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GALA Conference

May 15-16, 2026

Marriott Dallas Las Colinas

Irving, Texas

Earn up to a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, or 10.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits, or 10.25 ANCC contact hours!

SOCIETY ENDORSEMENT

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COURSE DIRECTORS

Faculty
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Mack Mitchell, MD

Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Lawrence Schiller, MD

Chair, Institutional Review Boards
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

FACULTY

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Sumeet Asrani, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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Brooks Cash ,MD

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, Texas

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Mack Mitchell, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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David Rubin, MD

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

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Lisa VanWagner, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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Kimberly Brown, MD

Henry Ford

Hospital

Detroit, Michigan

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Harish Gagneja, MD

Austin Gastro

Austin, Texas

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Jan Petrasek, MD

UT Health

San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

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Lawrence Schiller, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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John Vierling, MD

Baylor College

of Medicine

Houston, Texas

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Freddy Caldera, DO, PhD, MS

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine

Madison, Wisconsin

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Paul Kwo, MD

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California

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Siobhan Proksell, MD

University of Colorado School

of Medicine 

Aurora, Colorado

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Stuart Spechler, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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Sachin Wani, MD

Katy O and Paul M Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence

Aurora, Colorado

Agenda

AGENDA

Friday, May 15, 2026
 

11:00 AM              
Lunch and Registration

 

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

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12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Break

 

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM                  
Program Overview

 
Session I
 

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM                 

Achalasia Versus EGJ Outflow Obstruction​

Stuart Spechler, MD

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1:25 PM - 1:50 PM                        

Surveillance for Barrett’s Esophagus  

Sachin Wani, MD

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1:50 PM - 2:15 PM                   

Management of Obesity in 2026​


2:15 PM - 2:30 PM                        
Q&A / Panel Discussion
 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM                  
Break

Session II

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2:45 PM - 3:10 PM    

Reducing Alcohol Use in Patients with Steatotic Liver Disease

Jan Petrasek, MD

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​​3:10 PM - 3:35 PM                      

Updates in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

John Vierling, MD 
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3:35 PM - 4:00 PM                        

Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1AT) Deficiency

Paul Kwo, MD

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4:00 PM - 4:15 PM                  
Q&A / Panel Discussion

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4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Break

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4:45 PM - 5:30 PM 
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)

Sponsored by Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals

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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM                        
Reception

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Saturday, May 16, 2026
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7:00 AM              

Breakfast and Registration

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7:30 AM - 8:15 AM 

Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Co

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8:15 AM – 8:45 AM    

Break

 

8:45 AM - 8:50 AM             
Program Overview

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Session III
 

8:50 AM - 9:20 AM                 
What We Don’t Know About Celiac Disease

Lawrence Schiller, MD

9:20 AM - 9:50 AM       

Endoscopic Challenges with GLP-1 Agonists

Harish Gagneja, MD


9:50 AM - 10:20 AM                   

Latest Updates in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Brooks Cash, MD

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​10:20 AM - 10:45 AM                  
Q&A / Panel Discussion


10:45 AM - 11:00 AM              
Break
 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM              
Parallel Session (Select One)

  • GI Woes from Head to Toe

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Obesity and Steatosis

  • Chronic Liver Disease
     

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM                 
Lunch Break
 

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM     

Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)

Sponsored by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

 

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM            

Break
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Session IV


1:30 PM  - 2:00 PM                      

NITs for Risk Stratification in Steatotic Liver Disease

Lisa VanWagner, MD 

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM                        

New and Emerging Treatments for the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) 

Mack Mitchell, MD

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2:30 PM - 2:55 PM                        

Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension Including Hepatic Encephalopathy and Ascites

Kimberly Brown, MD

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2:55 PM - 3:20 PM  

Screening and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sumeet Asrani, MD


3:20 PM - 3:35 PM               
Q&A / Panel Discussion

3:35 PM - 3:45 PM                        
Break

 

Session V

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM                        

Positioning Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

David Rubin, MD​

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4:15 PM - 4:45 PM                      

Managing the Pregnant Patient with IBD

Siobhan Proksell, MD 

 

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Preventative Care in IBD
Freddy Caldera, MD 

              
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM                        
Q&A / Panel Discussion

5:30 PM - 5:40 PM                    
Meeting Wrap-up

Venue

VENUE

Marriott Dallas Las Colinas
223 W Las Colinas Blvd,

Irving, TX 75039

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Dallas Las Colinas at the discounted rate of $249.00. Reservations must be made by Friday, May 1, 2026, to secure this rate.

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