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  • EM Team helping vaccinate

    Emergency Medicine team helps administer COVID vaccines to patients

    On Monday, January 18th, UTHealth received over 5,000 doses of COVID vaccines and were in need of manpower to help...

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    Dr. Ryan Huebinger receives AHA Young Investigator Award

    Dr. Ryan Huebinger, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the McGovern Medical School of University of Texas Health Science Center...

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  • Prater Trauma

    Dr. Prater – Trauma During the Pandemic

    Dr. Samuel Prater was interviewed by KHOU-11 and ABC-13 about the drastic increase in traumatic injuries during the pandemic. Watch...

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  • Dr. Calderon

    Dr. Calderon – Pulse Oximeters

    Dr. Camila Calderón, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 viewers about whether pulse oximeters are recommended for COVID-19 patients to...

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  • McCarthy on KHOU-11

    Dr. McCarthy – COVID Vaccine

    Dr. McCarthy, former chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and current Chief Physician Executive of Memorial Hermann Health System...

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  • image from Spotlight On Yolanda Torres

    Spotlight On Yolanda Torres

    Yolanda Torres, Senior Executive Assistant, has been a constant in the Department of Emergency Medicine since January 7, 1999. She...

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  • image from Trial for Investigational COVID-19 Drug Enrolls First Patient

    Trial for Investigational COVID-19 Drug Enrolls First Patient

    The clinical trial studying vadadustat for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with...

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  • Physicians meeting for conference

    Error Reduction in Emergency Medicine

    The Department of Emergency Medicine at UTHealth is proud of our robust quality assurance program to continually improve the quality...

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  • image from NFL’s Houston Texans Physician to join Emergency Medicine Team

    NFL’s Houston Texans Physician to join Emergency Medicine Team

    Please join us in welcoming Dr. William Spangler, MD to the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Spangler was originally the...

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  • Dr. Calderon on Univision

    Dr. Calderon – New COVID Treatment

    Dr. Calderon on Univision Houston Channel 45 describes a new clinical trial led by Dr. Bobrow, MD and Dr. Holger...

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  • Dr. Doshi in the ICU

    Dr. Doshi – COVID on PBS News Hour

    Dr. Pratik Doshi talks about treating young people with COVID in the ICU on PBS News Hour. Watch Video

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  • Women in Medicine

    Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Dr. Lesley Osborn

    In September, the AMA and McGovern Medical School are highlighting Women in Medicine. The McGovern Women in Emergency Medicine group...

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  • image from ACTS Trial in JAMA

    ACTS Trial in JAMA

    Investigators from the department of emergency medicine contributed to a groundbreaking article published in the Journal of the American Medical...

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  • image from Annals Most-Cited

    Annals Most-Cited

    Dr. Bentley Bobrow, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine is a renowned researcher working to implement and measure systems...

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  • People social distancing

    Social Distancing not Emotional Distancing During the Coronavirus: Strategies to reduce your anxieties

    Hi, My name is Dr. Lauren Gorog and I’m a clinical psychologist.  In my private practice, I help people with...

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  • Vital sign monitor

    New COVID-19 drug trial

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston remains at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Bentley...

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  • image from Dr. Andreea Xavier, Physician of the Year

    Dr. Andreea Xavier, Physician of the Year

    Congratulations to Dr. Andreea Xavier for being named the Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center “Physician of the Year.” From...

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  • image from Racism is a Public Health Crisis

    Racism is a Public Health Crisis

    A message from Dr. Bentley Bobrow, Professor and Chair and John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair of Emergency...

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  • Dr. Bhandari on CNBC

    Dr. Bhandari – COVID Surge

    Dr. Salil Bhandari talking on CNBC about the rising COVID-19 cases in Houston and the surge plans at the Texas...

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  • The Cooper family in their treehouse

    Dr. Cooper’s Treehouse

    Dr. Benjamin Cooper, Associate Residency Program Director, had his own way of coping with the pandemic. Together with his family,...

