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After in vitro fertilization treatments to have their second child, Erin and Kyle Tweed learned they were pregnant with their third. Over the moon, they...

Read More Open to being different: Family shares their journey during National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month

By Jade Waddy Fanny Mendez’s excitement about becoming a first-time mother quickly turned to anxiety when her 21-week ultrasound revealed that her unborn baby girl...

Read More “Brave and Determined”: Child Overcomes Spina Bifida to Take Her First Steps

A miraculous heart procedure opens a new world for a teenager and her family Written by: John Kriescher Eve and John Franklin knew something was...

Read More Perfectly imperfect

Dr. Teichgraeber will be retiring later this summer. Check out this video for Dr. T from his patients. https://memorialhermann.wistia.com/medias/4pfw29ya1q?fbclid=IwAR1BfNlwbZYJvwfjaAgITfarLToDfpP49OW225tEeHYoxv2BPyxlJtIXKRU  

Read More Thank you, Dr. T!

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Executive Committee has selected David I. Sandberg, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAAP, as the 2019 recipient of the AANS Humanitarian Award....

Read More Sandberg wins AANS Humanitarian Award

  Drs. Amit K. Srivastava and Charles S. Cox, Jr. are the editors of the book Pre-Clinical and Clinical Methods in Brain Trauma Research. This...

Read More Pre-Clinical and Clinical Methods in Brain Trauma Research has been published!

  An accomplished investigator involved in numerous clinical trials evaluating novel therapies to treat the most complex congenital heart defects has been appointed holder of...

Read More Salazar named McGovern Distinguished Chair

UT Physicians nurse honored by Houston Chronicle

Irene “Leanne” Doringo, M.S.N., R.N., clinical nurse coordinator for the Texas Cleft-Craniofacial Team at UT Physicians, has been selected as an honoree in the Houston...

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Houston Business Journal named the 2018 Health Care Heros today.  Dr. David Sandberg was named Outstanding Health Care Practitioner and Dr. Matthew Greives was named...

Read More Houston Business Journal names 2018 Health Care Heroes

The American Pediatric Surgical Association's Trauma Committee has published a great abstract on Access Prevention Laws and Firearm Injuries. The abstract was written by Dr....

Read More Variability of child access prevention laws and pediatric firearm injuries.

A great story from the Intestinal Malrotation Foundation featuring Dr. Myron Allukian, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery.   Our story begins at Memorial Hermann Hospital...

Read More Elliston’s Intestinal Malrotation Story

Tiger of the Week: Surgeon Manish Shah ’02 Serves Children in Need on Trips to Haiti

Manish Shah ’02 likes to go where few pediatric neurosurgeons have gone before. After completing his residency at Washington University, he accepted a position at...

Read More Tiger of the Week: Surgeon Manish Shah ’02 Serves Children in Need on Trips to Haiti

For being an active seven year old boy, Camden would struggle when he suddenly had trouble breathing while participating in sports and other physical activities....

Read More Camden’s Story: Surgical Correction for Pectus

HOUSTON - Each year in the U.S., about 4,000 children are diagnosed with brain tumors. Most are treated with surgery, radiation and high doses of chemotherapy,...

Read More New cancer treatment involves chemo shot to the brain

Alumni Profile: Mary Austin, MD – Surgeon’s career shaped by childhood diagnosis

As a pediatric surgeon, Mary Austin, MD’00, MPH’05, performs 300-500 wide-ranging cases per year. She is also part of a large team that does about...

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Dartmouth Alumni Magazine: Lifesaver

HEATHER SALERNO | MAR - APR 2018 America’s first black female pediatric surgeon, Andrea Hayes-Jordan ’87, DMS’91, delivers a therapy to treat a rare cancer....

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Dr. Allison Speer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery.  Her area of research is Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation. To learn how...

Read More Dr. Allison Speer – Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation

Today,  the beat of Hayes Yepes’s tiny heart sounds like music to his parents’ ears.  But that was not always the case. Parents Jeremy Yepes...

Read More Born with a Broken Heart

Texas mom drives into Hurricane Harvey to get son to hospital for brain surgery

While Houstonians were evacuating before the arrival of Hurricane Harvey, San Antonio mom Lilliana Castro was doing quite the opposite. She hopped in the car...

Read More Texas mom drives into Hurricane Harvey to get son to hospital for brain surgery

Kevin P. Lally, M.D., M.S., chair of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, is the recipient of the 2017 Coe Medal from the Pacific Association of...

