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A message from Dr. Bentley Bobrow, Professor and Chair and John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair of Emergency Medicine: I wanted to let all of our Department of Emergency Medicine friends, colleagues, and Houston know that we stand…

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

Dr. Benjamin Cooper, Associate Residency Program Director, had his own way of coping with the pandemic. Together with his family, he’s been spending rare days of building a treehouse for his two young sons. First, his neighbors spotted the progress…

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

COVID 19 has put unprecedented strain on patients within the Houston area. Doctors offices are closed and high-quality urgent care is hard to find. Many of our vulnerable patients, those who are old, young, or immune-compromised still have concerns about…

To our Houston community, Your adherence to social distancing is working – thank you. As emergency medicine physicians, we have noticed a sharp decline in emergency center visits since the “Stay Home, Work Safe” order was announced. This buffer has…

Drs. Monica Lopez, Samuel Luber, Samuel Prater, Jamie McCarthy and Bentley J. Bobrow from the Department of Emergency Medicine share a case report of a patient with COVID-19 in JACEP Open. Their case is helping change the landscape of COVID-19…

After 30 years of outstanding service, we are honored to announce that Dr. Christine Koerner will be transitioning into a new role as our department’s Ambassador of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. In this new role, Dr. Koerner will continue her clinical…

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