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Dr. Eleni Tiniakou is a board-certified rheumatologist and a nationally recognized expert in autoimmune muscle diseases. She joins McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as the founding Director of the new Myositis Clinic, where she will lead a multidisciplinary program…

Presentation Title: Cardiology – Imaging and Intervention Speaker: Danai Kitkungvan, MD, and Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, MBBS, MPH, RPVI, FACP, FACC, FSCAI Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…

Presentation Title: Legislative Update Speaker: Ana Leech, MD, MS – UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.135Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and…

Karthik Bhandari, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is the winner of the 2025 Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award. Established in 2001 and made possible by a gift from the DuPonts, the award…

Presentation Title: Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding: A Journey from ED to Endoscopy Speaker: Mohamad Salem Muayad, MD – UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online…

Presentation Title: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (SARD) Speaker: Bochra Jandali, MD – UTHealth, McGovern Medical School Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…

Presentation Title: From Bedside to Big Systems: Leading Health Through Challenging Times Speaker: Umair Shah, MD, MPH – Rickshaw Enterprises, LLC Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Each May, McGovern Medical School celebrates Teaching Excellence Month, recognizing outstanding faculty contributions to medical education. New in 2025, the awards program has introduced a focus on junior faculty….

Faculty and trainees in the Division of Allergy and Immunology attended the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Conference in San Diego, California, from February 27 to March 3, 2025. The team presented seven posters and delivered…