Read More Lally receives Pacific Association award

HOUSTON — For many years, Dr. Mary Austin could count on one hand the people who knew. There was her close friend through middle school,...

Read More A surgeon’s secret: As she operated on babies’ birth defects, a doctor hid her own diagnosis

The first-ever center in the United States dedicated exclusively to improving safety for pregnant women and babies has been established through grants from The Gordon...

Read More March of Dimes, UTHealth, Children’s Memorial Hermann team up for new mother-baby safety center

Dr. Amit K. Srivastava is the editor of the book Stem Cell Technologies in Neuroscience. This book provides comprehensive knowledge on the fundamental techniques and...

Read More Stem Cell Technologies in Neuroscience has been published!

Watch Dr. Manish Shah explains a newer treatment option for children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. For more information on Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and to...

Read More New Treatment Option for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

When Christa and Rob Ellis welcomed their fourth child into the world, they were astounded to see a small ridge along their son's forehead. A...

Read More Siblings with same rare birth defect like being ‘struck twice by lightning’

Two new clinical trials for pediatric brain cancer have begun at UTHealth and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. The pilot trials, approved by the U.S. Food...

Read More New pediatric brain cancer trials open at UTHealth/Children’s Memorial Hermann

For their first project of the 2016 school year, the first graders at Harvard Elementary School in the Houston Heights neighborhood were asked to share...

Read More Thea’s Story: Hemangioma, an Angel’s Kiss

Study Break: Spotlight on Pediatric Surgery

December 08, 2016 Hello, Today’s focus is on the Department of Pediatric Surgery.  Below is a summary of a conversation I had with Dr. Kevin...

Read More Study Break: Spotlight on Pediatric Surgery

The Children’s Neuroscience Center has a new brain tumor trial that is open to qualified participants. The research study is being conducted by David Sandberg,...

Read More Pediatric Brain Tumor Trial

Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient’s own stem cells showed that the therapy appears to dampen...

Read More Cox, research team: Stem cell therapy appears to have TBI treatment effect

Dr. Charles Cox is a pediatric neurosurgeon at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is also the...

Read More The Q&A Charles Cox

HOUSTON – (Sept. 8, 2016) – A research team led by Charles S. Cox, Jr., M.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at...

Read More UTHealth receives $6.8 million from DOD to study stem cell therapy for TBI

Dr. Charles Cox is the editor of Cellular Therapy for Neurological Injury which discusses the current status of cellular therapy for neurological disorders. The primary areas...

Read More Cellular Therapies for Neurological Injury has been published!

Once again, it is time for the March of Dimes Walk for Babies.  The Department of Pediatric Surgery is organizing a team for the walk...

Read More March of Dimes 2016 Walk

In Houston as a part of a weeklong official diplomatic visit to the United States, Italian President Sergio Mattarella was updated on the latest developments...

Read More Italian president meets with faculty members at UTHealth

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital are proud to announce the two individuals selected as their 2015 Physicians of the Year: Saleem Khan,...

Read More Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Announce 2015 Physicians of the Year

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) honored three McGovern Medical School faculty members with the Distinguished Physician Award at the Annual Medical Staff Meeting held in...

Read More Distinguished Physicians honored at annual meeting

For Charles S. Cox, Jr., M.D., the initial appeal of spending his career at UTHealth was the location – Houston is his hometown – but...

Read More Many Faces of UTHealth: Cox discusses growth in pediatrics

Review of “Propranolol and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Combine to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury” from Stem Cells Translational Medicine by Stuart P. Atkinson While the initial...

Read More Propranolol and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Combine to Treat TBI

HOUSTON – (Oct. 16, 2015) – Immatics US, Inc., a subsidiary of Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston...

Read More Immatics and UTHealth to collaborate on cellular manufacturing for Phase 1 clinical trials

The Inside Scoop: A medical mission hits close to home

This past December, I had the opportunity to accompany a pediatric neurosurgery team from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Mischer Neuroscience Institute to Port au...

Read More The Inside Scoop: A medical mission hits close to home

When you love someone so much, giving up is not an option. Ed and Maurie Drambel didn't set out to be trailblazers but John, their...

Read More John’s Story: Parents stop at nothing to find cure for son

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital has been officially designated a Baby-Friendly Hospital! It's official!  Based on the results of data collected during the rigorous onsite assessment...

