Kellam wins OTA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association announced James Kellam, MD, professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Orthopaedic Residency Associate Program Director, as the winner of its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor is among the highest distinctions within the field…
GSHTC debuts novel hemophilia gene therapy
A novel hemophilia gene therapy drug has been successfully administered to the first patient in Texas outside of a clinical trial setting by physicians at McGovern Medical School and the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center. The patient was administered…
History of Medicine elective course begins Jan. 8
In its ninth-year presentation, the elective course “Reflections Based on the History of Medicine” will be presented in a virtual format accessible to any member of the McGovern Medical School community beginning Jan. 8. The course, which provides knowledge and…
Finals Feast
Photos by Dwight Andrews and LaTanya Love, MD McGovern Medical School students enjoy a healthy feast and some much-needed relaxation before finals begin on Dec. 19.
Champions of UTHealth Houston
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School has been crowned the UTHealth Houston Champion School of the Year after the UTHealth Houston Sports Day competition. In honor of the win, students enjoyed a free fall-themed nacho bar courtesy…
Feeling Festive
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School community is feeling the holiday spirit around the Medical School Building.
LoneStar LEND Conference set for Jan. 23-24
The Department of Pediatrics will host the 2024 LoneStar LEND Conference Jan. 23-24 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The two-day event is themed around “Self-Care: Effective Strategies for…
Research uncovers genetic variants in mitral valve conditions
Recent research from second-year McGovern Medical Student Kishan Asokan, and the lab of Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on genetic variants of mitral valve conditions has been published in the Journal of the American…
Soto wins Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded the 2024 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Claudio Soto, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the George and Cynthia Mitchell Center…
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Jones, MD
Elizabeth Jones, MD, professor of emergency medicine, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at her home, following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 64. A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, she completed residencies in internal medicine…