Excellent Research
Photo by Shyam Tailor Congratulations to Kenia Velasquez, PsyD, and Abdul Haseeb, the winners of the poster session at the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ Annual Research Day. Attendees of the research day had the…
Hands-On Health Care
Photos courtesy of UTHealth Houston Incoming high school juniors and seniors from Fort Bend and Lamar Consolidated ISD were invited to Hands-On Health Care, a free interactive health care event. As the name suggests, the 54 students in attendance got…
How UTHealth Houston helped young boy go from grief to resilience and healing
Daron Brim, 10, was enjoying a summer day by the pool when his mother, Cherice Thomas, smiled, waved, and slid down the water slide, never to resurface. As his mother remained underwater, struggling to get to the surface, Daron screamed,…
Post-Stroke Care Conference set for Oct. 3-4
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences will host the Stroke Transitions of Care and Post-Stroke Care Conference, Oct. 3-4 at Hotel ZaZa Museum District (5701 Main St.). The conference aims to bring together leaders in stroke care and research, patients, caregivers, and community…
In Memoriam: George Williams, MD
George W. Williams, II, MD, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. He was 45. A beloved critical care anesthesiologist and a nationally recognized leader in anesthesiology, Williams served as the…
Akkanti named assistant dean, Clinical Education
LaTanya Love, MD, dean of Education, has named Bindu Akkanti, MD, as assistant dean for Clinical Education, effective September 1, 2025. Akkanti, the Graham Endowed Professor in Pulmonary Medicine and professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is a nationally…
Routt earns WOA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western Orthopaedic Association honored Milton “Chip” Routt, MD, professor and Andrew R. Burgess, MD, Endowed Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, with the organization’s 2025 Blair C. Filler, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award. The Western Orthopaedic Association Lifetime Achievement…
2025 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
Vineeth John, MD, director of the Learning Environment, and Abbey Bachmann, MEd, PhD, assistant professor in the Office of Professionalism, announced 27 faculty members recognized as the 2025 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment at McGovern Medical School. The Office of…
UTHealth Houston leadership updates
As UTHealth Houston enters a new academic year, we are also beginning a new era of university executive leadership set to strengthen our mission across education, research, and clinical care. These changes mark a pivotal moment in the institution’s continued…
Collaborative research brings bench findings to patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
In the midst of a pandemic, when the world was focused on survival and infection prevention, a cross-section of collaborative clinical and basic science McGovern investigators embarked upon a multisite clinical trial to help the sickest COVID-19 patients — those…