SurgeON Newsletter – January 2024
Read the January 2024 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Cox Appointed Director of Center for Translational Injury Research DaVee Elected Chairman of Gastroenterology at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Canfield Earns AUA’s Presidential Citation for Urology Excellence Harris Health Surgery Faculty…
Canfield Earns AUA’s Presidential Citation for Urology Excellence
In a proud moment for our department, we are delighted to announce that Steven E. Canfield, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery, has been selected as one of the recipients of the…
SurgeON Newsletter – December 2023
Read the December 2023 Issue of SurgeON… HAPPY HOLIDAYS Wishing you and your families joy, peace, and happiness this holiday season. Thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm, and partnership in everything you do for the department and for our patients….
Kumar Pallav, MD
Dr. Kumar Pallav is a distinguished physician with a rich and diverse background. Throughout his career, Dr Pallav has shown an unwavering commitment to patient care, research, and education. Dr. Pallav earned his medical diploma at Kasturba Medical College in…
Nancy D. Perrier, MD, FACS
Martin L. Blakely, MD, MS, MMHC
SurgeON Newsletter – November 2023
Read the November 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: ACS Annual Clinical Congress 2023: Dr. Lillian Kao Elected Chair of Board of Governors, Faculty Inducted as FACS, and Exciting Surgical Advancements Unveiled Research: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Meeting Wadhwa Leads AGA Advocacy…
At the Bedside: Pancreatic cancer patient ‘back on track’ after UTHealth Houston clinical trial therapy shrinks tumor
Demetrios Stroubakis, 55, thought he was having a gallbladder attack when he arrived at the emergency room in August 2021 with jaundice. Instead, he was shocked to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I was floored. I consider myself to be…
SurgeON Newsletter – October 2023
Read the October 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Houstonia Magazine Unveils its 2023 Top Doctors American College of Surgeons Names Chamely as Resident & Associate Society Liaison Education: Bridging Divides Celebrating Learning Healthcare Research: Saif Wins Award to Attend Society…
Bharat Puchakayala, MD
Dr. Bharat Kumar Puchakayala (Dr Kumar), taking inspiration from his physician father, earned his medical degree from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. Thereafter in pursuit of higher education and training, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine…