November 14, 2019

Clifford Moy, M.D., ’85 nominated to the Mental Health Technical Expert Panel

Clifford Moy, M.D., ’85 was nominated to the Mental Health Technical Expert Panel. His second three-year term began on November 8, 2019. Each TEP member is eligible for up to two terms.


October 18, 2019

Shelby Melton, M.D., ’04, is co-author on research published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Shelby Melton, M.D., ’04 is co-author on research published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The title of his research is, “Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn.” Abstract BACKGROUND Heartburn that persists despite proton-pump inhibitor…


September 27, 2019

Clifford Moy, M.D., ’85, named to the TMAF Board of Trustees

Clifford K. Moy, MD, ’85, Houston, a psychiatrist in practice for 30 years, was appointed to serve his first three-year term on the TMAF board. Dr. Moy is a former speaker of the TMA House of Delegates, TMA’s policymaking body….


September 24, 2019

Emily Kidd, M.D., ’98 named EMS Medical Director of the Year

Emily Kidd, M.D., ’98 named EMS Medical Director of the Year at the Texas EMS Conference held in Fort Worth in November 2018. Read more here.


September 23, 2019

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., ’01, shares how her bioscience experiments in microgravity could improve medicine on Earth

McGovern Medical School alumna Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., ’01, was featured in a CNET Road Trip 2019 story, profiles of the troublemakers and trailblazers who are designing our future. Read more here. CNET also ran a video interview. Watch here.


March 1, 2019

Timothy B. Boone, M.D., ’85: Southwestern University Commencement Speaker

2019 Southwestern University Commencement Speaker Southwestern University President Edward Burger recently announced that Dr. Timothy B. Boone ’77, Southwestern University alum & ’85, McGovern medical school alumnus, will speak at the 2019 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m….


January 16, 2019

Diana Fite, M.D., ’78, Distinguished Alumna

TMA Leaders, Governor Abbott Talk Health Care Legislation Houston area doctor among four to meet with Texas Governor One of those leaders — Diana Fite, MD, chair of TMA’s Board of Trustees — says she left the meeting believing health care…


November 28, 2018

James M. Alexander, M.D., ’91

Delivering Excitement When Dr. James Alexander, the new chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNLV School of Medicine, talks about the importance of research to patients, his Texas accent becomes hotter than a two-dollar pistol. This native of Dallas…


November 28, 2018

Jackson O. Griggs, M.D., ’03

Waco Family Health Center names new CEO WACO, Texas – After Dr. Roland Goertz announced his plans for retirement with 22 years of service to Family Health Center (FHC) and the Waco community, a search was initiated to fill the…


October 24, 2018

Mark Chassay, M.D., ’92 & Frank Domino, M.D., ’88 honored as distinguished alumni

Mark Chassay, M.D., ’92, and Frank J. Domino, M.D., ’88, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of McGovern Medical School during the alumni reunion weekend. Established in 1987, the purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding contributions of alumni in the…


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