Memorial Hermann Hospitals Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Congratulations to our Urology team for being named one of the top six high-performing specialties at Memorial Hermann Hospital by U.S. News and World Report. Memorial Hermann Hospital is nationally ranked in two adult and four pediatric specialties and rated…
SurgeON Newsletter – August 2023
Read the August 2023 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) Awards: Champions of Clinical Learning Environment Dr. Wandling Appointed Assistant TMD Fox to Chair-Elect Faculty Senate Research ATLD Regional Conference SSRF Efficacy Studied in New Research Paper Education First Formal Skills…
Defective firework causes permanent damage to Houston teen
Todd Huzar, MD, was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 (external link) about fireworks safety.
You’ve heard of Ozempic, but do you understand how it works?
Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, spoke to USA Today (external link) about how Ozempic works for weight loss, and to Clear Health Costs (external link) about the price of weight loss drugs.
SurgeON Newsletter – July 2023
Read the July 2023 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) Awards: Dr. Erik Wilson and Connie Klein recognized for outstanding achievement by ASMBS Research UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M…
Amy Schumer Says She Stopped Taking Ozempic Because of Severe Side Effects
Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, was quoted in a Healthline (external link) article about the side effects of Ozempic.
Limitless whole blood best for trauma patients with severe blood loss, according to new UTHealth Houston research
In trauma patients with severe blood loss, if transfusions are working, physicians should not stop giving them to patients regardless of the amount of blood used, and whole blood should be used first, according to new research at UTHealth Houston. The…
UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $13M in grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury
Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston (external link) by the Department of…
SurgeON Newsletter – June 2023
Read the June 2023 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) Inside you will find: Welcome to Interventional Gastroenterology Puzio Awarded Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee…
Pancreatic cancer: What to know about the disease
Curtis Wray, MD, spoke to FOX 26 News (external link) about pancreatic cancer in light of talk show host Jerry Springer’s death.