Pediatrics’ Division of Cardiology leader named
The Children’s Heart Institute at Children’s Memorial Hermann and McGovern Medical School Department of Pediatrics have named Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD, the new chief, Pediatric Cardiology and executive co-director of CHI. “Dr. Bauser-Heaton is a remarkably gifted physician and a…
First Person: AI MedTrailblazers Education Platform
First Person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving the McGovern Medical School community. This issue features McGovern Medical School students and AI MedTrailblazers Co-Founders, Pranav Mehta, Emily Zhou, and Matthew Ramsey. Revolutionizing Medical Training: How…
Ophthalmology to host Low Vision Education Day
The Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science will host Low Vision Education Day, Friday, Sept. 12 in the UTHealth Houston Dan Arnold Center for Vision Rehabilitation in the TMC Innovation Center (2450 Holcombe Blvd.). The half-day event creates a…
Long-term stroke survivors avoid second occurrence
Sergeant Danny L. Beckworth of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office had completed a two-day, 148-mile cycling event and a half marathon before deciding to learn jujitsu at age 55. Former attorney Frank Bennett “Ben” Harvie Jr. set an age…
Shift Complete
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Trainees for the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery celebrate graduation from their respective programs.
Withers Lecture
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Family and Community medicine hosts Gerardo Moreno, MD, MSHS, to present the 2025 Henry W. Withers Lectureship in Family Medicine, July 2.
Honoring Caregivers
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Department of Neurology faculty receive pins from the Honor Your Caregiver program. The Honor Your Caregiver program provides an avenue for patients to acknowledge a wonderful caregiver — a nurse, physician, dentist, or multitude…
Koopman to present Nixon Lecture Aug. 6
The Department of Family and Community Medicine hosts the Sam & Elizabeth Nixon Lectureship in Family Medicine, Aug. 6 in MSB 2.135 and via Zoom. Keynote speaker for the 2025 Nixon Lecture is Richelle J. Koopman, MD, professor and chair…
UTHealth Houston brings relief to mother living with rare neurological disorder
For nearly four years, 29-year-old Kiara Bess battled strange, uncontrollable movements that slowly began to take over her body. The aspiring nurse and mother of two was able to manage her symptoms for a time, but in 2023, they became…
Neerukonda elected to NBME Advisory Committee
The American Medical Association Board of Trustees has selected third-year McGovern Medical School student Sanjay Neerukonda, as the medical student representative of the National Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Committee. “Serving as the medical student member on the NBME Advisory…