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Walk with us to raise awareness and support for Alzheimer’s care, research, and education! Saturday, November 8, 2025 TMC Helix Park, 1885 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77030 Gates open at 8 a.m. This event is open to everyone—bring your…

Houstonia Magazine recently released its annual Top Doctors (external link) list for 2025, recognizing physicians across the Greater Houston area for excellence in clinical care. This year’s honorees include several outstanding faculty members from the Departments of Surgery. Congratulations to…

Read the October 2025 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) In this Issue: Houstonia Magazine Unveils its 2025 Top Doctors Greives Serves as Visiting Professor at UTMB Faculty, Residents, and Fellows Represent McGovern Medical School at National Trauma Meeting McGovern Medical…

Read the September 2025 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) In this Issue: Welcome New Faculty 2025 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment Puzio Serves as Visiting Professor at Indiana University’s SOQIC Harris County Medical Society Hosts “Secrets to Promotion” Panel 2025…

Read the August 2025 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) 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…

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…

Read the July 2025 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) 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…

Read the June 2025 Issue of SurgeON… (external link) 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…

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, 2025Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AMLocation: Medical School BuildingLearning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of…