Open to being different: Family shares their journey during National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month
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 decided to name him Forrest. Having gone through this two times before, they considered themselves…
“Brave and Determined”: Child Overcomes Spina Bifida to Take Her First Steps
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 had serious health problems that could prevent her from ever learning to walk. Doctors discovered…
Perfectly imperfect
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 wrong with Abigail’s heart before she was born. An ultrasound revealed it was struggling to…
Sandberg wins AANS Humanitarian Award
David I. Sandberg, MD, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and McGovern School of Medicine at UTHealth, has been honored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons as the 2019 recipient of the AANS Humanitarian Award. The Humanitarian Award is one…
Pre-Clinical and Clinical Methods in Brain Trauma Research has been published!
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 volume explores current viewpoints and knowledge gaps in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI)….
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 Chronicle’s “Salute to Nurses” program. “I was shocked, humbled,” said Doringo, who has been in…
Houston Business Journal names 2018 Health Care Heroes
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 Rising Star! Houston is full of top doctors and health care professionals, and we’ve zeroed…
Variability of child access prevention laws and pediatric firearm injuries.
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. Emma Hamilton, Dr. Charles Cox, Dr. Mary Austin and Dr. Kevin Lally. This abstract is…
Elliston’s Intestinal Malrotation Story
A great story from the Intestinal Malrotation Foundation featuring Dr. Myron Allukian, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery. Our story begins at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. Elliston Grant Salmon was born via C-section after he decided…
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 McGovern Medical School at UTHealth/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in 2014. There are only eight…