In the Media, Dec 2025
Many thanks to these Department of Pediatrics members for sharing their insight with the public through media interaction. If you are willing to be contacted with media requests pertaining to your area of expertise, please let communications know.
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, talked to Healio (external link) about what early childhood factors may lead to outgrowing allergies.
Michael Chang, MD, featured in UT Physicians patient-care story, “Pediatric urology, infectious disease team delivers life-saving expertise (external link)”
Terri Major-Kincade, MD, MPH, co-authored AAP News article “Palliative care provides model for how pediatricians can sustain themselves (external link)”
Michael Yafi, MD, MHA, and Mona Eissa, MD, PhD, MPH, spoke to Medscape (external link) about new research that found regular exercise may reduce depression in teens with Type 2 diabetes.
PGY-2 resident Veronica Santos Canellas, MD, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 (external link) about how to select safe toys for children.
Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, joined FOX 26 News (external link) on National Injury Prevention Day to share tips for buying safe toys for children.
Futbolito for All, an interventional research study co-led by Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, PhD, MPH, was highlighted in an article in The Scoop (external link) and The Insider (external link) and posted on UTHealth Houston Instagram (external link).
PGY-1 resident Kelsey Medina, MD, featured in a Day in the Life of a Pediatrics Resident video filmed for UTHealth Houston Instagram (external link).