Kellam wins OTA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association announced James Kellam, MD, professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Orthopaedic Residency Associate Program Director, as the winner of its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor is among the highest distinctions within the field…
GSHTC debuts novel hemophilia gene therapy
A novel hemophilia gene therapy drug has been successfully administered to the first patient in Texas outside of a clinical trial setting by physicians at McGovern Medical School and the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center. The patient was administered…
History of Medicine elective course begins Jan. 8
In its ninth-year presentation, the elective course “Reflections Based on the History of Medicine” will be presented in a virtual format accessible to any member of the McGovern Medical School community beginning Jan. 8. The course, which provides knowledge and…
LoneStar LEND Conference set for Jan. 23-24
The Department of Pediatrics will host the 2024 LoneStar LEND Conference Jan. 23-24 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The two-day event is themed around “Self-Care: Effective Strategies for…
Research uncovers genetic variants in mitral valve conditions
Recent research from second-year McGovern Medical Student Kishan Asokan, and the lab of Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on genetic variants of mitral valve conditions has been published in the Journal of the American…
Soto wins Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded the 2024 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Claudio Soto, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the George and Cynthia Mitchell Center…
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Jones, MD
Elizabeth Jones, MD, professor of emergency medicine, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at her home, following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 64. A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, she completed residencies in internal medicine…
Tebo named assistant dean of global health
Kevin Morano, PhD, senior vice president of Academic and Faculty Affairs and senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs, announced Kristi Tebo, MD, as the inaugural assistant dean of Global Health for McGovern Medical School, effective Dec. 1, 2024. A graduate…
McGovern earns recognition for lifestyle medicine integration
McGovern Medical School recently earned Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Curriculum Certification status from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) for its integration of lifestyle medicine into medical student coursework. Lifestyle medicine uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality…
At-home brain stimulation for depression is safe and effective
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston; the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience…