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 role on November 1, 2017. Dr. Van Meter has served as an Assistant Program Director and Clerkship Director for many years….
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 be responsible for evaluating and monitor player’s safety from potential head injuries, as well as assisting the evaluating process for…
Physician Leadership Award
Dr. James McCarthy was recently honored by Memorial Hermann Health System with the Physician Leadership Award. Congratulation in winning such a prestigious award for your outstanding commitment to the Houston health care community.
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 Emergency Medicine (CDEM): Clerkship Director of the Year Award. This national award is truly well deserved for an outstanding educator/director….
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 Medical School. Pratik Doshi, MD Carolyn Gardiner, MD Robert Lapus, MD Samuel Luber, MD Amit Mehta, MD Joanne Oakes, MD…
Welcome to the Class of 2019
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.
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 inpatient and emergency department care) as of October 1, 2014. In this role, Dr. Okafor will be directing all of…
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 physicians in training. Weltge was recognized by the Texas Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section (TMA-RFS) during TexMed, TMA’s annual…