SurgeON Newsletter – March 2023
Read the February 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Research Students and Residents Shine at the Academic Surgical Congress Strong McGovern Medical School Representation at the Texas ACS Meeting Highlights Join Book Club! Women and Girls in Science…
Strong McGovern Medical School Representation at the Texas ACS Meeting
The South and North Texas American College of Surgeons (ACS) Chapters held a combined meeting from February 23-25 in Austin, Texas. The meeting included several highlights: Surgical Jeopardy and Surgical Skills Round-Up Round 1 of Surgical Jeopardy was co-moderated by…
Students and Residents Shine at the Academic Surgical Congress
The 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, which is the joint meeting of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS), was held February 7-9, 2023, in Houston. McGovern Medical School has a strong history of…
Family Keeps the Faith During Baby’s Cleft Lip Repair
Matthew Greives, MD, talked to FOX 26 News about the successful results of a device used to prepare a 1-year-old patient with a cleft lip and palate for reconstructive surgery. The patient’s mother also spoke about her experience on FOX…
Well Connected Podcast – Beyond the Operating Room: The Role of Music in Well-being
Listen to Dr. Phuong Nguyen, featured in this month’s podcast presented by UTHealth Houston’s Employee Assistance Program. Dr. Nguyen talks about going beyond the operating room to find a sense of well-being with music. Listen here…
SurgeON Newsletter – February 2023
Read the February 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Awards Memorial Hermann Katy Awards McKnight as Physician of the Year Hoang Awarded Diplomat of Obesity Medicine Memorial Hermann Southeast Names Cowling Chief of Surgery Congratulations to our 2022…
Pancreatic cancer research published in Cancer Immunology Research
Recent research on a novel approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, from the lab of Jennifer Bailey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been published in Cancer Immunology Research….
SurgeON Newsletter -January 2023
Read the January 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Awards Greives, McNutt, and Robinson Among Faculty Recognized for Exemplary Service Memorial Hermann Southeast Awards Askenasy as Physician of the Year Highlights: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Action: Ritha…
Greives, McNutt, and Robinson Among Faculty Recognized for Exemplary Service
In this season of gratitude and giving, UTHealth Houston celebrated faculty endowment holders and honored the generous benefactors who created those endowments to propel the university’s mission forward. During a luncheon hosted by Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, UTHealth Houston president…
A Houston doctor’s rock band is featured in a docuseries that highlights physicians’ passions
Dr. Phuong Nguyen, a pediatric surgeon with UTHealth and Children’s Memorial Hermann who also sings and plays guitar in a rock band, is featured in the new series “I’m Also a Doctor.” A Houston doctor who’s previously made headlines for…