July 1, 2024

Dr. James Stark retires after 41-year career

Dr. James M. Stark, MD, PhD, professor and associate director of the Pulmonary Fellowship Program, is retiring after a 41-year career. Dr. Stark has been a dedicated member of the UTHealth Houston team since 2011. His teammates celebrated him with…


July 1, 2024

UT Physicians Employee of the Month

Congratulations to the UT Physicians Employee of the Month for April 2024, Maria Castillo-Castro! A certified medical assistant in the Division of Medical Genetics, patients value her knowledge and compassionate bedside manner, and co-workers view her as a highly respected…


July 1, 2024

Doctors in Recital

The Steinway Piano Gallery hosted Doctors in Recital, on June 1 at Museo. Local physicians, including Marc Rhoads, MD, Director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Division, and Michael Yafi, MD, Director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Division, traded stethoscopes for sheet music…


July 1, 2024

UTHealth Houston and Rice University collaborate on groundbreaking pediatric stroke research

Provost’s TMC Collaborator Seed Fund Program Supports Innovative tDCS Study Written by: Amy Quinn | Updated: May 21, 2024 The collaborative project, titled “A Mechanistic Framework for Optimal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Application to Pediatric Stroke Survivors with Arm Impairment,”…


June 26, 2024

Hecht receives 2024 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award

Jacqueline Hecht, PhD receives the 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award in Craniofacial Biology Research from the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. Jacqueline Hecht, PhD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has been named…


June 26, 2024

Dr. Ricardo Mosquera and Team bring expertise to Latin American communities

Dr. Ricardo Mosquera, Professor and Director of the Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Division, is leading an innovative program, bringing the expertise of McGovern Medical School to patients across Latin America who suffer from a rare genetic condition called Primary…


June 26, 2024

Two decades of spina bifida research published in Science

The culmination of over two decades of research from Hope Northrup, MD, professor, and Kit Sing Au, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, on the genetic factors associated with spina bifida has been published in Science. Kit Sing Au, PhD According to…


June 26, 2024

McKay receives Kaiser Permanente grant for gun violence research

Sandra McKay, MD The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education has awarded Sandra McKay, MD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, with a grant to further gun violence research and interventions. McKay received a $60,000 Category 1 grant…


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