DoP Honors, August 2025
LBJ NICU Team achieved Level III (Subspecialty Care) Maternal Facility in Perinatal Care Region-Q designation with zero deficiencies. Children’s Learning Institute was featured in UTHealth Houston Information Technology’s 2025 IT Review (external link), a comprehensive summary of the IT department’s recent achievements. Rachel…
Team Updates, August 2025
Welcome! The Department of Pediatrics proudly welcomes these new team members: Cardiology Community and General Pediatrics Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatric Hospital Medicine Professional Development Congratulations to these recent graduates of the Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Program. Delilah…
Theodor U. Uzamere, MD, MHS
Theodor Uzamere, MD, MHS, is a native of Stone Mountain, GA, and of Nigerian descent. Dr. Uzamere earned his BS from Morehouse College, where he was a Dr. John H. Hopps, Jr., Department of Defense Research Scholar and a Howard…
Sangeetha Rao, MBBS, MD
Sangeetha Rao, MD, is a pediatric intensivist with dual fellowship training in pediatric critical care and cardiac critical care. She has held academic appointments at several major children’s hospitals and is deeply committed to education, having co-led residency curriculum development…
Maria A. Fermin Gutierrez, MD
Maria Fermin Gutierrez, MD, is a double board-certified pediatric endocrinologist and pediatrician who completed her fellowship training at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Originally from Venezuela, she earned her medical degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and completed…
Ahmed Mafraj, MD
Ahmed Mafraj, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with specialized training in pediatric critical care. He earned his medical degree from the University of Al-Mustansiriyah in Baghdad, Iraq. He completed his pediatric residency at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in collaboration…
Doha Kamel Aboul-Fotouh, MD, MEd, FAAP
Doha Kamel Aboul-Fotouh, MD, MEd, FAAP, is a pediatric hospitalist with a passion for medical education and improving patient communication. She is a Houston native and a graduate of Rice University, followed by medical school at Baylor College of Medicine,…
In the Media, July 2025
Autumn Atkinson, MD, talked to People Magazine (external link) about a patient she treated who was determined to walk at his high school graduation ceremony. Michael Yafi, MD, joined FOX 26 News (external link) to talk about Type 1 diabetes. CultureMap (external link) featured a benefit…
Presentations & Publications as of July 2025
Presentations Ferial Shihadeh, MD, (above) pediatric endocrinology fellow, presented her poster at the Pediatric Endocrine Society Meeting (external link) in May: Neuropsychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Concerns in Turner Syndrome: Insights from the UTHealth Houston/Turner Syndrome Society of the United States Research Registry….
Media Skills Training Resources
We had a great response to our recent Media Skills Training! The UTHealth Houston Media Relations team shared helpful information about how to handle any media request along with best practices for virtually any interaction with media. If you didn’t…