New funding for new projects
Congratulations to Ashley Gibson, MD, Assistant Professor, Child Safety and Integrated Care Division, for receiving an AIM-AHEAD Grant, issued by the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD). The goal of the AIM-AHEAD program…
Upcoming events: November 2024
Pediatric Research Seminar Series The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12…
Department of Pediatrics shines at Texas Pediatric Society Meeting
The Texas Pediatric Society held their annual meeting on Saturday, October 26, and the Department of Pediatrics was extremely well represented. Melissa Kwan, MD, was selected as the Early Career Physician of the Year in recognition of her exceptional leadership…
Poanna Bennam, DO
Dr. Poanna Bennam is originally from Ghana. She earned her B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and her D.O. degree from Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Pediatrics Residency training at UTHealth Houston in…
Dalilah Reyes De Jesus, MD, FAAP
Hunaid Gurji, DO, PhD, MS
Hunaid Gurji, DO, PhD, MS, is a board-certified pediatric hospitalist with advanced training in osteopathic medicine, integrative physiology, and bioengineering. He currently serves as an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth…
Department of Pediatrics presentations and publications, September 2024
We celebrate the important research contributions published in respected journals and presented in conferences over the past month. Congratulations to: Sheela Gavvala, DO, FAAP (Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine), et al.: Effect of COVID-19 on “Access to Language Services Among…
Mahdavinia leads new Allergy and Immunology Division
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, (middle) is the director the newly established Allergy and Immunology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine (Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications) The Department of Internal Medicine has announced that Mahboobeh (Maha) Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, professor and John P….
Target Safety Proclamation
Sandra McKay, MD, FAAP, Community and General Pediatrics Division Chief and Associate Professor, received a Proclamation from Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin and Mayor John Whitmire in recognition of Target Safety’s work in light of September as Suicide Prevention…
Reach Out and Read Texas announces new leader
After inviting medical champions across the state to apply and fielding eight amazing candidates, CLI’s Reach Out and Read Texas is delighted to announce that Associate Professor of Pediatrics Kim K. Cheung, MD, PhD, FAAP, has been selected as State…