UTHealth Houston Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Trial Receives NIH Funding to Evaluate Long-Term Efficacy of Treatment
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…
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Celebrates the Opening of New Mother Baby Unit
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share an exciting milestone in our Women’s Services expansion: our new Mother Baby Unit on 9 West Jones is officially open. This newly renovated space — previously occupied by Transplant Acute Care, which has…
Presentations & Publications as of Dec 2025
Presentations Lakshmi Srivaths, MD, co-presented on a webinar for International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis: “Optimizing Care in Women and Girls with Hemophilia (external link)” on Nov. 3 American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) (external link) at ASN, Nov. 5-9…
In the Media, Dec 2025
Many thanks to these Department of Pediatrics members for sharing their insight with the public through media interaction. If you are willing to be contacted with media requests pertaining to your area of expertise, please let communications know. Mahboobeh Mahdavinia,…
DoP Honors, Dec 2025
Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, (above, 5th from right) was selected as the Outstanding Child Advocate for Houston, Gulf Coast, and East Texas at the Children at Risk Accolades luncheon (external link). Sarah Abercrombie, MHA/MBA, LSSBB, senior practice manager at UT…
City of Houston Recognizes National Injury Prevention Day with Proclamation
Houston Mayor John Whitmire issued a proclamation on Nov. 18, 2025, in recognition of National Injury Prevention Day and applauded the dedication of injury prevention specialists to reducing preventable injuries. The Injury Prevention Team from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital was…
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Collaboration Delivers Life-Saving Expertise
This UT Physicians article features Pediatric Infectious Diseases Associate Professor Michael L. Chang, MD, and is an inspiring example of collaboration across disciplines. If you have a patient-care story you’d like to share, please email Department of Pediatrics Communications. …
Global Health Update
From Kristina Tebo, MD Assistant Vice President, Office of Global Health InitiativesAssistant Dean of Global Health, McGovern Medical SchoolAssistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division The Pediatric Global Health Program recently completed a month-long global health trip to rural Kenya…
PRC Involved in TMC Research Collaborations
NIH funds new program to advance kidney, urologic, and blood research Researchers at UTHealth Houston, in collaboration with scientists across the Texas Medical Center, are leading a collaborative effort to strengthen the pipeline of future researchers in kidney, urologic, and…
UTHealth Houston Teaching Hospital Ranks Fifth in Texas
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, in partnership with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is among the top five Best Children’s Hospitals in Texas (external link), according to the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. The primary teaching…