In the Media, March 2025
Jaclyn Ruggiero, MD, Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, was a featured guest on the Supporting Child Caregivers podcast discussing early relational health in the NICU. Lisa de Ybarrondo, MD, Associate Professor, Community & General Pediatrics, interviewed by NEEF Connect about protecting yourself…
Publications & Presentations as of March 2025
Presentations Jaclyn E. Ruggiero, MD, Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, has been invited to speak at the Master Series at Oxford — an internationally recognized trauma and mental-health conference organized by luminaries in the field. This invitation follows her podcast conversation…
Department of Pediatrics Team Updates: March 2025
In Memoriam The Department of Pediatrics laments the loss of Children’s Learning Institute staff member Melissa “Missy” Wells who passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2025. Welcome Congratulations Christiana Sawiros was recently promoted to Senior Administrative Coordinator…
ICYMI: February 2025 Events
This has been an action-packed season for the Department of Pediatrics. In no particular order, here is a visual reflection of some key events: Thank-a-Resident Day (Week) Thanks to the generosity of donors from across the Department, pediatric residents were…
Marìa Gabriela Segura, MD
Dr. Maria G. Segura is a board-certified Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician with a strong foundation in general pediatrics and a passion for preventive care. Her clinical interests include general pediatrics, pediatric infectious diseases, and the promotion of preventive health through…
Alice Taylor, MD
Alice L. Taylor, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. With a distinguished career spanning more than two decades, Dr. Taylor brings extensive expertise in neonatal and pediatric care, particularly in special-care nursery…
Natalia Sanchez, MD
The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston: Michelle Barratt, MD, MPH
[as featured in the February issue of Inside University News] As a fourth grader, Michelle Barratt, MD, MPH, dreamt of becoming a teacher, but those dreams were nearly dashed when her best friend’s mom told her she was not patient…
Astronauts to Headline Women and Girls in Science Symposium
Astronauts Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis (Photo courtesy of SpaceX) The McGovern Medical School Women Faculty Forum will host the seventh annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science Symposium from 3:30-6:30 p.m., February 11, in the Memorial Hermann Conference…
Hybrid Pediatric Grand Rounds
Pediatric Grand Rounds are a series of lectures that present the symptoms, diagnosis, and management of a particular disease in the pediatric population. A different Division leads each month to expose attendees to a wide range of topics and expertise….