Pedi-by-the-Gulf-2025 Conference

PROGRAM


Day 1: Friday, June 6, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome 
Amyn Jiwani, MD & Sanjeev Tuli, MD 
Plenary Session 1: Public Health
8:15 - 8:45 AM  Making the Most of your Visit: Coding Strategies   Sanjeev Tuli, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
8:45 - 9:15 AM  The Rise in GLP1 Prescriptions  Olivia Ginnard, DO 
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston 
9:15 - 9:45 AM  Real World Effectiveness of Nirsevimab  Beenish Rubbab, MD 
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston 
9:45 – 10:00 AM  Q & A 
10:00-10:30 AM BREAK & VIEW EXHIBITS 
Plenary Session 2: General Pediatrics
10:30 -11:00 AM  Pediatric Care in the Summer  Maria J. San Andrés, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
11:00 -11:30 AM  Waterborne Diseases  Judith Rowen, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM  Antibiotic Shifts  Diana Nguyen, DO 
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston 
12:00 - 12:15 PM  Q & A 
12:15 – 1:30 PM Poster Research Forum 
Exhibits & LUNCH BREAK 

1:30 – 2:20 PM 

2:30 - 3:20 PM 

Building Skills: Workshops I
(Attend two programs)
Triaging Seizures and Seizure-like Activity  Pamela Lupo, MD 
Houston Area Pediatric Neurology 
Suicide Safety Planning  Behnaz Darban, PhD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
School Advocacy: Interpreting the FIE  Alexa Coon, DO 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
3:30 PM Adjournment 

Day 2: Saturday, June 7, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast 
8:00 – 8:15 AM Opening Remarks 
Plenary Session 3: Pediatrics Potpourri
8:15 - 8:45 AM  Autism and Genetics, where are we?  Erin Cooney, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
8:45 – 9:15 AM  Disorders of the Brain-Gut Axis  Marianelly Fernandez Ferrer, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
9:15 – 9:45 AM  Pediatric Hair Loss  Lindy Ross, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
9:45 – 10:00 AM  Q & A 
10:00-10:15 AM BREAK & VIEW EXHIBITS 
Plenary Session 4: Adolescent Medicine
10:15 – 10:45 AM  Exclusion Criteria for Sports Physicals  Dr. Namita Bhardwaj, MD, MS, MPH 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
10:45 -11:15 AM  Practical Approach to Precocious Puberty  Dr. Chanthu Pillai, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM  Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Workup and Treatment  Dr. Gisselle Perez-Millicua, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
11:45-12:00 PM  Q & A 
12:00 – 12:05 PM Research Winners 
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Grab and Go Lunch 
BREAK & VIEW EXHIBITS 

12:30 - 1:20 PM 

1:30 – 2:20 PM 

Building Skills: Workshops 2
(Attend two programs)
Psychopharmacology for the Primary Care Pediatrician  Dr. Navin Oorjotham, MD and Meghan Mallaya 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
Cerebral Palsy: Comprehensive Medical Approach  Dr. Meredith Suggs, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
Anaphylaxis: Hands on Training  Dr. Cleavon Covington, MD 
University of Texas Medical Branch 
2:30 PM Adjournment 

 

 

Main Conf Room