Publications and presentations, July 2026
Publications Presentations Lakshmi Srivaths, MD, will be giving a Doc Talk at the Houston Health Museum on August 28: “Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Facts & Fallacies.” The event is free but registration is required (external link). Heather Saavedra, MS, RD, LD,…
Pediatrics honors, July 2026
Claudia Pedroza, PhD, professor with The Institute of Clinical Research and Learning Healthcare, performed statistics for a study that was selected as Best Overall at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society (external link): “Complex & Simple Appendicitis:…
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…
President’s listening tour stops at Children’s Learning Institute
[As seen in The Insider (external link), May 7, 2026] President Melina R. Kibbe, MD, continued her listening tour with a visit to the Children’s Learning Institute May 4, spending time with faculty and leadership to learn more about…
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…
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…
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…
Publications and presentations, February 2026
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…
Presentations & Publications as of Dec 2025
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…
2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon to support children’s literacy
For the third year in a row, participants in the 2025 UTHealth Houston Half Marathon and 10K (external link) have the opportunity to donate to Reach Out and Read Texas (external link). “This is a wonderful opportunity for runners to support children’s…