CPRIT grant funds study of oncological pain management
Nonpharmaceutical approach Enabling self-managed, nonpharmaceutical pain management for patients receiving cancer treatments is the goal of a new study at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston funded by a $1 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of…
Thriving on challenges: Gastroenterologist helps mold program into a crucial powerhouse
As a teenager in his native Turkey, Atilla Ertan, MD, spent every day after school in the hospital—but not for himself. “My younger sister had developed a heart problem and had to stay there,” he says. “When I went to…
Alejandro Vidal Margenat, MD
Dr. Alejandro Vidal Margenat is a compassionate Cardiac Electrophysiologist dedicated to transforming lives with his skills and expertise. Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Vidal earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the prestigious University of the Republic. Fueled by his…
Patient educates on his condition for HIV Awareness Month
HIV is a virus that targets the body’s immune system, and the late stage of this infection becomes AIDS. Thanks to advanced medicine, however, people with HIV can live functional and healthy lives. Jay, 49, is living proof. In 1998,…
New program at UTHealth Houston will honor Carmel B. Dyer, MD
The legacy of Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, lives on in the same communities she sought to impact throughout her career. The late Dyer revolutionized geriatric health care across the country. She led the UTHealth Houston Consortium on Aging and was…
Ranya Selim, MD
Dr. Ranya Selim received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. She then went on to complete a combined Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology fellowship…
Salem Muayad, MD
Dr. Salem Muayad received his medical degree from Damascus University – Syria. He completed his internal medicine residency at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas. He then went on to complete a fellowship in clinical nutrition at…
Barani Mayilvaganan, MD
Distinguished Honors
A trio of McGovern Medical School physicians are honored as 2022 Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Distinguished Physicians. Pictured recipients are H.V. Anderson, MD, and Mark A. Farnie, MD. Not pictured are Michelle S. Barratt, MD…
