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, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and…
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, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series…
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, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest…
Publications and Presentations – Allergy and Immunology (2026)
We are pleased to announce that four 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 Clinical…
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, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and…
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, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series…
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, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series…
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…
Ask the Expert: Recognizing and preventing elder mistreatment
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a new UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address elder mistreatment, what it means, how it happens, and signs to look for. Identifying elder mistreatment…