UTHealth Houston researchers developing app to help clinicians assess thoracic aortic aneurysm risk and dissections
A $100,000 grant awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston from the John Ritter Foundation will fund an app that will help clinicians recognize, access, and manage thoracic aortic disease. Heritable thoracic aortic diseases such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, and…
Ask the Expert: Recognizing and preventing elder mistreatment
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a new UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address elder mistreatment, what it means, how it happens, and signs to look for. Identifying elder mistreatment…
Grand Rounds, November 20, 2025
Presentation Title: Healing Across Time: Psychedelics Then and Now Speakers: Alexander Lazar, MD Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based…
Paulino and Wong Earn Fellow Status from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Rex Alvin Paulino, MD, AGSF, and Angelique Wong, MD, of UTHealth Houston, recently earned the designation Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM). This is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member. The…
Publications and Presentations – Allergy and Immunology (November 2025)
Faculty, trainees, and students in the Division of Allergy and Immunology continue to advance the field through impactful research on food allergy, atopic dermatitis, and early-life predictors of allergy outcomes. Recent media coverage highlights new findings on how the timing,…
McGovern Medical School leads scleroderma research with microbiome transplantation
For people living with scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease, severe symptoms can become a daily struggle with no effective treatments available. At McGovern Medical School, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, MD, MHS, is leading a clinical trial exploring microbiome transplantation, a promising…
Grand Rounds, November 13, 2025
Presentation Title: Addressing Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Populations Speakers: Mahboobeh (Maha) Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, FAAAAI Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and…
Mahnoor Mir, MD
Mahnoor Mir, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Born and raised in Pakistan, Dr. Mir completed her medical training in the United States, including…
Savannah M. Bowman, MD
Dr. Bowman received her undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University and was awarded her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. She then completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Bowman joined UTHealth…