Internal Medicine debuts first of its kind Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship
To address a need for formal training across the country in the evaluation and treatment of elder abuse, the Department of Internal Medicine is debuting a first-of-its-kind Elder Capacity Assessment and Mistreatment Fellowship in the Joan and Alexander Stanford Division…
Updated ASGE GERD Guidelines Highlight Advances in Diagnosis and Management
New guidance from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) outlines evolving best practices for the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with an emphasis on appropriate use of endoscopy, risk stratification, and individualized treatment strategies. The article…
Allergy and Immunology Faculty and Trainees Presented at AAAAI 2026
Our group presented a series of abstracts at the AAAAI 2026 Annual Meeting, including plenary, oral, and poster presentations. These efforts highlight ongoing work across food allergy, airway disease, and environmental health, with a focus on advancing clinically relevant and…
Grand Rounds, March 19, 2026
Presentation Title: Sustainability in Healthcare: From the ICU to the Inpatient Ward Speaker: Lilit Sargsyan, MD, FCCP – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format:…
Grand Rounds, March 12, 2026
Presentation Title: Safe Opioid Use in Cancer Patients Speaker: Soraira Pacheco, DO, MS, and Linh M Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB…
New assistant deans named for graduate medical education
LaTanya J. Love, MD, dean of McGovern Medical School and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences, announced the appointments of Emma Ferguson, MD, and Mark T. Warner, MD, as assistant deans for Graduate Medical Education (GME) to further strengthen the school’s…
Tiniakou, Biliciler to lead Myositis Program
To help inaugurate the first comprehensive myositis program in the state of Texas, the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Neurology have named Eleni Tiniakou, MD, and Suur Biliciler, MD, as co-directors for the Myositis Program in the Division of Rheumatology. “This was an…
Grand Rounds, March 5, 2026
Presentation Title: Era of Low-Specificity Troponins: Injury versus Infarction? Speaker: Nils Johnson, MD, MS – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, Marchy 5, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online…
Grand Rounds, February 26, 2026
Presentation Title: Primary Aldosteronism: Recent Updates Speaker: Reem Al-Dallal, MD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the…
Grand Rounds, February 19, 2026
Presentation Title: A Case of Unexplained Abdominal Pain – Wait, Could This be Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)? Speaker: Akshata Moghe, MD, MBBS, PhD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00…