 20\n\n\n\n7:00 – 8:00 am\nIP Committee Breakfast\n\n\n7:00 am\nRegistration Opens | Breakfast Available\n\n\n7:55 – 8:00 am\nOpening Remarks\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00 am\nEthics in Medical AI — Tyler Berzin\, MD\n\n\n\nTopic: Quality Matters | Moderator: Louis Wilson\, MD\, FACG \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:20 am\nQuality Metrics in Upper Endoscopy: From Guidelines to Practice — Harish Gagneja\, MD\n\n\n9:20 – 9:40 am\nFrom Detection to Documentation: Quality Metrics in Colonoscopy — Aasma Shaukat\, MD\, MPH\n\n\n9:40 – 10:00 am\nQuality Metrics in EUS and ERCP — Girish Mishra\, MD\, MSc\, FASGE\n\n\n10:00 – 10:10 am\nQ&A\n\n\n10:10 – 10:20 am\nRefreshment Break\n\n\n\nTopic: Liver | Moderator: Gaurav Arora\, MD\, MS\, AGAF \n\n\n\n10:20 – 10:40 am\nStephen A. Harrison\, MD\, Memorial Lecture — MASLD Management in 2026 — Meena Bansal\, MD\, FAASLD\n\n\n10:40 – 11:00 am\nChanges in the Landscape of Liver Transplant in 2026 — Sammy Saab\, MD\, AGAF\, MPH\n\n\n11:00 – 11:20 am\nPreventive Hepatology – What’s New in 2026 — Jan Petrasek\, MD\, PhD\n\n\n11:20 – 11:40 am\nDrug-Induced Liver Injury – The Ever-Present Threat — Prasun Jalal\, MD\, FRCP (UK)\, FAASLD\, FASGE\, FACG\, AGAF\n\n\n11:40 – 11:50 am\nQ&A\n\n\n12:00 pm\nAdjourn\n\n\n\nTopic: APP Track | Moderator: TBD \n\n\n\n2:15 – 2:35 pm\nIBD Management Redefined: Treat to Target for Sustained Remission — Amy Stewart\, NP\n\n\n2:35 – 2:55 pm\nSupporting the Gut from the Ground Up: Pelvic PT in IBD Care — Smita Metha\, PFPT\n\n\n2:55 – 3:15 pm\nFueling Remission: Nutrition Strategies in IBD Care — Stacy Collins\, RD\n\n\n3:15 – 3:35 pm\n“Gut Feeling” Hormones Across the Lifespan – A GI Perspective — Vaneesha Vallabh-Patel\, MD\n\n\n3:35 – 3:45 pm\nQ&A\n\n\n3:45 – 4:00 pm\nRefreshment Break\n\n\n4:00 – 4:20 pm\nCeliac Disease — Jill Olmstead\, DNP\n\n\n4:20 – 4:40 pm\nNeuromodulation Demystified: A Practical Guide for APPs — Kristina Skarbinski\n\n\n4:40 – 5:00 pm\nEmerging Therapies in MASLD/MASH: A New Era in Liver Care — Yulia Lyuboslavsky\n\n\n5:00 – 5:20 pm\nHepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanic Populations — Lisa Hernandez\, HP\n\n\n5:20 – 5:30 pm\nQ&A\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 Program Directors\nRoopa Vemulapalli\, MD\nRushikesh Shah\, MD \n\n\nTSGE Education Committee\nWaqar Qureshi\, MD (Chair)\, Harish Gagneja\, MD\, Prashant Kedia\, MD\, Jay Yepuri\, MD\, Kalpesh Patel\, MD\, Karthik Garapati\, MD\, Prasun Jalal\, MD\, Hana Svejdova\, APP\, MSN\, APRN\, Phillip Ge\, MD\, Gaurav Arora\, MD\, John Tsai\, MD
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/2026-tsge-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Austin Marriott Downtown\, 304 E Cesar Chavez St\,\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
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