Congratulations, Graduates!
The Department of Pediatrics is so very proud of the accomplishments of these dedicated physicians and grateful to the faculty teachers and mentors. Best wishes to all of you as you enter the next chapter! Child Neurology Residency Graduation Friday,…
DoP represents at 2025 Firearm Injury Prevention Summit
Guns are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. As firearm injuries continue to claim lives, it is vital to explore effective strategies to reduce these tragic incidents. On June 6, 2025, “Preventing Firearm…
Community Engagement Opportunities
Lamar Consolidated ISD Back-to-School Block Party Saturday, August 2 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lamar Consolidated High School 4606 Mustang Avenue Rosenberg, TX 77471 LCISD hosts this annual community event where the UTHealth Houston injury-prevention team will have a booth…
Team Updates, July 2025
Welcome! Ava J. Henson, MS Instructor, Medical Genetics Chief Residents aka the BFFs Postgraduate Year 1 Residents See the interns individually.
DoP Honors, July 2025
Pediatrics postdocs win top awards at 2025 Postdoctoral Symposium The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs presented the UTHealth Houston Postdoctoral Research Symposium on June 6 in the MSB Fifth Floor Gallery. More than 120 attendees heard from keynote speaker Carmen W….
Maria C. Caldas-Vasquez, MD
Ava J. Henson, MS, CGC
Ava Henson, MS, CGC, earned her Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She also holds a Master of Science in Multidisciplinary Biomedical Sciences and…
Sushma Raman Hebbar, MD, CAQSM
Sushma Raman Hebbar, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, with a clinical focus in outpatient pediatric care and sports medicine. She is fellowship trained and double board certified in sports medicine and…
Family with rare form of Huntington’s finds care at UTHealth Houston
In 2020, when she was 4 years old, Khloe Gloria stopped walking. At the suggestion of their local San Angelo physician, her concerned parents took her to see neurologists in Dallas. Khloe’s mom, Natalie Salazar, already had a sinking…
2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon to support children’s literacy
For the third year in a row, participants in the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon and 10K (external link) have the opportunity to donate to Reach Out and Read Texas (external link). “This is a wonderful opportunity for runners to support children’s…