Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

2026 Annual Meeting Recap

Oct. 17–18, 2026 | The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio

Thank you for joining us in San Antonio for the 2026 TCACC Annual Meeting. We appreciate the physicians, fellows-in-training and cardiovascular care professionals who took part in the educational sessions, shared their work and connected with colleagues.

Our thanks to the faculty, program committee, abstract presenters, reviewers and volunteers who contributed their time and expertise, and to our meeting sponsors and exhibitors.

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Meeting Photos

View photos from the educational sessions, abstract competition and time with colleagues.

Closing Lunch and FIT Jeopardy

The Annual Meeting concluded with Sunday’s closing lunch, sponsored by Texas Children’s. Fellows from 11 programs competed in FIT Jeopardy throughout the meeting, with four teams advancing to the final round during the lunch. FIT Jeopardy was sponsored by Boston Scientific.

2026 CHAMPIONS & SOUTH BRACKET WINNERS

UT Houston McGovern Medical School

Congratulations to our FIT Jeopardy champions! The team will represent Texas at the national FIT Jeopardy competition at ACC.27 in Houston in April 2027.

The winning UT Houston McGovern Medical School FIT Jeopardy team with colleagues at the 2026 TCACC Annual Meeting

Representing both their home state and their home city, our champions will have plenty of Texas pride behind them. If you’re attending ACC.27, join us in cheering them on and help give the team a hometown advantage!

Congratulations to Our Other Finalists

UT Southwestern

North bracket winner and defending champion

Baylor Scott & White Temple

West bracket winner

Baylor College of Medicine

Wildcard buzz-off winner

Participating Teams and Programs

BAMC

Baylor Dallas

BCM Houston

BSW Plano

BSW Temple

Houston Methodist

UT Houston

UT Medical Branch - Galveston

UT San Antonio

UT Southwestern

UT Tyler

Thank you to the fellows and their programs for preparing and participating, and to everyone who stayed to cheer them on.

Closing Lunch Sponsor: Texas Children’s

FIT Jeopardy Sponsor: Boston Scientific

9th Annual Abstract Competition

Abstract Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 9th Annual Abstract Competition. Thank you to all presenters for sharing your research and clinical cases, and to the judges and reviewers for evaluating the submissions.

Abstract Competition Sponsor: Boston Scientific

Grand Prize & Group 3 Winner

Seyedmohammad Saadatagah

Baylor College of Medicine

Group 1 Winner

Muiz Tareen

Medical City Arlington

Group 2 Winner

Ruth E Pius

University of Texas Medical Branch

Accepted Abstracts

Browse the 90 accepted abstracts by session. Each listing includes the presenting author and institution. Select a title to read the abstract.

Session 1 Accepted Abstracts

Group 1 Winner: Muiz Tareen, Medical City Arlington

Session 2 Accepted Abstracts

Group 2 Winner: Ruth E Pius, University of Texas Medical Branch

Session 3 Accepted Abstracts

Grand Prize & Group 3 Winner: Seyedmohammad Saadatagah, Baylor College of Medicine

Thank You to Our Meeting Contributors

Thank you to our program committee, faculty, abstract reviewers, social media ambassadors, volunteers and meeting team for contributing your time and expertise to the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Daniel Addison
Devika Adusumilli
Ildiko Agoston
Salman Allana
Ahmed Almomani
Nachiket Apte
Amit Arbune
Mahi Ashwath
Sara Bagdadi
Javier Banchs
David Alejandro Cardona Estrada
Jordan Cañas
Alvin Chandra
Ryan Chang
Bindu Chebrolu
Phil Chou
Theodore Chung
Peter Ermis
Nadeen Faza
Marlene Garcia
Amit Goyal
Jorge Guerra Sayre
Shelley Hall
Muhammad Hammadah
Elizabeth Hardin
Jessica Heibel
Rodney Horton
Cezar Iliescu
Parag Joshi
Ranjan Joshi
Havish Kantheti
Pooja Kashyap
Mahwash Kassi
Andrea Keithler
Shaden Khalaf
Yevgeniy Khariton
Efstratios Koutroumpakis
Anita Krueger
Anandita Kulkarni
Wilson Lam
Yogamaya Mantha
Adriana Mares
Rina Mauricio
James McKenna
Hector Medina
Roxana Mehran
Rohan Mehta
Arunima Misra
Silvana Molossi
Jamie Moore
Nick Morse
Faisal Nabi
Jagat Narula
Kathryn Osteen
Krishna Pabba
Manoj Panday
Binay Panjiyar
Jayeshkumar Patel
Jayasree Pillarisetti
Ryan Quinn
Rakendu Rajendran
Mehdi Razavi
Tiffany Ritter
Anna Rosenblatt
Katherine Salciccioli
Priyanka Satish
Elaine Saw
Paul Schurmann
Frans Serpa
Keri Shafer
Kenneth Shaffer
Aditi Shankar
Alex Sim
Ahmed Soliman
Michaela Stamey
Sara Jayne Sutton
Alexandra Sykes
Kamala Tamirisa
Lauren Tezak
Kara Thompson
Sireesha Vasireddy
Brittany Weber
Detlef Wencker
Olivia White
Michelle Wittenburg
Leslie Ynalvez
Vlad Zaha

Thank You to Our Meeting Sponsors

Thank you to our meeting sponsors and to the exhibitors who joined us in San Antonio.

Platinum

Boston Scientific

FIT Jeopardy and Abstract Competition Sponsor

Gold

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Silver

AstraZeneca
BridgeBio
Chamber Cardio
CHRISTUS Children’s
Cleerly
Cytokinetics
Edwards Lifesciences
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
Regeneron
Studycast
University Health

Bronze

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio
Cardiac Care Alliance
HeartFlow
Kestra Medical Technologies
Medtronic
Murj
ZOLL Medical

Featured Sponsor: Bayer

Sunday Closing Lunch Sponsor: Texas Children’s

Save the Date

2027 TCACC Annual Meeting

October 15–17, 2027

DFW Area

Exact venue to be announced. Watch for registration details.