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…
New cancer treatment involves chemo shot to the brain
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, which can have debilitating side effects. A new way of thinking targets the tumor and…
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 10-15 in utero repairs of myelomeningocele, the most common form of spina bifida, which…