Grand Rounds, September 4, 2025
Presentation Title: AI for Medical Education & Operations: Competency, Ethics, and Efficiency Speakers: Toufeeq Syed, PhD, MS – McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00…
From the Office of the Chair of Internal Medicine
From the Office of the Chair of Internal Medicine: It is a privilege to recognize Dr. Philip Johnson, who has been the director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine at UTHealth for 36 of his…
Akkanti named assistant dean, Clinical Education
LaTanya Love, MD, dean of Education, has named Bindu Akkanti, MD, as assistant dean for Clinical Education, effective September 1, 2025. Akkanti, the Graham Endowed Professor in Pulmonary Medicine and professor in the Department of Internal Medicine is a nationally recognized leader in…
2025 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
Seven Internal Medicine faculty members have been named 2025 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment by the Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School. The recognition honors faculty who exemplify professionalism, compassion, and academic excellence, making a lasting impact on…
Grand Rounds, August 28, 2025
Presentation Title: The ABCs of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Speakers: Eleni Tiniakou, MD Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine….
Grand Rounds, August 21, 2025
Presentation Title: Team-Based Approach to Pituitary Tumors Speakers: Katie Guttenberg, MD, William Yao, MD, FACS, and Spiros Blackburn, MD Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest…
Grand Rounds, August 14, 2025
Presentation Title: The Latest in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Speaker: Absalon Gutierrez, MD Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based…
Campus Update: Dean Announces New Centers, Names GRC
In a recent campus-wide update, the Dean of McGovern Medical School highlighted the launch of several new research centers aimed at advancing McGovern’s mission in innovation and patient care. Of particular note, the Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC) was formally named,…
Grand Rounds, July 31, 2025
Presentation Title: Team Science: The Key to Effective Collaboration and Teamwork Speaker: Eric Thomas, MD, MPH Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: MSB 2.103Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients…
Thosani & Wadhwa Named Among Top 1% of GI Surgeons Nationally
We are thrilled to announce that two of our distinguished surgeons, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Atilla Ertan, MD, Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology and Professor, along with Vaibhav Wadhwa, MD, Assistant Professor, have been recognized among the top 1% of…