Inaugural UTHealth Houston Colorectal Cancer Symposium Showcases Innovations & Advocacy
The UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) hosted the Inaugural UTHealth Houston Colorectal Cancer Symposium on March 24, 2025. Attendees learned about the current state and future of Colorectal Cancer Prevention from various perspectives, including providers, researchers, and former patients. The Symposium featured a panel discussion moderated by Maria E. Fernandez, PhD, Vice President of Population Health and Implementation Science at UTHealth Houston, Professor of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director of UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science, and the Director of CHPPR. She was joined by Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, Director of the Center for Interventional Gastroenterology at UTHealth (iGUT) at McGovern Medical School and practicing gastroenterologist, who spoke about innovations in early detection of colorectal cancer using artificial intelligence. Rounding out the panel was Allison Rosen, MS, a colorectal cancer survivor and the Director of Project ECHO at the American Cancer Society, who spoke about her experiences as an advocate for colorectal cancer awareness and screening.
