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…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Bindu Akkanti, MD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Bindu Akkanti, MD, associate professor and…
Critical care physician teaches invaluable skills to students at McGovern Medical School
Academic medicine is in her DNA, says Bindu Akkanti, MD, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Every day she goes to work, she is contributing to the…
Lung Disease
As part of a series on lung diseases, HealthCentral interviewed Bindu Akkanti, MD, about corticosteroids for COPD (external link) treatment; Pushan Jani, MD, about how allergies (external link) can worsen COPD; and Guatam Sikka, MD, about the differences in lungs…