UT Physicians features Child & Adolescent Neurology team
[Slightly adapted from Rare pediatric deep brain stimulation surgery brings new hope for teen] It’s the small things many people take for granted that Carter Felix, 17, is celebrating these days — drinking from a water bottle, using utensils, and…
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 for Q1, FY26. Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd, received the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Laboratory Travel Grant to attend the Immunology 2026 Conference in Boston. Julianna Quinn…
Pediatrics Honors, February 2026
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…
A lifesaving story and new clinical research unit at CTPND
How collaborative care has allowed this 7-year-old to contribute to finding a cure for rare genetic condition Asher Times was not expected to make it through the night when he was born in The Woodlands, Texas, seven years ago. His…
UTHealth Houston earns national recognition for rare NBIA disorders care
For families of children with a rare genetic condition, receiving a diagnosis and compassionate care feels like a life jacket after drowning in uncertainty. Providers in a specialized UTHealth Houston pediatric program deliver this comprehensive, research-backed approach, which has recently…
Family with rare form of Huntington’s finds care at UTHealth Houston
In 2020, when she was 4 years old, Khloe Gloria stopped walking. At the suggestion of their local San Angelo physician, her concerned parents took her to see neurologists in Dallas. Khloe’s mom, Natalie Salazar, already had a sinking…
In the media, June 2025
Avichal Aggarwal, MD, spoke to HealthCentral about Still’s murmur in children. Michael Chang, MD, was listed as a source for an article in The Strategist about the best masks to wear for protection against viruses. Amalia Guardiola, MD, appeared on Univision…
New center provides hope for CACNA1A patients
With smiles and laughter, six patients, their families, and more than a dozen providers gathered for the ribbon cutting of the Multidisciplinary Center for CACNA1A-Related Disorders. “This is a deeply moving milestone,” said Dennis Lal, PhD, the founding director of the…