Department Researchers Awarded $2.6M NIH Grant
A four-year, $2.6 million grant to study circadian rhythm and novel therapies to protect the heart during a heart attack or cardiac surgery has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the…
Former US Surgeon General presents 2023 Dean’s Lecture
McGovern Medical School and the Office of Research Affairs welcomed Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, 20th U.S. Surgeon General, Presidential Fellow, and Distinguished Professor of Practice at Purdue University for the 2023 Dean’s Lecture, Oct. 11 in MSB 3.001. Adams joined his longtime friend George W….
Department Researchers Awarded $3.4M NIH Grant
A four-year, $3.4 million grant to investigate molecular mechanisms and therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study led…
OB Endowed Lecture Highlights
Carvalho Intro Dr. Carvalho is Professor, Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Vice Chair of Faculty Development, in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. He is the Past President of the Society of Obstetric…
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Grant Announcement
Congratulations to Drs. Yafen Liang and Paul Potnuru on obtaining a consortium grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Liang will serve as the PI for the grant, and Dr. Potnuru will serve as Key Personnel. For this…
Project Lead the Way
The Texas Society of Anesthesiologists is forming partnership with a program known as Project Lead the Way (PLTW), with the aims of introducing physician work to high school children interested STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. This unique partnership…
Research Focuses on Liver Protection and Regeneration
Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Ju and her lab; Drs. Yang Yang, Yankai Wen, Jong-Min Jeong and Constance Atkins and Nicolas Moreno. Recent back-to-back papers published in Science Translational Medicine, Journal of Hepatology and Hepatology by lead author Dr. Cynthia Ju, elucidate the mechanisms…
UT Anesthesia at TSA
Dr. Christopher Stephens received the inaugural Charles E. Cowles Professional Citizenship Award which was presented by Dr. Evan Pivalizza. Congratulations to Dr. George Williams (outgoing president). Congratulations to our residents: Dr. Grace Pierce (outgoing chair), Dr. Kristina Van Nuys (outgoing…
Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology – New Team Members for January through September 2023
We would like to welcome the below new faculty and staff members to the department. Jennifer Hoayek, MD Dr. Hoayek joined the department on January 17th as an Assistant Professor to support our obstetric anesthesiology group. She completed her residency…
2023 Newly Elected Faculty Senate
The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce our newly elected faculty Senate members, Drs. Daniel An, Hayden Jefferies, and John Gray. They are joining Drs. Lauren Brollier, Amber Campbell, Neale Clark, Michelle Ge, Sara Guzman-Reyes, Stacy Norrell, Barbara Orlando,…