Three UTHealth Houston faculty join Shine Academy
The University of Texas System recently recognized three outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2026 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy…
Health Educators Fellowship Program welcomes 2026 cohort
The Health Educators Fellowship Program welcomed its 2026 cohort with the annual Opening Retreat. The event marks the beginning of an 18-month journey for faculty committed to advancing excellence in health sciences education. The Health Educators Fellowship Program reflects a…
Bovay lecture to focus on adapting to metabolic stress on March 6
Alan R. Saltiel, PhD, distinguished professor of medicine and pharmacology and the Dr. Maryam Ahmadian Endowed Chair in Metabolic Health at the University of California San Diego, will present the 2026 Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Annual Lecture at 11 a.m….
Samie named chair in the Department of Dermatology
LaTanya J. Love, MD, dean of McGovern Medical School and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences, has appointed Faramarz H. Samie, MD, PhD, as chair of the Department of Dermatology, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Samie is a…
McGovern leadership to host Dean’s Dialogue March 23
Join Dean LaTanya Love, MD, and other McGovern Medical School leaders for the inaugural Dean’s Dialogue at noon, March 23, in MSB 3.001 or via Zoom for a community gathering where you’ll hear the latest updates from McGovern Medical School…
Monday named Chief Medical Officer of Specialty Care
LaTanya Love, MD, dean of McGovern Medical School and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences, has announced that Kimberly Monday, MD, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer for Specialty Care (CMO-SC) for the McGovern Medical School Practice…
McGovern Mini Market wins Heart of Nutrition Award
Caitlin McAfee, senior program manager in the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs at McGovern Medical School and assistant director of wellbeing programs at UTHealth Houston, was awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for her work with the American Heart…
Tiniakou, Biliciler to lead Myositis Program
To help inaugurate the first comprehensive myositis program in the state of Texas, the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Neurology have named Eleni Tiniakou, MD, and Suur Biliciler, MD, as co-directors for the Myositis Program in the…
Honor your legacy with complimentary estate planning
As a member of McGovern Medical School you devote your careers to patient care, education, and discovery, and a carefully designed estate plan can help protect that legacy, support retirement, and offer an opportunity to leave a lasting gift that…
Enhancing patient care at the Geriatric Trauma Symposium
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Public Affairs The Department of Emergency Medicine hosts the 2026 Geriatric Trauma Symposium Jan. 30 inside TMC3.