Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD
August 20, 2025

Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC

Holly Bauser-Heaton MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, is a professor of pediatrics, chief of cardiology and co-executive director of the Children’s Heart Institute at UTHealth Houston and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern distinguished chair. She completed her interventional cardiology…


Magda Haj, MD, MSCR
August 14, 2025

Magda Haj, MD, MSCR

Magda “Maggie” Haj, MD, MSCR, is a board-certified pediatrician specializing in pediatric hospital medicine. She is an assistant professor in the division of pediatric hospital medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She earned her MD from the American…


John H. Giang, MD
August 6, 2025

John H. Giang, MD

John H. Giang, MD, is an assistant professor of child neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Giang is a board-certified neurologist with special qualification in child neurology and fellowship training in pediatric epilepsy. He earned his medical…


Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD
August 1, 2025

Pediatrics’ Division of Cardiology Leader Named

Welcome, Dr. Bauser-Heaton! The Children’s Heart Institute at Children’s Memorial Hermann and McGovern Medical School Department of Pediatrics have named Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD, the new chief, Pediatric Cardiology and executive co-director of CHI. “Dr. Bauser-Heaton is a remarkably gifted physician and…


Madeleine Bricker, DO
August 1, 2025

Madeleine Bricker, DO


Caitlin Winebrenner, MD, MPH
August 1, 2025

Caitlin Winebrenner, MD, MPH

Caitlin Winebrenner, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Community and General Pediatrics Division. Dr. Winebrenner grew up in the Houston area. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with a minor in biology from…


Zackary Brown, MD
August 1, 2025

Zackary D. Brown, MD

Zackary Brown, MD, is a pediatrician who currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Brown emphasizes a holistic approach to pediatric care with an emphasis on preventive care,…


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July 30, 2025

Research Pilot Grant Awards

Congratulations to these junior faculty and research professionals who have received pilot grants to initiate projects.  


Two women holding award plaques
July 23, 2025

Presentations & Publications as of August 2025

Presentations PGY-3 pediatric residents Alexandria Laws, MD, and Andrea Pinto, MD, (pictured) presented their research at the 2025 National Medical Association Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly held in Chicago, IL, July 19 to 23.   The Hematology Division had several…


Group smiling in front of trees
July 23, 2025

United for TSC

2025 International TSC Research Meeting: The picture of collaboration The 2025 International TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) Research Conference, held June 26-28 in Bethesda, MD, was well attended by the UTHealth Houston TSC Center of Excellence (TSC CoE) care team. “We…


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