Read More Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital officially designated a Baby-Friendly® Hospital!

March of Dimes Walk

The Department of Pediatric Surgery has formed a team for the March of Dimes walk and we need DONATIONS AND WALKERS.  Scottie Wahlstrom and Kim...

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CLEFT SMILES 5k Family Fun Run/Walk

Presented by Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Join us this spring to support a great cause! The Cleft Smiles 5k Family Fun Run/Walk will take place...

Read More CLEFT SMILES 5k Family Fun Run/Walk

Children's Regenerative Medicine Program at UTHealth Medical School It was a typical Friday night in Houston for Mallory Mayeux on July 5, 2013.  She and...

Read More Mallory’s Story: Stem Cell Research from Bench to Bedside

Three Kids Inspire a City – The Berry Family Story

In July 2011, three young siblings lost their parents in a tragic car accident on the way home from summer vacation in Colorado. The Berry...

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Italian Cultural Association Honors Faculty

Recognized for their contributions to medicine from the left are Peter T. Triolo, Jr., D.D.S., Fabio Triolo, D.d.R., M. Phil., Ph.D., Davide Cattano, M.D., Ph.D.,...

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Finding a Better Way to Target Children’s Cancer

Image: Justin Calhoun Dr. Amy Schefler and Dr. David Sandberg of Children’s Memorial Hermann In a world where the cure can be deadlier than the disease,...

Read More Finding a Better Way to Target Children’s Cancer

Houstonia magazine recognizes Pediatric Surgery faculty members in exclusive guide of top doctors

Nine of our faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery are recognized in Houstonia magazine’s exclusive guide of the city’s best doctors. Pediatric Surgery Mary T. Austin,...

Read More Houstonia magazine recognizes Pediatric Surgery faculty members in exclusive guide of top doctors

Spina Bifida Patient Celebrates 3rd Birthday

Picture the bounciest, bubbliest 3-year-old you can imagine. Her songs and dance moves come straight from Beyoncé. She loves bright colors and runs to the...

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Dr. Charles Cox Receives $30,000 Gift from Men of Distinction

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital was presented a $30,000 gift from Men of Distinction toward Dr. Charles S. Cox, Jr.’s pediatric research efforts.  Dr. Cox, who was...

Read More Dr. Charles Cox Receives $30,000 Gift from Men of Distinction

Dr. Lally Interviewed for People Magazine on Once-Conjoined Copeland Twins

This fall, they face a separation of a different kind – college. The Houston sisters were born conjoined, sharing a liver, chest and bile ducts....

Read More Dr. Lally Interviewed for People Magazine on Once-Conjoined Copeland Twins

Dr. Fabio Triolo was recently featured in an Italian Documentary, “Texan Italian Innovation”

In December 2013, while presenting research on the ITAL project at the IX Conference of Italian Researchers in the World in Houston, Texas ITALChannel.tv filmed...

Read More Dr. Fabio Triolo was recently featured in an Italian Documentary, “Texan Italian Innovation”

What do Pediatric Surgeons do in their spare time? They bake!!

The Department of Pediatric Surgery hosted  a Surgeon's Bake Sale in the Leather Lounge with all the proceeds going to the March of Dimes –...

Read More What do Pediatric Surgeons do in their spare time? They bake!!

Saving the Best…For Later: For health, full-term pregnancies, 39 weeks is the magic number

Outcomes have improved for premature babies over the past few decades, thanks to advances in neonatal care and surgical techniques to correct complications from prematurity....

Read More Saving the Best…For Later: For health, full-term pregnancies, 39 weeks is the magic number

Join Team Pediatric Surgery in the March for Babies Walk

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. We are walking in March for Babies because we want...

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Hope for Faith

A delicate fetal surgery gives babies a chance to improve outcomes. Read the story in Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Patient Stories.

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Click here to view the Pediatric Brain Tumor webinar

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Hydrocephalus Q&A

An interview with Dr. David I. Sandberg, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Houston’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, about the symptoms, causes, outcomes,...

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Ryan Burke was born with a misshapen head – a common consequence of natural birth. But when the lopsidedness lingered for three months, his parents...

Read More Baby’s Skull Rebuilt ‘Like a Jigsaw Puzzle’ to Fix Fused Bones

Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas-Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma...

Read More Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain

In conjunction with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Medical School has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and...

Read More Stem cell trial a first for pediatric traumatic brain injury