LaPar honored for dedication to improving lives of children with congenital heart defects
Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc, a leader in pediatric cardiac surgery at McGovern Medical School, UT Physicians, and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, is an inaugural honoree of the Children’s Heart Foundation for his commitment to excellence in academic pediatric and…
Applications open for 2023 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline is May 19. Applicants must be a third-year medical student in good standing, have a strong interest in practicing…
In memoriam: Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass
Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass, lan manager for the Children’s Learning Institute, died April 23, 2023. He was 34 years old. He joined MSIT and the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School more than 10 years ago. “Mouaz was very…
Women Faculty Forum honors four with Excellence Awards
The Women Faculty Forum at McGovern Medical School has awarded four faculty with the 2022-23 John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Excellence Awards. The WFF Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions made by women faculty at the Medical School. Awards are…
Facilities, Planning, and Engineering win energy conservation award
In Celebration of Earth Day, April 22, UTHealth Houston is highlight the various ways the university’s community is investing in our planet. The UTHealth Houston Office of Facilities, Planning, and Engineering was recognized as a leader in energy conservation by…
First 50th Reunion
The world, the Texas Medical Center, and McGovern Medical School looked completely different in 1973. Richard Nixon was president, a gallon of gasoline cost an average of 39 cents, The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the…
NIH renews Dowhan, Bogdanov’s 50-year grant
The National Institutes of Health(NIH) has granted William Dowhan, PhD, and Mikhail Bogdanov, PhD, professors in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a renewal for their grant titled “Dynamic Lipid and Protein Organization in Cell Membranes.” The renewal is…
Page wins President’s Award for Leadership
Julie Page, CPA, senior associate dean for Clinical Business Affairs at McGovern Medical School, is one of six members of the UTHealth Houston community to earn the prestigious President’s Award for Leadership for dedication to the university and the people…
Baker wins lifetime achievement award
Janet Baker, DMO III, Department of Emergency Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the Academy of Administrators in Academic Emergency Medicine James Scheulen Lifetime Achievement Award. She received the award at the organization’s March annual retreat in Dana Point, Calif….
Physiatry students receive Outstanding Student Interest Group Award
McGovern Medical School students in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Student Association were presented the Outstanding Student Interest Group Award at the Association of Academic Physiatrists’ Physiatry ’23 National Conference Feb. 21-24 in Anaheim California. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation…