Canfield Earns AUA’s Presidential Citation for Urology Excellence
In a proud moment for our department, we are delighted to announce that Steven E. Canfield, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery, has been selected as one of the recipients of the…
SurgeON Newsletter – December 2023
Read the December 2023 Issue of SurgeON… HAPPY HOLIDAYS Wishing you and your families joy, peace, and happiness this holiday season. Thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm, and partnership in everything you do for the department and for our patients….
SurgeON Newsletter – November 2023
Read the November 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: ACS Annual Clinical Congress 2023: Dr. Lillian Kao Elected Chair of Board of Governors, Faculty Inducted as FACS, and Exciting Surgical Advancements Unveiled Research: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Meeting Wadhwa Leads AGA Advocacy…
At the Bedside: Pancreatic cancer patient ‘back on track’ after UTHealth Houston clinical trial therapy shrinks tumor
Demetrios Stroubakis, 55, thought he was having a gallbladder attack when he arrived at the emergency room in August 2021 with jaundice. Instead, he was shocked to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I was floored. I consider myself to be…
SurgeON Newsletter – October 2023
Read the October 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Houstonia Magazine Unveils its 2023 Top Doctors American College of Surgeons Names Chamely as Resident & Associate Society Liaison Education: Bridging Divides Celebrating Learning Healthcare Research: Saif Wins Award to Attend Society…
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…
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…
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… 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…
Defective firework causes permanent damage to Houston teen
Todd Huzar, MD, was interviewed by KHOU-TV Channel 11 about fireworks safety.