New funding for new projects
Congratulations to Ashley Gibson, MD, Assistant Professor, Child Safety and Integrated Care Division, for receiving an AIM-AHEAD Grant, issued by the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD (external link)). The goal of the…
Upcoming events: November 2024
Pediatric Research Seminar Series The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12…
Department of Pediatrics shines at Texas Pediatric Society Meeting
The Texas Pediatric Society held their annual meeting on Saturday, October 26, and the Department of Pediatrics was extremely well represented. Melissa Kwan, MD, was selected as the Early Career Physician of the Year in recognition of her exceptional leadership…
Department of Pediatrics presentations and publications, September 2024
We celebrate the important research contributions published in respected journals and presented in conferences over the past month. Congratulations to: Sheela Gavvala, DO, FAAP (Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine), et al.: Effect of COVID-19 on “Access to Language Services Among…
Mahdavinia leads new Allergy and Immunology Division
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, (middle) is the director the newly established Allergy and Immunology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine (Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications) The Department of Internal Medicine has announced that Mahboobeh (Maha) Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, professor and John P….
Target Safety Proclamation
Sandra McKay, MD, FAAP, Community and General Pediatrics Division Chief and Associate Professor, received a Proclamation from Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin and Mayor John Whitmire in recognition of Target Safety’s work in light of September as Suicide Prevention…
Reach Out and Read Texas announces new leader
After inviting medical champions across the state to apply and fielding eight amazing candidates, CLI’s Reach Out and Read Texas (external link) is delighted to announce that Associate Professor of Pediatrics Kim K. Cheung, MD, PhD, FAAP, has been selected…
Department of Pediatrics upcoming events
Food as Medicine in Pediatrics: A Necessary Responsibility Free webinar Thursday, October 3 12 to 1pm CST Renowned pediatrician Dr. Kofi Essel will address how food can be used as a tool for medicine. Entitled “Food as Medicine in Pediatrics: A Necessary Responsibility,” attendees…
Department of Pediatrics Team honors and updates
The UTHealth universe is a busy, bustling place, and it’s easy to unintentionally miss important announcements. That’s why we make an intentional effort to uplift these recent recognitions, so the members of our Department can be celebrated by those with…
Pediatric residents earn AAP Grant
The Section on Pediatric Trainees of the American Academy of Pediatrics (external link) has selected Alexandria Laws, MD, PGY-2, and Andrea Pinto, MD, PGY-2, from the Department of Pediatrics as recipients of SOPT Community Access to Child Health Resident Grant. The Community Access to Child…