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…
Match Day 2026: Welcome pediatric trainees!
The Department of Pediatrics was thrilled to welcome our new class of pediatric residents during the Match Day festivities on Friday, March 20. Pediatric Residency Program Director Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH, and Program Coordinators Kimberly Cooper, C-TAGME, and Gabriella Nicholson,…
Guliz Erdem, MD
Guliz Erdem, MD, is professor and division chief of pediatric infectious diseases at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. A nationally recognized leader in pediatric infectious diseases with extensive experience in clinical care, research, education, and quality improvement, Dr. Erdem’s…
Sanober Sadiq, MD
Sanober Sadiq, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, specializing in pediatric nephrology. She provides both inpatient and outpatient care. Her clinical expertise includes hypertension, glomerular disease, nephrotic syndrome, acute kidney injury, electrolyte…
Team updates, March 2026
Welcome JoAnn Nguyen, Administrative Coordinator, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Congratulations Amalia Guardiola, MD, named Director of Undergraduate Medical Education Tina O. Findley, MD, named Assistant Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Marvin Thomas, Jr., MBA, MHA, promoted to Senior Administrative Manager of the…