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….
Koehler, Jayaraman earn AAAS Fellowship
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Theresa Koehler, PhD, and Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, as part of their 2021 Class of AAAS Fellows. AAAS Fellows are a distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators, who have been recognized…
Do Monte research on recollection of environmental cues published in eLife
Recent research from the lab of Fabricio Do Monte, DVM, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, on the behavioral responses of animals based on the recollection of environmental cues has been published in the journal eLife….
A test of endurance – Gill’s victory lap as Houston Marathon Medical director
On Sunday, January 16, the streets of Houston were flooded with runners from across the state of Texas returning for the 2022 Chevron Houston Marathon. As participants weathered the frigid morning for the 26.2-mile trek, the Department of Emergency Medicine prepared…
Aortic Symposium set for March 10-12
The 14th annual Houston Aortic Symposium Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases is scheduled for March 10-12 in a hybrid format. The two-and-a-half-day live symposium will be held live and in person at the Westin Oaks Hotel in Houston. The program is…
Red Duke Trauma Symposium returns March 25
The Memorial Hermann Health System hosts the 2022 Red Duke Trauma Symposium March 25 at The Westin Houston, Memorial City (945 Gessner Rd.). The symposium will address advances in trauma, emergency medicine, and critical care. The one-day course is designed…
Koshy wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism Education
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Anson Koshy, MD, associate professor in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and the Department of Pediatrics, as the inaugural winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished…
COVID Memorial Recital scheduled for Feb. 10
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics and the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions presents a COVID Memorial Recital with musical performances from the McGovern community, Feb. 10. The recital was organized by Timothy George, MS4, and will honor…