Swails, Findley win John P. McGovern Award
Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and J. Chase Findley, MD, associate professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, have been named the recipients of the 2022 John P….
Targeting a specific protein in smooth muscle cells may dramatically reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation
A new study shows targeting a protein in smooth muscle cells can block and decrease buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in mouse models, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Atherosclerosis…
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Nahid Rianon, MBBS, DrPH
Nahid Rianon, MBBS, DrPH, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine of the Department of Internal Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2022…
Ibrahim joins as transplant nephrology leader
Richard Andrassy, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery, has announced Hassan Ibrahim, MD, MS as the new leader of transplant nephrology. A recognized national and international leader in kidney transplantation research and clinical service, Ibrahim recently joined McGovern Medical…
Classification system shows which patients would benefit from PFO closure
Sixteen years ago, Phoebe Dow was a 19-year-old waitress when she suffered a stroke resulting from a common birth defect – a small hole between the top two chambers of the heart, which can sometimes allow a blood clot to…
18-year-old with a genetic condition undergoes open heart surgery to save his life
On the surface, 18-year-old Ayden Fireck was spending his senior year doing the things he loved: working at a local emergency room, practicing drills in the ROTC at his Georgia high school, and deciding where to go to college. But…
Heart-Brain program offers ‘closed-loop’ continuum of care to patients with PFO-associated stroke
Patients who have strokes that might be related to a hole in the heart that didn’t close properly now have a place to go to see both a neurologist and cardiologist: the Heart-Brain Program at The University of Texas Health…
Dyer, Burnett honored for lifelong contributions combatting elder mistreatment
Jason Burnett, PhD, and the late Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, were recognized nationally for their contributions to the field of elder mistreatment and Adult Protective Services practice by the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). Burnett is co-director of the…
Researchers of CONTAIN study say convalescent plasma likely had benefit in early days of COVID-19; could be used early in next pandemic
COVID-19 convalescent plasma showed a likely benefit for patients early in the pandemic before remdesivir and corticosteroids were in use, according to results of a landmark study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine that included physician-scientists at The University of Texas…
Houston area long-hauler is on the road to recovery thanks to UTHealth COVID-19 Center of Excellence
Lying in his isolation bed in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Anthony Garcia could not believe he was one of the thousands of Houstonians that ended up in the hospital battling COVID-19. The husband, father…