September 25, 2023

At the Bedside: New focal therapies at UTHealth Houston make prostate cancer treatment easier on patients

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime and 11 years ago, Morton McPhail, now 73, became one of them. Fortunately, time was on his side. The prostate gland, found only in men, produces seminal…


September 15, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – September 2023

Read the September 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Memorial Hermann Hospital’s Urology Team Earns Top Honors in US News Ranking TSPS Annual Meeting Recognizes Outstanding Achievements and Honors Dr. Donald Parks Education: BEST Course: Training Surgeons in Life-Saving REBOA Techniques…


August 14, 2023

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…


August 11, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – August 2023

Read the August 2023 Issue of SurgeON… 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 Session Highlights…


July 24, 2023

Defective firework causes permanent damage to Houston teen

Todd Huzar, MD, was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 about fireworks safety.


July 24, 2023

You’ve heard of Ozempic, but do you understand how it works?

Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, spoke to USA Today about how Ozempic works for weight loss, and to Clear Health Costs about the price of weight loss drugs.


July 12, 2023

Cleft and craniofacial team brings ‘all smiles’ to Tomball family

Gina Drake was in her second trimester when she learned her child would be born with a cleft lip and palate. Although a tearful revelation, the resources her family would discover would make all the difference. “I found out during…


July 10, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – July 2023

Read the July 2023 Issue of SurgeON… 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 HHS grant…


June 30, 2023

‘No way he would take my kidney’ | Man eventually accepts gift of life from his daughter

Hassan Ibrahim, MD, was featured in a KHOU-TV Channel 11 story about a man who received a kidney from his daughter before Father’s Day.


June 27, 2023

Amy Schumer Says She Stopped Taking Ozempic Because of Severe Side Effects

Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, was quoted in a Healthline article about the side effects of Ozempic.


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