Isaac’s story: The Comprehensive Congenital Colorectal Program helped give our son the ability to live a socially confident life
Isaac is a happy and inquisitive 13-year-old. His current hobbies are playing tennis and practicing his karate moves. He loves learning new things, and he is not one to shy away from challenges. “Isaac is goal-oriented,” said his mother, Tu-Lan…
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…
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…
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 with her four children and headed straight into the storm’s path. She wouldn’t have faced…
A surgeon’s secret: As she operated on babies’ birth defects, a doctor hid her own diagnosis
HOUSTON — For many years, Dr. Mary Austin could count on one hand the people who knew. There was her close friend through middle school, who helped her pee by pushing on her lower abdomen. Years later, during her surgical…
March of Dimes, UTHealth, Children’s Memorial Hermann team up for new mother-baby safety center
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 and Betty Moore Foundation and Joe Kiani/Masimo Corporation to the March of Dimes in collaboration…
Siblings with same rare birth defect like being ‘struck twice by lightning’
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 similar ridge was found on their oldest daughter’s forehead when she was born, a sign…
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 family was traveling back to Houston when their vehicle was struck head-on by an SUV…