Spotlight On Yolanda Torres
Yolanda Torres, Senior Executive Assistant, has been a constant in the Department of Emergency Medicine since January 7, 1999. She was recently featured in UTHealth Spotlight and shared her incredible experience helping bring the department from its foundation of six…
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 COVID-19 enrolled its first patient on August 22, 2020 at Memorial Hermann Hospital–Texas Medical Center. The phase 2, randomized, double-blind,…
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 and safety of healthcare delivery at our practice sites. Recently, Drs. Chathampally, Cooper et al published their best-practice guidelines for…
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 Advanced Airway Physician for the Houston Texans in 2003 and then served as Team Emergency Physician from 2003 to 2020….
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 Eltzschig, MD, PhD, investigating whether the experimental drug vadadustat can help mitigate acute lung injury in COVID-19 patients. Watch Video
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
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 will continue this celebration by highlighting 5 of the women doing amazing things in our department. Lesley A. Osborn, MD…
ACTS Trial in JAMA
Investigators from the department of emergency medicine contributed to a groundbreaking article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association this month. “The Effect of Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine on Organ Injury in Septic Shock: The ACTS Randomized…
Annals Most-Cited
Dr. Bentley Bobrow, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine is a renowned researcher working to implement and measure systems of care to improve outcomes related to time-sensitive emergencies such as cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury. The recently-released summary…
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 anxiety spectrum disorders develop tangible skills to monitor and control their stress levels. I recently partnered with the physicians in…