Sharrief needs your help for Voter’s Choice Hero Contest

The American Stroke Association has announced Anjail Sharrief, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology, is a finalist for the 2023 Voter’s Choice Hero Award. The American Stroke Association’s Voter’s Choice Hero Award honors an individual or group making…


NINDS names Byrne Javits Award recipient

John Byrne, PhD, professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, associate dean for Research, June and Virgil Waggoner Chair, director of the UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Center, is a recipient of the 2023 Javits Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders…


Lhatoo organizes AI in Epilepsy Conference

Samden Lhatoo, MD, executive vice chair, and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished University Professor of Neurology has organized the inaugural International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders. The event will be held March 7-10 in…


John inducted into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy

Vineeth John, MD, professor and vice chair for education in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is one of four UTHealth Houston faculty inducted into the 2023 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I….


Clinical drug trial research brings hope for children who have rare tumor disease

Cheryl Navar was 24 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors found multiple tumors in her unborn baby’s heart. Before baby Nora entered the world, her soon-to-be parents sat in their hometown in Corpus Christi, Texas, to learn about a rare…


15th Aortic Symposium to be held March 16-18

The 15th annual Houston Aortic Symposium Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases is scheduled for March 16-18 at The Westin Oaks (5011 Westheimer Rd.). The two-and-a-half-day symposium features topics on structural heart, aortic root/BAV, ascending aorta, transverse arch, aortic dissection, AAA/physiology/pathology, and…


UTHealth Houston honors 2022 STAR Awardees

McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Houston honored employees who reached milestones in their careers with the annual STAR Awards. UTHealth Houston relies on the dedication, knowledge, and expertise of its employees to continue to further advancements in the university’s key…


Dahr, Gavvala named to leadership positions

McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Houston Neurosciences have announced the addition of two faculty, Sam Dahr, MD, and Jay Gavvala, MD, to a pair of leadership positions. Sam Dahr, MD Dahr, a professor in the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology &…


Orthopedic Surgery hosts trauma symposium Feb. 17

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery will host the Houston Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium, Feb. 17 at Hotel Zaza – Memorial City (9787 Katy Fwy.). The Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium is designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with a comprehensive update on the current…


Arts & Resilience announces 2023 lineup

The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics announces the return of its Arts & Resilience Program as a five-part series, which will resume Feb. 23. The 2022-23 speaker lineup opened with the return of Laura Spector, a…