HEROES in Houstonia
The Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) program, directed by James Langabeer, PhD and Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD work closely with faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine to help Houstonians with opioid use disorder through engagement in treatment, recovery and…
Welcome, Class of 2022
Tempering the sadness of watching the amazing class of 2019 graduate is the opportunity to welcome an equally amazing new class. These twenty physicians come from around the country bringing their diverse experiences and passion for exceptional clinical care to…
Class of 2019 Graduation
Congratulations to the class of 2019 who graduated from the McGovern Med Emergency Medicine residency program on June 27th. Pictured from left-to-right: * Catie Reynolds, M.D. Kurt Lucas, M.D. Cody Dornhecker, M.D. Noah Kugielsky, M.D. Soa-Yih Sher, M.D. Nikhil Patel,…
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 Medicine, effective June 1, 2019. Bobrow joins McGovern Medical School from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, where he…
Dr. Sharma awarded 2019 Think Innovation Transformation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Kunal Sharma for winning the 2019 Think Innovation Transformation Award on April 4, 2019 at the 5th Annual Harris Health System Innovation Summit. We couldn’t be more proud of him and all the work he has done at LBJ…
Two faculty named 2018 Top Reviewers for Annals of Emergency Medicine
Annals of Emergency Medicine released their list of the 50 top reviewers for 2018 in their April 2019 ( Volume 73, no. 4) issue. Drs. Benjamin Cooper and Hilary Fairbrother of McGovern Med at UTHealth made the list. Annals notes…
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 Emergency Medicine. We are grateful to Samuel Luber, MD and Samuel Prater, MD who have served as wonderful interim…
McGovern Med at CORD
On the heels of a successful showing at TCEP, our residents, program manager and faculty represented McGovern Med at UTHealth with award-winning poster presentations, thrilling case presentations and engaging lectures. Drs. Catie Reynolds, Katie Fisher, and Jenn Grodus all presented…
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 emergency medicine, will serve as interim co-chairs of the Department of Emergency Medicine, effective March 16, 2018. “The Department of Emergency…
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 Chief Physician Executive, where he will oversee Memorial Hermann’s entire physician organization and further establish a physician-centric, integrated network of…