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  • Dr. Prater on the news

    Dr. Prater – COVID

    Dr. Prater talks about COVID-19 and Memorial Hermann’s response on Great Day Houston. Watch Video

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  • image from COVID-19 Telemedicine

    COVID-19 Telemedicine

    COVID 19 has put unprecedented strain on patients within the Houston area. Doctors offices are closed and high-quality urgent care...

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  • Department of Emergency Medicine: COVID-19 Response

    Emergency Medicine COVID-19 Response

    To our Houston community, Your adherence to social distancing is working – thank you. As emergency medicine physicians, we have...

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  • image from A Sentinel COVID‐19 Case in Houston

    A Sentinel COVID‐19 Case in Houston

    Drs. Monica Lopez, Samuel Luber, Samuel Prater, Jamie McCarthy and Bentley J. Bobrow from the Department of Emergency Medicine share...

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    Dr. Christine Koerner announced as Ambassador of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

    After 30 years of outstanding service, we are honored to announce that Dr. Christine Koerner will be transitioning into a...

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  • Dr. Bhandari – CPR

    Watch Video Related Stories ¿Cómo brindar primeros auxilios cuando una persona entra en paro cardiaco?

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  • Dr. Walia - Staying Hydrated

    Dr. Walia – Staying Hydrated

    Watch Video Related Stories How to stay hydrated while in the sun

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  • Houston Marathoners

    Drs. Bobrow, Lapus, Prater and Tupchong, collectively known as Team Emergency Medicine for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, ran in...

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  • Dr. James Langabeer – Opioid Epidemic

    Watch Video Related Stories Local group waging battle on opioid-related overdoses HEROES program awarded more than $2 million to continue...

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  • Dr. Fairbrother talking about toxic alcohols

    Dr. Fairbrother – Alcohol Poisoning

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  • Dr. Bhandari talking about Walk with a Doc

    Dr. Bhandari – Walk With a Doc

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  • Dr. Mandy J. Hill – HIV research study

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  • From Houston Chronicle: Children learning CPR

    Addressing Disparities in Bystander CPR

    “What we found was that children are less likely to survive if they have a cardiac arrest in a neighborhood...

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  • Teaching CPR

    UTHealth House Calls: Emergency Medicine

    Join Drs. Bobrow, Bhandari and Schulz in ABC13’s House Call: Emergency Medicine where they taught the proper steps to take...

    Read More UTHealth House Calls: Emergency Medicine

  • Holding hands with geriatric patient

    Memorial Hermann-TMC: first accredited geriatric emergency center in Houston

    From TMC News: Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has received a Level 3 designation, becoming the first hospital in Houston and...

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  • image from Dr. Hill named Director of Population Health

    Dr. Hill named Director of Population Health

    Houston is a “hot spot” for HIV with more than 20,000 people currently living with HIV in our community. Our...

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  • ACEP Launches Open Access Journal with Dr. Henry Wang, Editor-in-Chief

    The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) announced the launch of a new open access journal for emergency medicine research....

    Read More ACEP Launches Open Access Journal with Dr. Henry Wang, Editor-in-Chief

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    Department Publications in JETem

    The Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Med at UTHealth published two articles in the latest issue of JETem. First,...

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  • James R. Langabeer II, Ph.D, MBA, EMT

    James Langabeer, PhD, named new Vice Chair of Population Health

    Please join us in welcoming and congratulating James Langabeer, PhD as the new Vice Chair of Population Health in the...

    Read More James Langabeer, PhD, named new Vice Chair of Population Health

  • Dr. Hill Receives Award

    Dr. Hill Receives Ebony Award

    Dr. Mandy Hill, DrPH, MPH, Associate Professor and Assistant Research Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine was recently recognized...

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  • Presenters at conference

    McGovern Med EM at #SCSAEM19

    The Department of Emergency Medicine was proud to be represented at the 2019 SAEM South Central Regional Meeting this weekend....

