TEACH-S holds annual educational symposium
The Texas Educator’s Academies Collaborative for Health Professions – Southeast (TEACH-S) held its annual Educational Symposium on May 3 at the Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. The annual event serves as a…
Canfield receives Presidential Award from AUA
The American Urological Association honored Steven Canfield, MD, professor and CR Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, MD, Distinguished Chair in the Department of Surgery and Cecil M. Crigler Distinguished Chair in Urology, as a recipient of its Presidential Citation Award. AUA…
LRC to undergo first major facelift since its relocation in 2005
Students at McGovern Medical School will soon have a top-of-the-line area to study and relax after upcoming renovations to the Learning Resource Center. According to Tamika Cain-Proctor, senior project manager, an architectural firm has been hired to develop options for…
Uncommon form of preeclampsia diagnosed, treated by UTHealth Houston physicians
Three years ago, Monique Dorsey had a textbook-perfect pregnancy. She brought home a beautiful baby girl, and everything seemed fine, except for some swelling on her feet, which she had read was normal. But late at night, five days after…
Doctors in Recital
Photos by Matthew Rood The Steinway Piano Gallery hosts Doctors in Recital, on June 1 at Museo. Local physicians, including Neale Clark, MD; Khashayar Hematpour, MD; Maria Matuszczak, MD; Marc Rhoads, MD; Allison Speer, MD; and Michael Yafi, MD, from…
In Memoriam: Cathy Doughty
Catherine Doughty, former DMO for the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, died Friday, May 24, 2024. She was 65. She earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and completed a master’s…
Paulino, Leech named Emerging Leaders in Hospice and Palliative Care
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has named Rex Paulino, MD, assistant professor, and Ana Leech, MD, MS, associate professor, in the Department of Internal Medicine, as Emerging Leaders in Hospice and Palliative Care for 2024. AAHPM…
Physician of the Year
Photos by Kristen Woods/Memorial Hermann Hospital Congratulations to Michael L. Chang, MD, on being named the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Physician of the Year for 2023.
History of Medicine
Photo courtesy of Thomas Cole, PhD Thomas Cole, PhD, professor emeritus at the John P. McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, reads from his book “Old Man Country” at the History of Medicine Banquet on May 16 at Hotel Zaza….
Zhu wins John P. McGovern Award
Michael L. Zhu, MD, ’18, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is the 2024 recipient of the John P. McGovern Award as the exceptional clinical teacher. The John P. McGovern Award is given annually to the outstanding clinical…