Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award: Dia Waguespack, MD
Dia Waguespack, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is the winner of the 2024 Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award. Established in 2001 and made possible by a gift from the DuPonts, the…
Writing fellow published in Paris Review
When Emily Barr learned that the McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics would offer a writing fellowship, she applied with a specific goal in mind – to submit for publication an essay she began working on years earlier as part…
Bartley named Outstanding Student in Gross Anatomy
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy has named Brooke Bartley, MD, ’24, as the winner of the Outstanding Student in Gross Anatomy 2024 Award. The award honors Bartley for her excellent performance in the Gross Anatomy course during her first…
Summer Research
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Office of Educational Programs hosts U.S. undergraduate students and first-year medical school students for the Summer Research Program. Students receive hands-on laboratory research experience from UTHealth Houston faculty members throughout…
Discovering Gerotherapeutics
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications George Kuchel, MD, presents the 2024 Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture, on May 21 in MSB 3.001.
Congratulations, Class of 2024
Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications. Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications. McGovern Medical School celebrated its newest alumni doctors at the Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony on May 10 at NRG Arena. A full photo gallery of all of…
Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award: Akemi Kawaguchi, MD
Akemi Kawaguchi, MD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, is the 2024 winner of the Benjy F. Brooks, MD, Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award. “I am surprise, elated, and humbled to receive this award,” Kawaguchi said. “I am so…
UTHealth Houston receives $3.4 million in grants for trauma research initiatives
Groundbreaking research initiatives to advance the treatment of traumatic injuries at UTHealth Houston have been funded with $3.4 million in grants from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Collaborative (TRC4), an initiative of The University of Texas System. “These research…
Physicians to trade stethoscopes for sheet music at ‘Doctors in Recital’
The Steinway Piano Gallery is set to host an evening of music with its upcoming event, “Doctors in Recital,” featuring local physicians who are trading stethoscopes for sheet music in support of a noble cause. Scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday,…
Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature: Carmen Dessauer, PhD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Carmen Dessauer, PhD, professor, chair, and…