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For happenings beyond this month, visit the Events page in SharePoint and extend the “To” date. New clinical research course begins May 6 Health Care Quality and Safety course, led by Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACP, will run May…

Elizabeth Hillman, MD, MEd, highlighted by McGovern Medical School in Cookies for Heroes (pictured above). Michael Chang, MD, joined the Children at Risk podcast “Growing Up in America” to talk about childhood vaccines. Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, spoke to Public…

At the organization’s request, Kanekal S. Gautham, MD, will serve a second term on the AAP PediaLink editorial board. Dr. Gautham will continue to provide educational leadership in this capacity following his 13-year service as the chair of AAP’s EQIPP…

Children’s Memorial Hermann sponsors open house for new Katy medical office building On April 9, Children’s Memorial Hermann hosted a community-wide open house to officially mark the opening of the new Children’s and Women’s Medical Plaza at Memorial Hermann Katy…

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This year, the Department of Pediatrics took 49 attendees to the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting held in Boston, MA. UTHealth Houston faculty and trainees gave 11 platform presentations and either authored or co-authored more than 40 posters displayed during…

The Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center (GSHTC) has successfully administered Hemgenix, the first FDA-approved gene therapy for Hemophilia B, to its first patients outside of a clinical trial setting — marking the first known commercial infusions of the therapy…

Residents and leaders represent excellence at 2026 APPD Conference The Department of Pediatrics was well represented at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Conference this spring under the leadership of Residency Program Director Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH, the incoming chief…

[Adapted from “Two UTHealth Houston physicians named Memorial Hermann top doctors” by Roman Petrowski, April 15, 2026] As Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center marked 100 years of advancing medicine, two McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston physicians took top honors as…

Nurse Practitioners Natalie Montanez, FNP-C, CACP, and Joanna Larson, FNP-C, along with Genetic Counselor Rida Haider, MS, CGC, recently presented at the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) national meeting in Portland, Oregon. The team presented two posters,…