TX-CARES working to improve emergency care
Since 2019, the McGovern Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine has been working to optimize patient outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) through the Texas-Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES). Prior to 2019, Texas was the largest state in…
Disser wins 2023 Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society has named Nathaniel Disser, MS4, as a 2023 recipient of the Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. “This award has been a culmination of the support from the Molecular and Translational Medicine Scholarly…
Different areas of the brain activated depending on structural complexity of music, language
Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences, according to research from UTHealth Houston. The study, led by…
Know the Benefits
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits hosts its annual Employee Benefits Fair, July 12 in the atrium of the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building. Open to all active and retired employees,…
On the Cover
Image courtesy of Sam Dahr, MD, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Congratulations to Sam Dahr, MD, whose image from a patient who had lupus macular infarction was featured on the cover of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Basic and Clinical…
Milestone Surgery
Photo courtesy of UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular and Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Congratulations to the vascular team of Naveed Saqib, MD; Gordon Martin, MD; and Daniel Miles, MD; on successfully completing the 200th Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure…
47th Henry Strobel Retreat set for Aug. 2
McGovern Medical School will officially welcome the Class of 2027 to campus with the 47th Henry Strobel Retreat, Aug. 2 at Camp Cho-Yeh, in Livingston, Texas. The Henry Strobel Retreat is a chance for incoming McGovern Medical School students to…
Psychiatry to host Houston Addictions Conference
The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host the 2023 UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Academy Addiction Disorders Conference, Aug. 25 in the Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Jordan Lake, MD, MSc
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 Jordan Lake, MD, MSc, associate professor…
MindGames team wins back-to-back championships
For the fifth time in 11 years, the UTHealth Houston Psychiatry MindGames team brought home the trophy from the national competition of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), thanks to team members Caroline McCool, MD; Hunter Hinman, MD; and Daniel Liaou,…