Sriwastava wins A.B. Baker Award
The American Academy of Neurology announced Shitiz Sriwastava, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, as the winner of the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award. The AB Baker Teacher Recognition Award is granted to excellent teachers in recognition of…
Thosani appointed ASGE Committee chair
Nirav Thosani, MD, professor in the Department of Surgery and chief of the Center for Interventional Gastroenterology (iGUT), has been elected as the new chair of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Standards of Practice Committee. “ASGE guidelines are…
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Erin Furr Stimming, MD
Erin Furr Stimming, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology and Memorial Hermann Chair, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The Leonard Tow Humanism in…
Hurricane season: How to weather the storm
The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and to help keep you safe, the safety experts at UTHealth Houston offer their advice on the ways to prepare should a severe weather event hit home. “The best way to stay safe…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Cindy Ivanhoe, MD
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 Cindy Ivanhoe, MD, professor in the…
Weaver receives award from ASAM
Michael Weaver, MD, professor in the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received the Annual Award from the American Society of Addiction Medicine at the ASAM annual conference in April, in Washington, DC. The award recognized Weaver’s outstanding contributions…
From McGovern to TV: Dr. Down Below will see you now
When Fenwa Milhouse, MD, ’08, first came to McGovern Medical School (then The University of Texas Medical School at Houston), she had no idea which path she wanted to take in her career. She was admittedly “just excited to be…
John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center receives impact award
The state-of-the-art John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston has received accolades for being a piece of art itself. The Houston chapter of the Urban Land Institute awarded the UTHealth Houston Department of Facilities, Planning, and Engineering the Development…
Research sheds light on oxygen treatment for cardiovascular diseases
Collaborative research from two McGovern Medical School departments on the role of oxygen in cardiovascular disease treatment recently was published in Nature Reviews Cardiology (Impact Factor 49.4). Basic scientists and clinicians from the departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain…
18 students named Schweitzer fellows
Eighteen McGovern Medical School students have been accepted to the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship class of 2023-24. Panayiotis D. Kontoyiannis, Madilyn Feik, Sanjay Neerukonda, William Lavercombe, Sana Khan, Breanna Alonzo, Courtney Huynh, Mary Li, Bryana Stigers, Amira Bajracharya, Niveya James, Preethi…