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The 6th Annual Gulf Coast Division Research Symposium was hosted on April 8th, 2026, at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood and on WebEx. It combines GME programs from cities in the Gulf Coast Region of Texas: Kingwood, Houston, Clear Lake, and Corpus Christi. The symposium is specialty agnostic, providing an opportunity for residents and fellows to network with others in healthcare outside of their area of expertise.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our distinguished keynote speaker, Dr. O. Daniel Odutola, for his insightful and engaging presentation on the responsible use of AI in research. His expertise and perspective were a highlight of the symposium.

In 2026, we received 102 poster submissions and of those, 9 projects made it to the oral stage. The results of the 2026 symposium are below.

Poster Awards

Oral Presentation Awards

Research Residents and Faculty of the Year

Clear Lake

  • Resident: Yves Najm Mrad, MD
  • Faculty: Maher Dahdel, MD

Kingwood

  • Resident: Supritha Chintamaneni, MD
  • Faculty: Sivatej Sarva, MD, PhD

Corpus Christi

  • Resident: Ali Asghar, DO
  • Faculty: Abhay Vakil, MD

  • Caught Between Two Barriers: A Case of Thrombus Formation on a Dual-LAA Occluder

    Caught Between Two Barriers: A Case of Thrombus Formation on a Dual-LAA Occluder

  • Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Contemporary Randomized Evidence on Clinical and Disabling Stroke

    Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Contemporary Randomized Evidence on Clinical and Disabling Stroke

  • Closing the Post-Discharge Gap: Implementing a Structured Transitional Care Management Workflow to Improve Follow-Up Rates

    Closing the Post-Discharge Gap: Implementing a Structured Transitional Care Management Workflow to Improve Follow-Up Rates

  • Complications of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Device-Specific Risk Profiles & Meta-analytic Estimates

    Complications of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Device-Specific Risk Profiles & Meta-analytic Estimates

  • Contemporary Nonfemoral Access for TAVR: Comparative Outcomes of Transcarotid, Transsubclavian/Transaxillary, and Transcaval Approaches

    Contemporary Nonfemoral Access for TAVR: Comparative Outcomes of Transcarotid, Transsubclavian/Transaxillary, and Transcaval Approaches

  • Contemporary Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Anatomy and Younger Patients

    Contemporary Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Anatomy and Younger Patients

  • Contemporary Transcatheter Therapies for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

    Contemporary Transcatheter Therapies for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

  • Cultivating Humanity: A Scalable Blueprint for Celebrating Humanism in Graduate Medical Education

    Cultivating Humanity: A Scalable Blueprint for Celebrating Humanism in Graduate Medical Education

  • A Greasy Imposter: A Case of Profound Hypertriglyceridemia Mimicking Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Severe Hyponatremia

    A Greasy Imposter: A Case of Profound Hypertriglyceridemia Mimicking Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Severe Hyponatremia

  • Direct Oral Anticoagulants Reduce CT-Detected Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis After TAVR, but Clinical Benefit Remains Uncertain: Systematic Review and Random-Effects Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Direct Oral Anticoagulants Reduce CT-Detected Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis After TAVR, but Clinical Benefit Remains Uncertain: Systematic Review and Random-Effects Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

  • Disseminated Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Severely Immunocompromised Patient With Lupus Nephritis

    Disseminated Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Severely Immunocompromised Patient With Lupus Nephritis

  • Dry Gangrene Following AV Fistula Ligation for Vascular Access-Induced Steal Syndrome: A Case Report

    Dry Gangrene Following AV Fistula Ligation for Vascular Access-Induced Steal Syndrome: A Case Report

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