Jae Wook Shin, MD
Dr. Shin was born in South Korea and immigrated to Los Angeles with his parents when in elementary school. He graduated with an MD from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2017. He completed an internal medicine residency at Temple…
Grand Rounds, August 21, 2025
Presentation Title: Team-Based Approach to Pituitary Tumors Speakers: Katie Guttenberg, MD, William Yao, MD, FACS, and Spiros Blackburn, MD Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives:…
Grand Rounds, August 14, 2025
Presentation Title: The Latest in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Speaker: Absalon Gutierrez, MD Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients…
Sagar Joshi, MD
Dr. Joshi is a native Houstonian who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with the highest honors. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he was inducted into the national medical honor…
Campus Update: Dean Announces New Centers, Names GRC
In a recent campus-wide update, the Dean of McGovern Medical School highlighted the launch of several new research centers aimed at advancing McGovern’s mission in innovation and patient care. Of particular note, the Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC) was formally named,…
Yara Mouawad, MD
Iman Doostan, MD, PhD
Iman Doostan, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He received his medical degree from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. He then moved to the…
Shaleen Vasavada, MD
Dr. Shaleen Vasavada earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Board-certified…
Connor Vershel, MD
Dr. Vershel obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and then his medical degree from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston in 2020. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas…
Grand Rounds, July 31, 2025
Presentation Title: Team Science: The Key to Effective Collaboration and Teamwork Speaker: Eric Thomas, MD, MPH Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest…