UT Physicians features Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics: Community input guides new pediatric Down syndrome clinic
[Adapted from UT Physicians (external link), September 15, 2026] This patient-education article was developed by UT Physicians. If you would like to share insight on a prevalent clinical issue, please contact Department of Pediatrics Communications to discuss the possibilities. Families…
UT Physicians features Elva M. Almazan, NP: Hand, foot, and mouth disease
What every parent needs to know [Adapted from UT Physicians (external link), September 4, 2026] This patient-education article was developed by UT Physicians. If you would like to share insight on a prevalent clinical issue, please contact Department of Pediatrics…
PLUS Program: Community lessons help shape future physicians
[Published by McGovern Medical School, September 2, 2026] For future physicians, understanding a patient’s health means understanding more than what happens inside an exam room. Through the Professional Learning Underscored by Service (PLUS) program at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth…
Children’s Learning Institute awarded $3.5M to support early childhood educators
[As published by UTHealth Houston, September 1, 2026] The Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth Houston has been awarded $3.5 million by the Texas Workforce Commission (external link) to help provide support to early childhood educators. The grant will provide scholarships and workforce…
McKay honored for advocacy, named Texas Pediatric Society president-elect
[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…
Resident life highlights, September 2026
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,…
Best wishes and many thanks to Gloria Heresi, MD, and Jacqueline Hecht, PhD
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…
Upcoming events, September 2026
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…
Pediatrics honors, September 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 and presentations, September 2026
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…