See who’s being honored in the 2025 STAR Awards
As the 2025 STAR Awards celebrations approach, UTHealth Houston employees can now view the full list of this year’s honorees through the STAR Awards website (external link), which highlights the faculty and staff being recognized for their milestone years of service….
UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding
UTHealth Houston again ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for National Institutes of Health research funding, according to the latest annual analysis by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (external link). The rankings measure NIH funding awarded during the previous…
UTHealth Houston awarded more than $5 million in federal funding to realize full potential of health data
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded three grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address one of the biggest challenges in modern health care: building enhanced data…
McGovern Medical School physicians lead ultrasound training for Ukrainian doctors
A collaborative international effort led by Ajai Sambasivan, MD, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and Grant H. Chen, MD, MBA, associate professor of anesthesiology, critical care and pain medicine at the…
Study looks at postoperative delirium
A retrospective study from the Outcomes Research Consortium, the world’s oldest, largest, and most productive research group, sheds new light on the common and debilitating complication of postoperative delirium. The article, “Associations of Intraoperative Hypotension and Perioperative Blood Pressure with…
Link between heart attack severity and circadian rhythm unveiled
The molecular mechanism behind why heart attacks can vary in severity depending on the time of day has been uncovered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, potentially paving the way for innovative treatments that align with the natural circadian rhythm. The…
Research reveals ‘big picture’ of perioperative organ injury
After nearly four years researching the surgical outcomes of more than 28 million patients, McGovern Medical School investigators are illuminating the global impact of perioperative organ injury. Findings from “Impact of Peri-operative Organ Injury on Morbidity and Mortality in 28…
Institute of Perioperative Medicine to host inaugural retreat
The Institute of Perioperative Medicine will host its inaugural retreat from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m., April 18 at the TMC3 Collaborative Building (7255 Helix Park Ave.). The inaugural retreat is hosted by Institute of Perioperative Medicine co-directors Cynthia Ju,…
McGovern faculty earn Healthcare Leadership MBA
A cohort of six faculty members from McGovern Medical School successfully earned their MBAs through the Healthcare Organization Leadership Executive MBA program, an innovative initiative sponsored by Harris Health System (external link). The graduates are part of the first Harris…
Research reveals cellular mechanisms of acute pancreatitis
Led by Department of Surgery faculty and a fourth-year medical student, recent published research sheds light on the role of pancreatic fibroblasts in acute pancreatitis. “Characterization of Pancreatic Collagen-Expressing Fibroblasts in Mouse Acute Pancreatitis” (external link), from Yanna Cao, MD,…