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(Graphic by UTHealth Houston)   Seven UTHealth Houston researchers received awards totaling nearly $10 million in funding from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a state legislative initiative designed to advance cancer research and prevention in Texas….

From podcasts to livestream interviews to online magazines and more, our Department is frequently asked to share expertise with a wide variety of media outlets. To learn more about these opportunities, email Department of Pediatrics Communications. Vershanna Morris, MD, (pictured…

The Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is delighted to announce Guliz Erdem, MD, has been appointed Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Erdem joins us as a nationally recognized leader in pediatric infectious diseases…

Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Professor Rita D. Swinford, MD, has been named a Memorial Hermann Hospital Distinguished Physician for 2025. Distinguished Physicians are physicians who have spent the majority of their professional careers at Memorial Hermann-TMC/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and…

For happenings beyond this month, visit the Events page in SharePoint and extend the “To” date. Pediatric Research Center Data Exchange A quarterly interactive forum featuring basic science and clinical research from across the Department of Pediatrics This quarter’s presenter…

RSV facts you need to know: What to expect during its winter peak The UT Physicians Clinical Marketing Team produces feature articles that address recurring health issues affecting the pediatric population and frequently highlight the expertise of McGovern faculty. If…

Presentations Allergy & Immunology Division highlights from the 2025 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting: 8 accepted abstracts — 6 poster presentations and 2 platform presentations 1 platform presentation received national media coverage: “Evaluating the Impact of…

Congratulations to these pediatric residents on matching to fellowships. Categorical Pediatrics Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Timothy Corwin, MD: Palliative Medicine, Montefiore/Einstein College, New York Sundar Devakottai, DO: Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tennessee Memphis Laith Enani, MD: Neonatology, University of California San Diego…

Beginning Dec. 1, the pediatric clinics are collecting food donations to support patients and families experiencing food insecurity. Food bags will be provided each Monday morning at the UT Physicians Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, 6410 Fannin Street, Suite 500. Donate…

Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH, a professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a maternal-fetal surgeon at UTHealth Houston Fetal Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. (Photo by UTHealth Houston) A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers…