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, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest…
Moghe Helps Deliver Answers After Decades of Unexplained Pain
After years of debilitating symptoms and an elusive diagnosis, Tabatha Spacek found answers with the help of Akshata Moghe, MD, assistant professor and hepatologist at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Moghe helped identify acute intermittent porphyria, a rare genetic…
Bailey Honored as 2026 Memorial Hermann System Physician of the Year
The Department of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is proud to congratulate Marshall Bailey, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, on being named the 2026 recipient of the Dr….
Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Faculty from the Department of Internal Medicine at were among those recognized in the school’s 2026 Teaching Excellence Awards, honoring educators who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to medical student and trainee education. The annual recognition celebrates faculty members across the…
Pilot Feasibility Award Supports New Digestive Disease Research
The Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center recently announced its 2026 Pilot Feasibility Award recipients, recognizing innovative research projects that aim to advance understanding and treatment of digestive diseases. Among the awardees is Xiangsheng Huang, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Research…
Jantea wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Rachel Jantea, MD, MS, professor of medicine in the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, the recipient of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award in…
Tumor-on-a-chip brings new insight to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, and immune cells that…
Grand Rounds, May 21, 2026
Presentation Title: Evaluation and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Speaker: Connor Vershel, MD Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients…
Grand Rounds, May 7, 2026
Presentation Title: The Border Health Research Cohort: Multiomic Longitudinal Studies of Excess Adiposity and Impact of Cardiometabolic Disease on Protein Biomarkers for Dementia Speaker: Joseph McCormick, MD, MS, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, MD, MBBS, MSc, FRCPath, and Kari E. North, PHD,…