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 (external link) about how to select the best pillow for a toddler.
- Maria Caldas-Vasquez, MD, Staff Physician, Pulmonary Medicine, was featured in a Univision documentary (external link) 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 (external link) to talk about what we learned about pediatric health in 2024.
- Dr. Chang quoted in a Washington Informer article (external link) on the prevalence of walking pneumonia.
- Zoabe Hafeez, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, spoke to Community Impact (external link) about the health benefits of cycling outdoors.
- Dr. Hafeez was also a featured guest on a Texas Pediatric Society podcast (external link) 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 (external link) 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 (external link) podcast.
- Tricia Zucker, PhD, Professor and Co-director, Children’s Learning Institute, was interviewed by CBC (external link) about the importance of early intervention for kids with complex communication needs.