Physician Writers
Photos by Roman Petrowski/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School welcomed internationally recognized author Samuel Shem as part of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics Arts & Resilience Program, March 7. Shem, the pen name of Stephen Bergman, MD, PhD,…
Teddy Bear Care
Photos from Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Students from several UTHealth Houston schools joined together to give back to the community with free health care screenings at the UTHealth Cares Community Health Fair Feb. 18 at UT Physicians Multispecialty-Jensen Clinic. A…
A Unique Collaboration
Photo courtesy of Adan Rios, MD The 2023 Ernst Knobil Award was presented to Dr. Philip Scherer, PhD, professor and Gifford O. Touchstone and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Scherer (middle),…
Register now for the 2023 Psychiatry Update Conference
The 2023 UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Update Conference, “Optimizing Clinical Care Using Technology: Clinical Mental Health Care and Digital Psychiatry,” will be held Saturday, April 22, at the Cooley University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). Hosted by the Louis A. Faillace,…
Ting wins Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award
The American Stroke Association honored Shun-Ming Ting, with the Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award. Ting is a PhD candidate at McGovern Medical School and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences….
Orlando honored as ASA Fellow
Barbara Orlando, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Launched in May 2017, the Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists designation…
UTHealth Houston honors ‘STARS’ for their longtime dedication
A chance meeting with Dr. Red Duke helped bring Nachum Dafny, PhD, to the brand-new The University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1972. Dafny was brought on as an assistant professor in neurostructure and function, what is now…
Leading Fetal Medicine
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences hosts its quarterly division meeting Jan. 27.
Celebrating Black History Month
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical Schooland the Student National Medical Association at McGovern host the 2023 Black History Month Fair, Feb. 28 in the Leather Lounge. The celebration featured games, prizes, raffles, lunch, and sweets from Sugar…
Introduction to UTHealth Houston
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School and the Student National Medical Association host the 7th Annual Pre-Health Professions Conference, Feb. 25. The conference is an opportunity to meet and learn from deans of admissions and students from…