Aortic Nursing Symposium set for March 15

The Fifth Annual Houston Aortic Nursing Symposium will kick off the Houston Aortic Symposium Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases March 15 at The Westin Oaks (5011 Westheimer Rd.). The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with registration and a buffet lunch and…


Arts & Resilience welcomes author Samuel Shem

The lone in-person edition of the 2022-23 Arts and Resilience lineup features internationally renowned novelist Samuel Shem, March 7 in the TMC Library, Large Classroom. The event will also be streamed live via Zoom. Shem, the pen name of Stephen…


Sharrief needs your help for Voter’s Choice Hero Contest

The American Stroke Association has announced Anjail Sharrief, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology, is a finalist for the 2023 Voter’s Choice Hero Award. The American Stroke Association’s Voter’s Choice Hero Award honors an individual or group making…


NINDS names Byrne Javits Award recipient

John Byrne, PhD, professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, associate dean for Research, June and Virgil Waggoner Chair, director of the UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Center, is a recipient of the 2023 Javits Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders…


Lhatoo organizes AI in Epilepsy Conference

Samden Lhatoo, MD, executive vice chair, and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished University Professor of Neurology has organized the inaugural International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders. The event will be held March 7-10 in…


Thank You, Residents

Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Join us in celebrating Thank A Resident Day, Feb. 24. Residency is a key component of graduate medical training, offering an in-depth exposure to medical practice. In 2018, the Gold Humanism Honor Society decided…


Spotlight: Patricia Hypolite

Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest issue of Spotlight, and go behind the scenes with those who help make McGovern Medical School great. This week’s feature is Patricia Hypolite, senior administrative manager in the Office of…


Don’t Miss Alumni Weekend

Save the dates March 23-25 for the annual McGovern Medical School Alumni Weekend, presented by the Office of Alumni Engagement. Join your former classmates, medical school leadership, and the University Alumni Engagement team for a weekend of connection, fellowship, and…


John inducted into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy

Vineeth John, MD, professor and vice chair for education in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is one of four UTHealth Houston faculty inducted into the 2023 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I….


Clinical drug trial research brings hope for children who have rare tumor disease

Cheryl Navar was 24 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors found multiple tumors in her unborn baby’s heart. Before baby Nora entered the world, her soon-to-be parents sat in their hometown in Corpus Christi, Texas, to learn about a rare…