In memoriam: Mark E.K. Wong, DDS
Mark E. K. Wong, DDS, longtime chair and professor of the Bernard and Gloria Pepper Katz Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, and professor in the Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at…
McGovern, the Next Generation: Jeremiah Ageh
First-year McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston student Jeremiah Ageh has thought more than once about the decision his parents made before he was born. They left Nigeria for the United States with his older sister and started over in…
McKay honored for advocacy, named pediatric society president-elect
Sandra McKay, MD, professor and chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has received a Special Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been named president-elect of the Texas…
Study targets overlooked barrier in pancreatic cancer
Researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are collaborating on a National Institutes of Health-funded study investigating whether a protein best known for its role in blood clotting could help explain why pancreatic cancer is so resistant to immunotherapy….
Join the UTHealth Houston Race Webinar Series Sept. 15
As you prepare for the UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K on Sunday, Oct. 25, enjoy an informative Zoom webinar at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 15, featuring UTHealth Houston experts in sports medicine, nutrition, orthopedics, and athletic training. You will…
Celebrating a Legacy: Richard Andrassy, MD
Photos by Dwight Andrews/UTHealth Houston The Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston honored Richard Andrassy, MD, with a reception to celebrate 32 years of distinguished service as chair of the department on Aug. 31 in the…
Survey extended: Weigh in to win a pizza party!
We’re extending the Future in Focus survey to hear from more of our UTHealth Houston community—all employees, students, and trainees. Our goal is to have 80% participation of survey responses. To help push the competition further, every school, clinical practice,…
Early therapy aims to reduce schizophrenia risk
A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to create an individualized, biomarker-guided therapy program that aims to mitigate the risk factors of schizophrenia among children who…
Outstanding physicians named Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment
Every day, faculty and resident physicians shape the clinical learning experience through their teaching, mentorship, professionalism, and commitment to patient care. Their interactions with students help create clinical environments where learners feel welcomed, supported, challenged, and respected as they develop…
Dean’s Dialogue highlights progress, plans for year ahead
Marking her first year as dean of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, LaTanya Love, MD, reflected on a year of progress and looked toward the initiatives shaping the school’s future during the latest Dean’s Dialogue, Sept. 1. The entire…