Tag: Medical Genetics

Medical Genetics Associate Professor and Residency Program Director Paul Hillman, MD, PhD; Associate Professor Myla Ashfaq, MS, CGC; and Professor and Division Chief Hope Northrup, MD;  represented McGovern Medical School at this year’s Association of Professors in Human and Medical…

Presentations Don’t miss the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting posters! Matthew Rysavy, MD, PhD, and Terri Major-Kincade, MD, MPH, presented at the AAP Headquarters for the Joint Workshop on Terminology Meeting in Chicago (pictured above). Dr. Rysavy also hosted…

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…

The annual meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) was held March 10-14 in Baltimore, MD. The McGovern Medical School Division of Medical Genetics had six attendees: two Combined Pediatrics/Medical Genetics Residents — Roshni Chugh, MD, and Suad…

Presentations Presenting at PAS? Make sure you’re on our list! 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 and presenters…

[As featured by UTHealth Houston Public Affairs, February 27, 2026] Brandon Morris’ family always centered around food. The Houston native and his relatives would often gather around the table for crawfish boils and fried fish. As he reached adulthood, Brandon,…

[As featured by the McGovern Medical School Office of Communications, March 9, 2026] The McGovern Medical School Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Engagement have named Paul Hillman, MD, PhD, Residency ’19, as the recipient of the 2025 Early Career…

Presentations Michael Yafi, MD, and Khubaib Ahmed, MD, (PGY-4) have each had an abstract accepted for presentation at the 19th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD). Tricia Zucker, PhD, will be the keynote speaker at the Aldine ISD Literacy Matters virtual…

Presentations Upcoming American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) at ASN, Nov. 5-9: Joshua Samuels, MD, will moderate a session and speak at a slideless symposium. Rita Swinford, MD, and Joyce Samuel, MD, will give platform presentations. UTHealth Houston is co-hosting…

2025 International TSC Research Meeting: The picture of collaboration The 2025 International TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) Research Conference, held June 26-28 in Bethesda, MD, was well attended by the UTHealth Houston TSC Center of Excellence (TSC CoE) care team. “We…