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A groundbreaking research project to understand how diet and eating patterns can affect the body’s internal clock and influence aging is underway at UTHealth Houston, thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. The study is…

Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Bindu Akkanti, MD, associate professor and…

From their unique physiology, to illnesses that commonly affect them, to specific precautions required for their care, older adults are as distinct in their health needs as children. Yet while parents can readily find a pediatrician, older adults often struggle…

Dr. Jose Portugal, MD is a dedicated and highly skilled physician with a diverse and extensive background in medicine. Dr. Portugal graduated from Católica de Santa María University in Arequipa, Perú, and advanced specialty training at Cayetano Heredia University in…

The Department of Internal Medicine welcomed Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, on June 2024, to establish the Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC), a new multidisciplinary gastroenterology research center at McGovern Medical School. The GRC will integrate translational research with patient care, focusing on the role…

The Women Faculty Forum honored six winners of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Excellence Awards on July 23 in the Fifth Floor Gallery. The WFF Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions made by women faculty at the Medical School. Awards are…

Dr. Bilal Zafar is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). Dr. Zafar completed his medical education at Shifa College of Medicine in…