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  • EMRA 45 under 45

    Dr. Fairbrother, EMRA 45 under 45 influencer

    We’re extremely proud and excited to announce that Dr. Hilary Fairbrother, Associate Professor and Director Of Undergraduate Education, has been...

    Read More Dr. Fairbrother, EMRA 45 under 45 influencer

  • A physician checking a patient's blood pressure.

    Speaking a Language of Caring

    Last Thursday, a cardiac arrest survivor joined our weekly conference - sharing their heart-warming story of acceptance, resiliency, redemption and gratitude. Stories like these continue to inspire us towards excellence in emergency care, resuscitation and cardiac arrest management - but also serve to remind us of our department, hospital and discipline's unique opportunity to change our patients' lives for the better.

    Read More Speaking a Language of Caring

  • Alumni Day

    This Thursday, August 29th is Alumni Day. We’re excited to welcome all alumni to join us and catch up with...

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  • Q-ME-UP Summer Edition

    Q-ME-UP Summer Edition

    The summer edition of Q-ME-UP is brought to you by CORD and the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Similar to...

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  • Keegan Tupchong, MD

    Introducing Dr. Keegan Tupchong

    The Department of Emergency Medicine continues to grow with more wonderful faculty members. We’re excited to introduce Dr. Keegan Tupchong...

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  • Dr. Henry Wang and the World Doctors Orchestra

    McGovern Medical School hosts the World Doctors Orchestra as part of the Arts and Resilience Series providing an opportunity for...

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  • Walking group in front of park

    Walk With Our Docs

    The Walk with a Doc program was started by Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio as a way...

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  • image from McGovern Med EM co-author Myths in Emergency Medicine

    McGovern Med EM co-author Myths in Emergency Medicine

    Congratulations to our faculty co-authors Drs. Dan Ostermayer and Ben Cooper (and chapter authors Giordano, Fadial, Lesnick, Patel, Stephens, Ugalde,...

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  • Dr. Lesley Osborn named Medical Director of Life Flight®

    The Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center announced two new leaders for the Memorial Hermann Life Flight®...

    Read More Dr. Lesley Osborn named Medical Director of Life Flight®

  • HEROES in Houstonia

    The Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) program, directed by James Langabeer, PhD and Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD work closely with...

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  • Physicians in simulation lab with training models.

    Welcome, Class of 2022

    Tempering the sadness of watching the amazing class of 2019 graduate is the opportunity to welcome an equally amazing new...

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  • Class of 2019 on Helipad

    Class of 2019 Graduation

    Congratulations to the class of 2019 who graduated from the McGovern Med Emergency Medicine residency program on June 27th. Pictured...

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  • image from Dr. Ben Bobrow joins Emergency Medicine as Chair

    Dr. Ben Bobrow joins Emergency Medicine as Chair

    Following a national search, Dean Barbara J. Stoll has named Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency...

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  • image from Dr. Sharma awarded 2019 Think Innovation Transformation Award

    Dr. Sharma awarded 2019 Think Innovation Transformation Award

    Congratuations to Dr. Kunal Sharma for winning the 2019 Think Innovation Transformation Award on April 4, 2019 at the 5th Annual Harris...

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  • Two faculty named 2018 Top Reviewers for Annals of Emergency Medicine

    Two faculty named 2018 Top Reviewers for Annals of Emergency Medicine

    Annals of Emergency Medicine releast their list of the 50 top reviewers for 2018 in their April 2019 ( Volume...

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  • Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP, FAHA named Chair

    Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP, FAHA named Chair

    We are delighted to announce that Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP, FAHA has been named Chair of the UTHealth McGovern Medical School Department of...

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    McGovern Med at CORD

    On the heels of a successful showing at TCEP, our residents, program manager and faculty represented McGovern Med at UTHealth...

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  • Co-interim chairs named for emergency medicine

    Co-interim chairs named for emergency medicine

    Dean Barbara J. Stoll has announced that Samuel D. Luber, M.D., MPH, associate professor of emergency medicine, and Samuel J. Prater, M.D., assistant professor of...

