Checking Vitals
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications First-year McGovern Medical School students practice taking vital signs in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center, Aug. 21.
Learning to Care
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians host the Caregivers Retreat on Aug. 16 at Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue. Participants enjoyed presentations, activities, fitness and meditative sessions, and educational resources at the relaxing retreat.
Routt earns WOA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western Orthopaedic Association honored Milton “Chip” Routt, MD, professor and Andrew R. Burgess, MD, Endowed Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, with the organization’s 2025 Blair C. Filler, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award. The Western Orthopaedic Association Lifetime Achievement…
2025 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
Vineeth John, MD, director of the Learning Environment, and Abbey Bachmann, MEd, PhD, assistant professor in the Office of Professionalism, announced 27 faculty members recognized as the 2025 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment at McGovern Medical School. The Office of…
UTHealth Houston leadership updates
As UTHealth Houston enters a new academic year, we are also beginning a new era of university executive leadership set to strengthen our mission across education, research, and clinical care. These changes mark a pivotal moment in the institution’s continued…
Collaborative research brings bench findings to patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
In the midst of a pandemic, when the world was focused on survival and infection prevention, a cross-section of collaborative clinical and basic science McGovern investigators embarked upon a multisite clinical trial to help the sickest COVID-19 patients — those…
Citardi recognized with ARS Golden Head Mirror Award
Martin J. Citardi, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery, and vice dean for clinical technology at McGovern Medical School has been honored with the American Rhinologic Society’s prestigious Golden Head Mirror Award….
Reach Out and Read
Photos courtesy of UTHealth Houston A child’s book can launch a lifetime of learning. Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift CenterPoint Energy is helping expand the Children’s Learning Institutes’ Reach Out and Read Program to bring early literacy resources to…
What’d You Find?
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications First-year students from the McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 participate in the annual scavenger hunt as part of the orientation festivities during their first week on campus.
Specialized brain aneurysm surgery has patient flying aerobatics
Mijali Munoz Proestakis, 56, is a self-admitted bit of a daredevil who loves aerobatic flying, jet surfing, mountain biking, and free diving, among other adventure sports. But he wasn’t taking any chances after he suffered a stroke out of the…