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[published by McGovern Medical School, Sept. 17, 2026] Sandra McKay, MD, professor and chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has received a Special Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics…

Interviews are starting soon! Help recruit our next class of trainees. From October through December, faculty and trainees will interview medical students from across the country. Each 20-minute virtual interview is an opportunity to showcase what makes our program, institution,…

As most are aware, we have had the opportunity to reflect on two amazing careers as they enter retirement: Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Gloria Heresi, MD, MS, and Professor and Division Chief of the Pediatric Research Center and Vice…

For happenings beyond this month, visit the Events page in SharePoint (external link) and extend the “To” date. CardioFrontiers 2026 Pioneering Advances in Cardiovascular Science September 11-14, 2026 McGovern Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine More on CardioFrontiers 2026…

Professor and Division Chief, General Academic Pediatrics, Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, was honored with a 2025 AAP Special Achievement Awards from the Texas Pediatric Society (external link) (TPS), the Texas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. McKay has…

Publications Presentations Gabriel Anzueto, MD, and Maria Tellez, MD, presented posters at the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (external link) (DSMIG-USA) Symposium held in Denver, CO, in July. Avni Shah, MD, and husband Neel Shah, MD, gave a joint talk…

The Department of Pediatrics was honored to host UTHealth Houston alumnus Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, (5th from right above with colleagues from the Violence and Injury Prevention Research Center, VIPR) at a Grand Rounds (external link) on September 3. This…

Investigators, trainees, and collaborators across the cardiovascular community will gather in the Texas Medical Center Sept. 11-14 for CardioFrontiers 2026, a four-day conference highlighting advances in cardiovascular science. Hosted by McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston in partnership with The…

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston takes a collaborative approach to treating patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with a team that spans multiple disciplines. This team regularly steps up to share their expertise on a large scale, most recently…

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2026 Conference (PHM 2026 (external link)) is the premier educational and networking conference for pediatric hospitalists and other professionals specializing in the care of hospitalized children. The largest meeting of its kind for pediatric hospitalists, the…