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  • Dr. McCarthy named MHH Chief Physician Executive

    Dr. McCarthy named MHH Chief Physician Executive

    Memorial Hermann Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James “Jamie” McCarthy to Executive Vice President and...

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  • Dr. Henry Wang joins Emergency Medicine as Vice-Chair of Research

    Dr. Henry Wang joins Emergency Medicine as Vice-Chair of Research

    Dr. Henry Wang has joined the Department of Emergency Medicine as the Vice-Chair of Research.  Dr. Wang is one of the...

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  • Dr. Michael Van Meter named new Residency Program Director

    Dr. Michael Van Meter named new Residency Program Director

    Dr. Michael Van Meter has been appointed as Program Director of the Emergency Medicine residency program and will assume the...

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  • Dr. James McCarthy designated an “unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant” for Super Bowl LI

    Dr. James McCarthy designated an “unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant” for Super Bowl LI

    Dr. Jamie McCarthy has been designated by the NFL as an “unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant.” In this role Dr. McCarthy will...

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  • Physician Leadership Award

    Physician Leadership Award

    Dr. James McCarthy was recently honored by Memorial Hermann Health System with the Physician Leadership Award. Congratulation in winning such...

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  • image from Clerkship Director of the Year Award

    Clerkship Director of the Year Award

    Congratulations to our own Dr. Michael Van Meter. He was selected as this year’s recipient of the Clerkship Directors of...

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  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards for Emergency Medicine

    Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards for Emergency Medicine

    Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards! May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern...

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  • Class-of-2019-Roster

    Welcome to the Class of 2019



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    Protected: Hospitalist Intranet

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  • Welcome UTH EM Class of 2018

    We are excited to introduce our incoming PGY-1 class and look forward to them joining us in July.  

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  • Nnaemeka (Emeka) Okafor, MD, MS, Named Director of Medical Informatics for Acute Care Services

    Nnaemeka (Emeka) Okafor, MD, MS, Named Director of Medical Informatics for Acute Care Services

    Nnaemeka (Emeka) Okafor, MD, MS, will join Memorial Hermann as the Director of Medical Informatics for Acute Care Services (hospital...

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    Emergency medicine physician recognized by young physicians

    Clinical professor of emergency medicine Dr. Arlo Weltge recently received the J.T. “Lamar” McNew, MD, Award for his service to...

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  • 1st Annual Resident Research Day

    1st Annual Resident Research Day

    The Department of Emergency Medicine hosted the 1st Annual Resident Research Day on June 5, 2014.  Residents in the EM3...

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  • UT Houston Presentations at SAEM 2014

    UT Houston Presentations at SAEM 2014

    Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 11am-12:00pm – Austin Ballroom 1 (Hotel – 2nd Floor) FOAM as a Means to Incorporate State-of-the-Art...

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  • Vice Chief Resident for Global Health Sarah Dendy featured in BMJ

    Vice Chief Resident for Global Health Sarah Dendy featured in BMJ

    Sarah Dendy, MD, Vice Chief Resident for Global Health, blogs in BMJ Emergency Medicine about the lessons that epidemics in...

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    Welcome to the UT Houston EM Class of 2017!

    Congratulations to the incoming Class of 2017!  We are looking forward to seeing you in June! Wendy Alcanter, MD University...

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  • image from PD Samuel Luber garners Best Faculty Presentation at CORD

    PD Samuel Luber garners Best Faculty Presentation at CORD

    Dr. Samuel Luber was chosen as the Best Faculty Presentation at the Research and Innovation Forum at CORD for his...

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  • APD Kay Takenaka and Social Media Best Practices

    APD Kay Takenaka and Social Media Best Practices

    Katrin Takenaka and colleagues have published guidelines on Social Media Best Practices in WestJEM.

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  • Global Health and Emergency Care in Medical Schools

    Global Health and Emergency Care in Medical Schools

    Dr. Rohith Malya has co-authored a pivotal article describing a research agenda for Global Emergency Medicine entitled “Global Health and...

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