Abby Geltemeyer, MD
Abby M. Geltemeyer, MD, is a board-certified physician in both pediatrics and internal medicine, currently serving as an assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. With a strong foundation in biology from Baylor University and a…
Gloria P. Heresi, MD, MS
Gloria Heresi, MD, MS, is a pediatric infectious diseases physician-scientist. She was the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division from 2007 to 2021 and director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program from 2007 to 2019. She currently serves…
Essam Imseis, MD
Essam Manuel Imseis, MD, is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist, currently serving as Professor of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. With more than two decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience, Imseis holds multiple prestigious…
Cindy K. Jon, MD, MPH
Dr. Cindy Jon moved to the US from Hong Kong when she was 6 years old. After graduating McKinney High School in 1991, she received a Bachelors of Arts degree with a major in chemistry and a minor in art…
Ankur A. Kamdar, MD, FACR
Ankur A. Kamdar, MD, FACR, is a pediatric rheumatologist based in Houston, Texas. He serves as an associate professor and division chief of pediatric rheumatology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He is also associate program director for the…
Amir M. Khan, MD
Mary Kay Koenig, MD
Jacqueline T. Hecht, PhD, MS
Jacqueline Tauber Hecht, PhD, MS, is a professor of pediatrics and the Leah Lewis Distinguished Chair at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, where she has led the Pediatric Research Center since 2008 and serves as Vice‑Chair for Research in…
Yoshihiro Komatsu, PhD
Yoshihiro Komatsu, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He earned his BS in Immunology from Kagoshima University, followed by an MS in Developmental Biology from Kurume University and a…
Sheela L. Lahoti, MD
Sheela L. Lahoti, MD, is Vice Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs and professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She is a nationally recognized leader in medical education, student affairs, and child abuse pediatrics, with more…