Grand Rounds, July 9, 2026
Presentation Title: What’s New in Cardiovascular Research at UTHealth/ Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Speaker: David McPherson, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives:…
Champions of Clinical Learning Environment: Atai and Stafford
The Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston congratulates Faith Atai, MD, and Irene Stafford, MD, MPH, MS, on being honored as Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. Champions are identified through the Learning Environment Surveys, which…
49th Annual Research Society on Alcohol Scientific Meeting
GRC June News 49th Annual Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Scientific Meeting (June 20-24, 2026), San Antonio, Texas The GRC presented 3 posters at the 49th annual Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Alcohol consumption…
Thosani Featured in National Pancreas Foundation Educational Webinar
Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, professor of internal medicine, division director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and the Atilla Ertan, MD, Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology at UTHealth Houston, recently recorded an educational webinar for the National Pancreas Foundation titled Radiofrequency Ablation…
Grand Rounds, July 16, 2026
Presentation Title: Leveraging the Community Scientist Program to Conduct Community-Engaged Research Speaker: Jessica Lee, MD, MS, AGSF, and Sophia Russell, MPH Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…
Grand Rounds, June 25, 2026
Presentation Title: GERD Evaluation and Management Speaker: R. Tomás DaVee, MD, MSCI, FASGE Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026Time: 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…
Ask the Expert: World Cup travel and Ebola risk
Welcome to Ask the Expert, a UTHealth Houston newsroom series in which leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda and how the United States could be affected through travel….
Grand Rounds, June 4, 2026
Presentation Title: The APOL1 gene: From Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) to APOL-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Speaker: Akinsansoye K. Dosekun, BS, MBBS Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…
In memoriam: Charles Ericsson, MD
Charles Ericsson, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, died May 17. He was 81 years old. Ericsson held the Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Professorship in Infectious Diseases and was a tenured professor of medicine at McGovern…
Grand Rounds, May 28, 2026
Presentation Title: Clinical Approaches to Menopause: Practical Strategies for Symptom Relief Speaker: Sandra M. Hurtado, MD Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients…