Obesity Medicine Association announces award in Horn’s honor
The Obesity Medicine Association has established a new honor recognizing excellence in education, naming its inaugural Deborah Bade Horn Educator of the Year Award in tribute to Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, professor in the Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical…
Grand Rounds, May 14, 2025
Presentation Title: Staplers and New Technology! Magnetic Anastomosis Speaker: Syed Shiraz Naqvi, MD, and Mario Font Garcia, MD Date: Thursday, May 14, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At the…
SurgeON Newsletter – May 2026
Read the May 2026 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Resident Excellence in Humanism and Teaching Awards Department of Surgery Recognizes Medical Coaching Experts Buicko Named Women in Surgery Chair of South Texas ACS Department of Surgery Research Day 2026…
Grand Rounds, April 30, 2025
Presentation Title: Neoadjuvant Breakthroughs, Long-term Burdens: The Impact of Financial Toxicity on Quality of Survivorship Speaker: Menghan Zhao, MD, and Nathaniel Deboever, MD, MS Date: Thursday, April 30, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning…
Grand Rounds, April 16, 2025
Presentation Title: Surgical Evolution and Long-term Outcomes of Biliary Atresia: From Tohoku University Techniques to National Registry Insights and Linkage Research Speaker: Motoshi Wada, MD, Pediatric Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Date: Thursday, April 16, 2025 Time: 7:00…
Grand Rounds, April 9, 2025
Presentation Title: The Ethical Imperative to Find Equipoise in the Transplant Candidate Selection Process Speaker: Ty S. Diwan, MD, Transplant Surgeon, Mayo Clinic Date: Thursday, April 9, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format:…
SurgeON Newsletter – April 2026
Read the April 2026 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Surgery Faculty Selected for ACS Surgeons as Leaders Course Committee on Trauma Unites Regional and National Members Urology Residents Present Research at SUFU Annual Meeting UTHealth Houston Plastic Surgery Participates…
Ask the Expert: Colorectal cancer and its recent prevalence among young people
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address colorectal cancer, why the diagnosis has aggressively increased among young people, and how to look out for…
SurgeON Newsletter – March 2026
Read the March 2026 Issue of SurgeON… In this Issue: Fletcher Receives Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award Faculty and Staff Honored with 2025 STAR Awards At the Bedside: Houston Teen Makes Astounding Recovery After Life-Threatening Soccer Injury…
Strong Showing by McGovern Medical School at the Academic Surgical Congress
The 21st annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) was held in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 3-5, 2026. With more than 1,800 registrants, this is one of the largest academic surgical meetings in the world. This joint meeting is co-sponsored by the Association…