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Presentation Title: Lymphedema Prevention and Treatment: Where we’ve been and where we’re going Speakers: Annie Wang, MD Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At the conclusion…

Read the August 2025 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Women in Medicine & Sciences Features: Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS National Think Tank Advances Pediatric Burn Care Mission Accomplished – The McGovern Medical School Crew Achieves its Goals at…

Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS, professor in the Department of…

Presentation Title: Leadership from the Start: Parallels from Medicine and Military Speakers: Kulvinder Bajwa, MD Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this…

Read the July 2025 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Honoring Our 2025 Residency & Fellowship Graduates 2025 General Surgery Residency Graduation 2025 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency Graduation 2025 Interventional Gastroenterology Fellowship Graduation 2025 Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Graduation…

Read the June 2025 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Askenasy Completes 100th ESD Procedure Benjy F. Brooks, MD, Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award: Marina Petsalis, MD 2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards Department of Surgery Makes Its Mark at Spring Conferences…

Digestive Disease Week 2025, the largest international gastrointestinal meeting, was held in San Diego from May 3rd to 6th and boasted over 13,000 attendees. McGovern Medical School had a fantastic presence at the meeting with an impressive number of posters,…

Presentation Title: Tying the Past to the Future: The Evolution of GI Anastomoses Speakers: lordanis Zakopoulos, MD Aditi Kashikar, MD Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives:…

Presentation Title: From Ancient Remedies to Modern Burn Care: A Historical Journey Speakers: Oscar Estrada, MD Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of…

Steven Canfield, MD, prostate cancer surgeon and chief of the division of urology at UTHealth Houston, spoke to KHOU 11 News about Biden’s diagnosis. Read the full story…