Department of Pediatrics in the Media, January 2025
Dr. Lahoti giving the welcoming address at this year’s White Coat Ceremony (left) and distributing white coats at last year’s event (right).
- Mary Aitken, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor and Chair, was quoted in a Forbes article about how to select the best pillow for a toddler.
- Maria Caldas-Vasquez, MD, Staff Physician, Pulmonary Medicine, was featured in a Univision documentary on the shortage of Hispanic physicians and how mentorship programs are helping alleviate the problem.
- Michael Chang, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, joined the Children at Risk podcast Growing Up in America to talk about what we learned about pediatric health in 2024.
- Dr. Chang quoted in a Washington Informer article on the prevalence of walking pneumonia.
- Zoabe Hafeez, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, spoke to Community Impact about the health benefits of cycling outdoors.
- Dr. Hafeez was also a featured guest on a Texas Pediatric Society podcast about addressing health disparities in the young pedestrians and cyclists in Houston.
- Sheela Lahoti, MD, Professor, Child Safety & Integrated Care Division and Assistant Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs, gave the welcoming address for the White Coat Ceremony on January 17 at the Hobby Center.
- Kristine O’Connor, MD, Assistant Professor, Community & General Pediatrics, joined Univision Houston Channel 45 to talk about how parents can help their children start healthy habits this new year (20:35).
- Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: research was featured on The Incubator podcast.
- Tricia Zucker, PhD, Professor and Co-director, Children’s Learning Institute, was interviewed by CBC about the importance of early intervention for kids with complex communication needs.