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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….
Pediatric Professionals
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Department of Pediatrics residents Alyssa Short (far left) and Adriana Torres (far right) decorated the office door of Kimberly Cooper, fellowship program coordinator (middle left), and Shirlene Edwards (middle right) for GME Professionals Day….
Beauty from Baptiste
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications. Art by Mathieu JN Baptiste The McGovern Medical School Art Wall features paintings from Mathieu JN Baptiste. Baptiste was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti, and is based in Houston. He spent his early…
Bhandari wins John P. McGovern Award
Karthik Bhandari, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is the 2023 recipient of the John P. McGovern Award as the exceptional clinical teacher. The John P. McGovern Award is given annually to the outstanding clinical faculty member…
McGovern student published in JAMA Network Open
A review of evidence supporting the 2022 US Food and Drug Administration’s drug approvals conducted by Amanda Koong, MS, a second-year student at McGovern Medical School has been published in JAMA Network Open. This study was completed in collaboration with…