Ask the Expert: Combating the hidden health crisis of childhood inactivity how to reverse eight hours of sitting with evidence-based movement strategies
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a new UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this inaugural edition, we explore pediatric medicine’s overlooked epidemic, childhood inactivity, and talk about scientifically proven interventions that can transform…
Jennifer Ma, MD
Taylor Hopper, MD
Victoria Chu, MD
Vinita Akula, MD
Research Alert: Researchers launch $3.3M study on how eating patterns and circadian rhythms impact aging
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…
Shifaa Alkotob, MD
Stephen P. Patin, MD
Dr. Stephen Patin, a native of South Louisiana, earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Shreveport in 2022. Prior to attending medical school, he completed a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology at…
Tanvi Gupta, MD
Dr. Tanvi Gupta earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2022. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2025, where she also…
Jillian L. Smith, MD
Dr. Jillian L. Smith attended Washington University in St. Louis, graduating summa cum laude with a BA in Biology: Neuroscience in 2012. She was admitted to the honors society Phi Beta Kappa. She completed medical school at the University of…