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Michael Chang, MD, (pictured) joined Houston Public Media’s show, Hello Houston (external link), to talk about back-to-school vaccines. Sandra McKay, MD, joined KHOU-TV Channel 11 (external link) to discuss what appointments you should schedule for your child before they go…

Three years ago, while sitting with friends at lunch, 12-year-old Angel Nguyen stood up and collapsed without warning. Her only symptom was a headache. A large aneurysm in her brain had burst, which caused internal bleeding and a dangerous buildup…

Outstanding Example Community and General Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Cilymol Abraham, APRN, DNP, CPNP, recently served as preceptor for Benjamin Flint, a family nurse practitioner student who completed a 90-hour clinical rotation at UT Physicians Multispecialty – Greens. This student shared…

Pediatric Workforce Initiative Through her work with Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP (external link)), Associate Professor of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Veronica Gonzalez, MD, gathered substantial information on the pediatric workforce shortage and has presented her findings to…

Vineeth John, MD, director of the Learning Environment, and Abbey Bachmann, MEd, PhD, assistant professor in the Office of Professionalism, announced 27 faculty members recognized as the 2025 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment at McGovern Medical School. The Office of Professionalism honors the…

Thu Tran, DO, was highlighted by the American Thoracic Society (external link) as a respiratory structure and function early-career professional. Lakshmi Srivaths, MD, received the John P. McGovern “Champion in Women’s Health & Wellness Award (external link)” at the Women’s Fund for Health…

Department of Pediatrics team members were involved in some outstanding activities this summer. Here’s a brief recap in pictures: Camps throughout the Department Each summer, divisions from across the Department of Pediatrics play a key role in organizing and executing…

Presentations Bibek Raj Bista, MBBS, MPH, (pictured above) presented at the World Sanskrit Conference (external link) in Kathmandu, Nepal: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Differences between Current Clinical Practices and Sanātana dharmālambī society of Nepal and India.” While there, Dr. Bista…

Holly Bauser-Heaton MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, is is a nationally recognized physician-scientist and leader in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Bauser-Heaton currently serves as Professor and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston and Co-Executive Director of…

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…