Real Talk in Medicine: Maureen Beck, DNP
Time is always marching forward, but when it comes to aging, you can, in fact, turn back the clock. In this episode of Real Talk in Medicine: UT Physicians, Maureen S. Beck, DNP, a geriatric medicine specialist, shares advice for…
Grand Rounds, January 29, 2026
Presentation Title: ICD Deactivation: To Whom and Why Speaker: Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC, FCCS, FSIAC – Queen’s University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning…
Grand Rounds, January 22, 2026
Presentation Title: How to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder? Challenges and Strategies Speaker: Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, FAPA – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person…
Grand Rounds, January 15, 2026
Presentation Title: Cells Gone Wild: Cellular Therapy Toxicities Speaker: Natalie Rafaeli, MD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives:…
Publications and Presentations – Allergy and Immunology (2026)
We are pleased to announce that two manuscripts from the Allergy and Immunology Research Center are now in press and available online: The concept of environmental injustice in allergy and asthma Perera E, Codispoti C, Mahdavinia M. Current Opinion in Allergy and…
Grand Rounds, January 8, 2026
Presentation Title: Transcatheter Options for Mitral Valve Disease Speaker: Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, M.B.B.S., MPH, RPVI, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning…
NIH funds Bishehsari’s precision medicine study
A study from the lab of Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School, and director of the Gastroenterology Research Center, seeking to develop new methods to personalize treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, has been funded by…
Grand Rounds, December 11, 2025
Presentation Title: Improving Diabetes Care in the Hospital: A Work in Progress Speaker: Philip Orlander, MD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person…
Grand Rounds, December 4, 2025
Presentation Title: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma Speakers: Irving Waxman, MD Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition RUSH University Medical Center Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person…
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…