Department of Pediatrics welcomes Paul A. Trainor, PhD, as new research leader
We are delighted to announce that Paul A. Trainor, PhD, will join the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston as the next Vice Chair of Research and Pediatric Research Center Division Chief in 2026. Dr. Trainor…
Resident life highlights
Thank-A-Resident Week 2026 February 23-27 “Happy Thank a Resident Day! Today gives us a chance to loudly celebrate all the quiet, steady ways you show up every single day for your patients, peers and yourself. I am so proud to…
Pediatrics Honors, April 2026
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine shines at SSPR 2026 Pediatric Cardiology and Allergy and Immunology named among UT Physicians Clinics of the Quarter (external link) for Q1, FY26. Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd, received the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Laboratory Travel Grant (external link) to attend the Immunology 2026 Conference…
Match Day 2026: Welcome pediatric trainees!
The Department of Pediatrics was thrilled to welcome our new class of pediatric residents during the Match Day festivities on Friday, March 20. Pediatric Residency Program Director Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH, and Program Coordinators Kimberly Cooper, C-TAGME, and Gabriella Nicholson,…
Division name change: Community and General Pediatrics is now General Academic Pediatrics
In February 2026, the division known as Community and General Pediatrics officially became General Academic Pediatrics. This change reflects the division’s strategic evolution and better aligns their identity with their core mission in education, scholarly productivity, and academic leadership. Historically,…
Publications and presentations, March 2026
Presentations Presenting at PAS? Make sure you’re on our list (external link)! McGovern Medical School will have excellent representation from the Department of Pediatrics at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting this year. View our list of PAS Meeting posters…
In the media, March 2026
(external link) Wang Lab graduate research students Shannon Erhardt and Julianna Quinn were featured with medical students Paris Nix and Morgan Marsh in a video illustrating how research supports clinical care, posted on UTHealth Houston social media (external link). Mary…
Pediatrics Honors, March 2026
Faculty Achievements Congratulations to these five outstanding clinicians honored as part of the Grateful Patient Program. Ebony Beaudoin, MD, and Stephanie Tower, LCSW, have been selected to serve on the Texas Health and Human Services Policy Council for Children and…
Grateful Patient Program honorees
The Department of Pediatrics celebrates these clinicians who were recently honored by patients as part of the Grateful Patient Program (external link) through the UTHealth Houston Development Office. As part of this program, recurring patients were contacted and offered…
Resident life highlights
CATCH Grant Community Event On Sunday, February 8, a group of pediatric and med/peds residents and faculty hosted a Valentine-themed event for Project Delivery of Chronic Care (DOCC) (external link) families at the West Gray Recreation Center. This fun-for-all-ages gathering…