
2024 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine’s winners of the 2024 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Rodeo Abrencillo, MD Bindu Akkanti, MD Reem Al-Dallal, MD Nuzha Amjad, MD Ben Barnett, MD Divya Bhamidipati, MD Karthik Bhandari, MD Sujith Cherian, MBBS Elena…

UTHealth Houston establishes Institute on Aging
Nearly 4 million people in Texas are over the age of 65, making up nearly 15% of the state’s population, according to a 2019 report. By the year 2050, 1 in 4 adults in the United States will be older than…

2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine winners of the 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Rodeo Abrencillo, MD Omowunmi Aibana, MD Bindu Akkanti, MD Reem Al-Dallal, MD Jane Andrews, MD Ben Barnett, MD Sameeksha Bhama, MD Divya Bhamidipati, MD Karthik…

Biden Would End His Second Term at 86. What Could That Mean for His Brain and Body?
Holly Holmes, MD, was interviewed by the New York Times about how our bodies and minds change as we age. Read the full story…

Flores named Geriatric Society Fellow
The American Geriatric Society has named Renee Flores, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, as a member of its 2023 Class of AGS Fellows. AGS Fellow Status is awarded to AGS members who have demonstrated a professional…