Parchem wins Young Physician-Scientist Award
The American Society for Clinical Investigation has named Jacqueline Parchem, MD, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, as a winner of the 2026 Young Physician-Scientist Award. “I am honored…
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 teaching hospital ranks fifth in Texas
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, in partnership with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is among the top five Best Children’s Hospitals in Texas (external link), according to the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. The primary…
Human placenta stress response to maternal COVID-19 infection reinforces maternal-fetal barrier
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at UTHealth Houston, Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals that maternal COVID-19 infection triggers distinct stress responses in the placenta, including upregulation of preeclampsia-associated genes. The stress…
QI project increases syphilis screenings, JAMA
A recent viewpoint article stressing the importance of point-of-care syphilis testing to combat the troubling rates of congenital syphilis among pregnant patients in Texas has been published in JAMA (external link). Research was led by Irene Stafford, MD, associate professor…
Fetal institute to focus on clinical care, research discovery, and education
Five years after the first groundbreaking fetoscopic spina bifida repair surgery using an innovative patch pioneered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, the fetal medicine team is celebrating the milestone of more than 100 procedures performed by the physicians and the…
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…