Dowhan retires after half-century of service
In his 50th year of service to McGovern Medical School and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, William Dowhan, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular…
Brain Night for Kids returns March 17
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center welcomes back Brain Night for Kids, Thursday March 17 at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. Brain Night for Kids is part…
Estrera appointed to STS Board of Directors
Anthony Estrera, MD, professor and Hazim J. Safi, MD, Distinguished Chair in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). His term as director-at-large runs from 2022-25. Founded in…
Yuan receives R01 grant for ARDS research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Xiaoyi Yuan, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, a nearly $2 million Research Project Grant (R01) to fund research on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The grant funds Yuan’s project,…
Harvin appointed burn director
Richard Andrassy, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery and executive dean ad interim, has appointed John Harvin, MD, the burn medical director of the John S. Dunn Burn Center at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center. Harvin, associate professor…
Muñiz shares works for Arts & Resilience
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomed Patrick McGrath Muñiz as the third presenter of its Arts & Resilience program Jan. 26, via Cisco Webex. Muñiz, originally from Puerto Rico, is a Houston-based artist who works…
Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium set for April 7-8
The McGovern Medical School Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine and the University of Houston College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy will co-host the Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium 2022 April 7-8 at the Denton A. Cooley,…
Researchers studying how special MRI protocol can help treat patients with brain hemorrhages
A study designed to determine how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to help clinicians treat patients with brain hemorrhages is underway at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The trial, led by Muhammad Haque, PhD, assistant professor of neurology and…
OAFA moves online one file cabinet at a time
Five years ago, the McGovern Medical School Office of Administration and Faculty Affairs embarked upon a plan to digitize all of its paper files and processes. Today, they are free of numerous file cabinets and have streamlined operations. “My dream…
Amro claims HHS Hypertension Innovator Award
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health announced Farah Amro, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, as a winner of Phase 1 of the Hypertension Innovator Award Competition….