Departmental Grand Rounds by Jim Rathmell, MD, Editor in Chief of Anesthesiology
The Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at McGovern Medical School welcomed James P. Rathmell, MD, for Grand Rounds on career development, mentorship, and learning from adversity. Dr. Rathmell is the Leroy D. Vandam Distinguished Professor of Anesthesia…
UTHealth Houston Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology Earns 2026 SOAP Center of Excellence Recertification
We are thrilled to share that the UTHealth Houston Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology, in partnership with The Women’s Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, has officially been re-accredited as a Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Center of Excellence…
UTHealth Houston Recruits Circadian Liver Researcher Dongyin Guan, PhD
The Institute of Perioperative Medicine and the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at McGovern Medical School have recruited Dongyin Guan, PhD, as an Associate Professor. His recruitment is supported by a $400,000 UT System Faculty STARs Award…
$2.8M NIA Grant Targets Cognitive Decline After Surgery
UTHealth Houston researchers have been awarded a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative to identify biomarkers and mechanisms of perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) in older adults. PND includes postoperative delirium, delayed neurocognitive recovery,…
2026 Department Promotions
The Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine is pleased to share that eight faculty members have been approved for promotion by the McGovern Medical School Faculty Academic Promotions and Tenure Committee (FAPTC), effective Sept. 1, 2026. The Department’s…
2026 – 2027 Chief Residents
We’re excited to announce our newly selected Chief Residents for the 2026–2027 academic year in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at UTHealth Houston. These outstanding individuals have consistently demonstrated strong leadership, clinical excellence, and a genuine…
Holger K. Eltzschig, M.D., Ph.D., Recipient of the 2026 Award for Excellence in Research
The Institute of Perioperative Medicine is proud to announce that Holger K. Eltzschig, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and founding Director of…
Ask RHINO: The ChatGPT to Explore Rhythmic Therapeutic Targets
Circadian rhythms shape human physiology, and their disruption influences disease risk and therapeutic response. However, the rhythmic and druggable genome remains largely unexplored. In this issue, Ying Chen and co-workers present RHINO (RHythmic Interacting Network for multi-Omics), an AI-powered web…
Family at Heart – Care in Action
UTHealth Houston is treating clinical research as a true team sport. Daniel I. Sessler, MD, joined in 2024 as the inaugural vice president for clinical and outcomes research after leading the Department of Outcomes Research at Cleveland Clinic, where his…
Welcome Nadia Ali | Assistant Director Educational Programs | Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Please join me in welcoming Nadia Ali as our Assistant Director, Educational Programs. We are pleased to introduce Nadia Ali as our first Assistant Director, Educational Programs for the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine. This new role…