In the media, June 2025
Nivedita Thakur, MD, (right) is an associate professor of child and adolescent neurology and co-director for the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic and the Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Avichal Aggarwal, MD, spoke to HealthCentral (external link) about Still’s murmur in children.
Michael Chang, MD, was listed as a source for an article in The Strategist (external link) about the best masks to wear for protection against viruses.
Amalia Guardiola, MD, appeared on Univision Houston Channel 45 (external link) to talk about how to have a fun, yet safe, summer now that school is out.
Sandra McKay, MD, appeared with Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD, on the Children at Risk podcast Growing Up in America (external link) to talk about food insecurity.
- Dr. McKay was included in a Washington Post (external link) story about what doctors, gun owners, and parents are doing to prevent gun injuries.
Nivedita Thakur, MD, featured in a patient-care story on FOX 26 News (external link) for Huntington’s Disease Awareness month.
Lisa de Ybarrondo, MD, talked to the National Environmental Education Foundation (external link) (NEEF) about the dangers of vaping.
Pediatrics presence at McGovern Medical School commencement
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- Professor, Child Safety & Integrated Care, and Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs Sheela Lahoti, MD
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- Professor, Community & General Pediatrics, Interim President, Alkek Williams Distinguished Chair and Dean of Education MMS LaTanya J. Love, MD
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- Adolescent Medicine Fellow Stephanie Nguyen, DO (far right) had the honor of hooding her sister Rachel (center) along with their sister Cindy Nguyen, MD, a pediatric hospitalist at UT Southwestern. Rachel will be pediatric resident at UTHealth Houston this year!