Rianon named associate dean for faculty affairs
Following an internal search, Executive Dean John Hancock has announced Nahid Rianon, MBBS, DrPH, as the associate dean for Faculty Affairs for McGovern Medical School, effective Sept. 1. Rianon is professor and vice chair for quality in the Department of…
University Ombuds Office expanded to assist staff
The University Ombuds Office is now available to all UTHealth Houston classified and A&P staff. Since its initiation in 2019, the University Ombuds Office (previously known as the Office of Academic Ombuds) has been a confidential resource available to the…
Spotlight: Stephen Jones
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Stephen Jones, senior program manager for radiology.
Vital Skills
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications First-year McGovern Medical School students participate in a vital signs skill session as part of the Doctoring 1 Program, which introduces students to basic clinical skills.
View From the Top
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Chief residents from the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine pose for a photo with the Memorial Hermann Life Flight Helicopter.
Newest Faces of McGovern: Neel Aligave
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? Growing up with parents who worked long hours, I often spent afternoons after school with my neighbors, the Andersons. I remember learning about the brain during middle school biology…
Journal opens discussion on medical education
A new journal aiming to serve as a discussion floor for people from different backgrounds of medical education has been created by Salih Selek, MD, professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Selek created…
Morcos named chair of neurosurgery
Executive Dean John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, announced that following an international search, Jacques Morcos, MD, a highly renowned neurosurgeon, will join McGovern Medical School as the new chair of the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, effective…
UTHealth Houston joins SATURN trial
A clinical trial evaluating the role of statins in the risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients presenting with ICH, has opened for enrollment at UTHealth Houston. The study, led locally by C.J. Jared Chen, MD, assistant professor in…
You Will Be Missed
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, including Carmen Dessauer, PhD, chair ad interim; Monica Gardner, DMO; and Executive Dean John Hancock, celebrates the retirement of Lisa Byrd, senior administrative coordinator (middle right), Aug….