Pediatric cardiology success: How a tiny patient and a determined care team delayed a heart transplant
[As featured by UTHealth Houston Public Affairs, February 23, 2026] Kelly Jensen went in for her 20-week ultrasound, nervous but excited to see her baby boy’s progress. When the ultrasound tech suddenly left to get the doctor, Kelly knew something…
Global physical activity remains low despite two decades of guideline updates, UTHealth Houston researchers find
[As featured by UTHealth Houston Public Affairs, March 09, 2026] Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. (Photo by UTHealth Houston) The prevalence of physical activity among…
Medical Genetics team helps Houston man achieve bucket list dream after game-changing rare disease
[As featured by UTHealth Houston Public Affairs, February 27, 2026] Brandon Morris’ family always centered around food. The Houston native and his relatives would often gather around the table for crawfish boils and fried fish. As he reached adulthood, Brandon,…
Dr. Gleason’s legacy gift creates opportunities for future physicians
[As featured in The Insider, written by the Office of Development, February 25, 2026] When Pediatric Gastroenterolgy, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division Founder and Professor Emeritus Wallace Gleason, MD, enrolled in college, he was not sure medicine would be his life’s calling….
Dancing without limits: CHOSeN clinic hosts sneaker ball
[As featured in The Insider, February 25, 2026] The Cooley University Life Center transformed during an ordinary evening Feb. 21 into a celebration of resilience, joy, and inclusion during a one-of-a-kind Sneaker Ball Prom for children and young adults living…
Hillman honored with Early Career Achievement Award
[As featured by the McGovern Medical School Office of Communications, March 9, 2026] The McGovern Medical School Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Engagement have named Paul Hillman, MD, PhD, Residency ’19, as the recipient of the 2025 Early Career…
Celebrating Department of Pediatrics recipients of President’s Awards for Leadership: Antionnette Bowens-Whitaker, LMSW, and Mary Aitken, MD, MPH
[Slightly modified from The Insider, March 06, 2026] Leadership grounded in service, compassion, and integrity takes center stage each year at UTHealth Houston through the President’s Awards for Leadership, which honor individuals who consistently set the standard for ethical and…
Department of Pediatrics welcomes Paul A. Trainor, PhD, as new research leader
We are delighted to announce that Paul A. Trainor, PhD, will join the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as the next Vice Chair of Research and Pediatric Research Center Division Chief in 2026. Dr. Trainor…
Resident life highlights
Thank-A-Resident Week 2026 February 23-27 “Happy Thank a Resident Day! Today gives us a chance to loudly celebrate all the quiet, steady ways you show up every single day for your patients, peers and yourself. I am so proud to…
Pediatrics Honors, April 2026
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine shines at SSPR 2026 Pediatric Cardiology and Allergy and Immunology named among UT Physicians Clinics of the Quarter for Q1, FY26. Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd, received the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Laboratory Travel Grant to attend the Immunology 2026 Conference in Boston. Julianna Quinn,…