Preventive Cardiology Forum scheduled for Feb. 3
Physicians, nurses, dietitians, caregivers, and other health care professionals with an interest in cardiovascular disease prevention are invited to attend the 34th annual Preventive Cardiology Forum Feb. 3. The event will be held virtually from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m….
Ready for an Emergency
Photos by Greg Metoyer/Department of Emergency Medicine The Department of Emergency Medicine team partners with the Houston Marathon Committee to provide its ECMO Service for nearly 25,000 runners at the Chevron Houston Marathon/Aramco Half-Marathon. Created in 2019 as a collaboration…
Serruys’ New Paradigm
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes Patrick Serruys, MD, PhD, professor of interventional medicine and innovation at the College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences at the University of Galway, for the 2024 presentation…
Remembering First Patients
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Students from the Class of 2027 honor their first patients during the McGovern Medical School Cadaver Memorial Service, Jan. 10. First-year students hold the service after completing their Gross Anatomy course.
McGovern Medicine: Comprehensive care for complex patients
This story was originally published in McGovern Medicine, an annual publication by McGovern Medical School. View the entire issue of McGovern Medicine. Improving access to care via telemedicine was one of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic. Years before…
Wang wins SMSNA Distinguished Service Award
The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) presented Run Wang, MD, FACS, professor and Cecil M. Crigler, MD, Chair in Urology, with the Distinguished Service Award at the 24th Annual Meeting of the society in November. “I am truly…
Reading program integrates books into child care
Young patients and their families at a UTHealth Houston subspecialty clinic for children with developmental differences will soon experience the benefits of Reach Out and Read Texas, which is part of a national program that incorporates books into pediatric care…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Mary Aitken, MD
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 Mary Aitken, MD, professor and chair,…
Furr-Stimming named HSG Outstanding Investigator
The Huntington Study Group has named Erin Furr-Stimming, MD, professor, and Memorial Hermann Chair in the Department of Neurology, as its 2023 Outstanding Investigator of the Year at the 30th Annual meeting, HSG 2023, in November. Furr-Stimming won the award…
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join McGovern Medical School in honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on Monday, Jan. 15.