Tag: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

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…

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 (external link) (ATTD). Tricia Zucker, PhD, will be the keynote speaker at the Aldine ISD Literacy…

LBJ Hospital NICU Earns Gold Beacon Award for Excellence Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and High-Risk Nursery, led by Medical Director Sophia Tsakiri, MD, CMQ, earned the Gold Beacon Award for Excellence, a national…

  Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Staff Physician Amy Tsai, MD, was awarded the 2025 Physician of the Year at Memorial Hermann Memorial City.   Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Nurse Practitioner Robyn Garner, NNP, (pictured above, center), was recognized as a Houston Rockets Community MVP…

Presentations Allergy & Immunology Division highlights from the 2025 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting (external link): 8 accepted abstracts — 6 poster presentations and 2 platform presentations 1 platform presentation received national media coverage: “Evaluating the…

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 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…

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,…

J. Marc Rhoads, MD, and Yuying Liu, PhD, (pictured above with award) received an award from BioGaia (external link) in recognition of rigorous science and outstanding results. Maria del Mar Romero López, MD, MS, PhD, has been elected to membership in…

Presentations Upcoming American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) (external link) 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…