2026 Department of Pediatrics Research Pilot Grant awardees named
The Department of Pediatrics Research Pilot Grant exists to stimulate wide-ranging and innovative clinical and basic research in the Department of Pediatrics and increase academic presentations, publications, and grant submissions from the Department of Pediatrics faculty. Full-time academic faculty with…
Pediatrics honors, June 2026
Faculty and staff Don’t miss the 2026 Department of Pediatrics recipients of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinators Melodie Allison and Judith Cerino (pictured above) won the First Place Viewer’s Choice award for their poster “Everyone…
2026 Scientific Retreat recap
The 2026 Scientific Retreat—a collaborative retreat between McGovern Medical School Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Research Center and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry Center for Craniofacial Research—brought together more than 100 attendees for an engaging and inspiring program. We were…
Publications and presentations, May 2026
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…
Publications and presentations, April 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…
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…
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…
DoP Honors, Dec 2025
Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, (above, 5th from right) was selected as the Outstanding Child Advocate for Houston, Gulf Coast, and East Texas at the Children at Risk Accolades luncheon (external link). Sarah Abercrombie, MHA/MBA, LSSBB, senior practice manager at UT…
PRC Involved in TMC Research Collaborations
NIH funds new program to advance kidney, urologic, and blood research Researchers at UTHealth Houston, in collaboration with scientists across the Texas Medical Center, are leading a collaborative effort to strengthen the pipeline of future researchers in kidney, urologic, and…
Research Pilot Grant Awards
Congratulations to these junior faculty and research professionals who have received pilot grants to initiate projects.