First infusion in Houston for new Alzheimer’s drug administered at UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston is the first institution in Houston to administer an FDA-approved drug, Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. The recipient was 79-year-old Terrie Frankel. “We’re making history today,” Frankel said. Frankel began experiencing memory loss…
Routt named AONA educator of the year
The AONA has named Milton ‘Chip’ Routt, MD, professor and Andrew R. Burgess, MD, Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Trauma, as the recipient of the AO North American Jeff Mast Educator of the Year Award. Routt received the award at the…
Spine Symposium scheduled for April 26
The McGovern Medical School Department of Orthopedic Surgery hosts the inaugural UTHealth Houston Spine Symposium in the Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center Hermann Conference Room (6411 Fannin St.) April 26. The symposium is taught in collaboration by McGovern Medical School…
Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
A 2021 study revealed that just three National Basketball Association team orthopedic surgeons were women. By the spring of 2022, UTHealth Houston’s Bonnie Gregory, MD, had joined them. As a sports medicine surgeon at UT Physicians Orthopedics and an assistant…
Orthopedic Surgery hosts trauma symposium Feb. 17
The Department of Orthopedic Surgery will host the Houston Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium, Feb. 17 at Hotel Zaza – Memorial City (9787 Katy Fwy.). The Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium is designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with a comprehensive update on the current…
Son follows in father’s footsteps into the operating room
Patrick Kellam never thought he would become a surgeon, let alone an orthopedic surgeon, just like his father. But on July 21, he was side by side with his dad as they performed two surgeries together for the first time….
Ambrose named ORS Fellow
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) has inducted Catherine Ambrose, PhD, professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, as a member of its 2022 class of fellows. Ambrose was honored at the organization’s annual meeting Feb. 8 in Tampa, Fla. “Being…