Clinical Training Sites

Our fellows at embark on a fellowship adventure, rotating at five institutions and learning both disciplines of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

Memorial Hermann-TMC is one of the busiest level-one trauma centers in the country and a referral center for STEMI, stroke, cardiac care, and ECMO. Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital (LBJ) is our county hospital that serves as a safety net for the community within the Harris Health Network and is an opportunity to serve indigent patients with advanced pathology in both the critical care environment and pulmonary consultant roles. MD Anderson Cancer Center is a unique experience with high-volume patients with cancer diagnosis as well as complications of cancer therapy. Pulmonary fellows rotate through pulmonary consultation services and perform complex interventional pulmonary procedures. Kindred Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital and an experience for fellows in community practice as well as inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. Memorial Hermann-TIRR is a new pulmonary consultative experience with exposure to one of the nation’s leaders in spinal cord and neurologic injury, where fellows learn unique aspects of mechanical ventilation and pulmonary care for neurologic injury patients.

Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center

William C. Harding, MD
Site Director
Memorial Hermann Hospital

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is the primary teaching hospital for the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.  Memorial Hermann-TMC (MHH-TMC) provides leading-edge care in cardiac, neuroscience, orthopedics, women’s health, general surgery, organ transplantation, and much more. As one of only two certified Level I trauma centers in the greater Houston area, the hospital provides 24/7 emergency and trauma care. Memorial Hermann Life Flight® provides emergency rescue within a 150-mile radius.

Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital

Sujith Cherian, MD
Site Director
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital

Lyndon B Johnson Hospital is a 207 licensed-bed acute care hospital offering a full range of medical services. LBJ Hospital is a verified Level III trauma center and was the first such center designated in Texas. It also is the state’s busiest Level III trauma center, with more than 70,000 emergency patient visits each year. LBJ Hospital carries the distinction of being a regional center for neonatal intensive care for high-risk deliveries and infants with very low birth weights, and it provides an array of specialized medical and surgical services.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. MD Anderson is the largest, and widely regarded as one of the foremost cancer centers in the world. MD Anderson ranks first in the number and amount of research grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute. By studying how cancer begins and responds to various treatments, we can help patients overcome disease and prevent recurrence. MD Anderson Cancer Center has ranked as one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since U.S. News & World Report began its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey in 1990. Many physicians are frequently recognized as among the best in the nation by services including Best Doctors in America.

Kindred Hospital Houston Medical Center

Pushan Jani, MD
Site Director
Kindred Hospital &
TIRR Memorial Hermann

Kindred Hospital Houston Medical Center is a 105-bed hospital treating chronically, critically ill patients with specialized care who require an extended stay in a hospital setting. This hospital is a transitional care hospital (LTAC) featuring a 9-bed ICU and six negative pressure rooms. Kindred prides itself on specialized pulmonary care, wound care, diabetes management services, palliative and rehabilitative services, stroke and brain injury care, and organ transplant care. Long term intravenous antibiotic therapy and post-intensive care syndrome care are additional services provided at this facility.

TIRR Memorial Hermann

Pushan Jani, MD
Site Director
Kindred Hospital &
TIRR Memorial Hermann

TIRR Memorial Hermann is the best rehabilitation hospital in Texas and among the best in the nation. It’s a 134-bed hospital and outpatient center, treating a wide a range of disabilities from complex conditions like brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple trauma and amputation, to rehabilitation for conditions including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, post-polio syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus.