SurgeON Newsletter – September 2024
Read the September 2024 Issue of SurgeON… Welcome New Faculty Villafane-Ferriol Selected for JUMP Start Program Highlights: UTHealth Houston Trauma Faculty Speak at South Texas Symposium New Arrival Alert: Baby Hopkins is Here! Publications of Note Hancock’s Headlines Save the…
Grand Rounds, September 5, 2024
Presentation Title: The True Cost of Appendicitis: Launching the APPI-Cost Trial Speaker: Dalya Ferguson, MD Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this…
2024 Plastic Surgery Residency Graduation
The McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, celebrated its graduation ceremony on June 14, 2024. The event honored the achievements of Arvind Manisundaram, MD, and David C. Hopkins, MD. Manisundaram completed his medical…
UTHealth Houston Demonstrates the Power of Value at National Conference
The 19th annual American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference was held July 18-21 in Denver, Colorado. Not even the Crowd Strike cybersecurity incident could diminish the energy and enthusiasm at this conference, attended by over 1500 participants worldwide….
CUReS 2024 Symposium
On August 7, Houston Methodist hosted the 2024 Collaborative Urology Research Symposium (CUReS), a gathering that brought together leaders, faculty, and trainees from various institutions to present their latest research in Urology. The symposium was marked by three eminent keynote…
Meyer Receives Funding from Mission Connect
David E. Meyer, MD, MS, FACS, Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care Surgery, has started enrolling patients into a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, randomized controlled trial evaluating three strategies for managing hemodynamics in patients with spinal cord injuries. The trial…
Saltarrelli Inducted as Fellow of Prestigious Society
We are thrilled to announce that Jerome G. Saltarrelli Jr., PhD, D(ABHI), Assistant Professor and HLA Lab Director in the Department of Surgery, has been inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (FADLM). The…
SurgeON Newsletter – August 2024
Read the August 2024 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Saltarrelli Inducted as Fellow of Prestigious Society Research: Meyer Receives Funding from Mission Connect CUReS 2024 Symposium Education: Trauma Surgeons Get “Behind the Knife” Highlights: UTHealth Houston Demonstrates the Power of Value…
At the Bedside: One year later, a child born with cleft lip shares contagious smiles
At her 27-week ultrasound, Marylu Trevino’s baby boy was finally facing the camera and she could see his face for the first time. But instead of happiness, Marylu felt fear and confusion after learning her child would be born with…
Grand Rounds, August 1, 2024
Presentation Title: Playing with the pancreas might just be ok: old adages and new data Speaker: Chad Ball, MD Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024 Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM Location: Medical School Building Learning Format: In‐Person Learning Objectives: At…