Jantea wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Rachel Jantea, MD, MS, professor of medicine in the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, the recipient of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty…
Shine Academy grant fuels training in medication safety
The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education has awarded Nuzha Amjad, MD, assistant professor of geriatric and palliative medicine, a 2025-26 Shine Academy Small Grant. Amjad received the grant as principal investigator for her…
Collaboration fuels new insights into systemic sclerosis
Investigators from the Pulmonary Center of Excellence at UTHealth Houston are highlighting new collaborative discoveries that advance understanding of systemic sclerosis, a complex autoimmune disease that drives fibrosis across multiple organs. A recent study co-led by Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, associate…
Internal Medicine debuts first of its kind Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship
To address a need for formal training across the country in the evaluation and treatment of elder abuse, the Department of Internal Medicine is debuting a first-of-its-kind Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship in the Joan and Alexander Stanford Division…
Tiniakou, Biliciler to lead Myositis Program
To help inaugurate the first comprehensive myositis program in the state of Texas, the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Neurology have named Eleni Tiniakou, MD, and Suur Biliciler, MD, as co-directors for the Myositis Program in the…
New assistant deans named for graduate medical education
LaTanya J. Love, MD, dean of McGovern Medical School and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences, announced the appointments of Emma Ferguson, MD, and Mark T. Warner, MD, as assistant deans for Graduate Medical Education (GME) to…
Mayes named Distinguished Clinical Investigator
The American College of Rheumatology named Maureen D. Mayes, MD, MPH, professor of rheumatology and the Elizabeth Bidgood Chair in Rheumatology at McGovern Medical School, the recipient of its 2025 Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award. Mayes earned the award as a…
McGovern Medical School featured as standout lifestyle medicine institution by AAMC
McGovern Medical School was featured by the Association of American Medical Colleges as a standout lifestyle medicine institution in its Elevating Nutrition in Medical Education series, highlighting efforts to equip medical trainees with tools to prevent disease through healthful behaviors….
Assassi honored as NSF Doctor of the Year
Shervin Assassi, MD, MS, professor; Dr. Noranna B. Warner Endowed Chair in the Division of Rheumatology; and George S. Bruce, Jr. Professor in Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, was named the “Doctor of the Year” at the annual National Scleroderma…
Hwang named director, Division of General Internal Medicine
The Department of Internal Medicine named Kevin Hwang, MD, MPH, professor, as the new director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Hwang succeeds Philip Johnson, MD, professor of internal medicine, The Carolyn and William T….