UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant
A combination strategy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer will be studied at UTHealth Houston through a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…
SurgeON Newsletter – June 2023
Read the June 2023 Issue of SurgeON… 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 Physician Leadership…
Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award: Thaddeus Puzio, MD, FACS
Thaddeus Puzio, MD, FACS, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, is the 2023 winner of the Benjy F. Brooks, MD, Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award. “I was truly surprised and felt honored to win this award,” Puzio said. “Life is all…
ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee
Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, has been appointed as the Chair of the Standards of Practice Committee for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for a term of three years. Dr. Thosani is a professor in the Department of…
First Person: Mission to Vietnam
First Person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving our McGovern Medical School community. I co-founded Nuoy Reconstructive International, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit in 2020 in order to provide a comprehensive international medical engagement with…
2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Department of Surgery winners of the 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Sasha Adams, MD Farzaneh Banki, MD Ritha Belizaire, MD Wendy Chen, MD Daniel Freet, MD Todd Huzar, MD Mairin Joseph-Talreja, MD Lillian Kao, MD Saleem Khan,…
Pancreatic cancer: What to know about the disease
Curtis Wray, MD, spoke to FOX 26 News about pancreatic cancer in light of talk show host Jerry Springer’s death.
Jerry Springer’s Death Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer
Nirav Thosani, MD, was mentioned in a news report by KPRC-TV Channel 2 about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer after the death of TV talk show host Jerry Springer.
SurgeON Newsletter – May 2023
Read the May 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Administrative Professionals Day Canfield Performs First NanoKnife Prostate Ablation Education Surgeons Get Educated at the APDS/ASE Meeting A Recipe for a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in Surgical Residency Kao…
Canfield Performs First NanoKnife Prostate Ablation
Steven Canfield, MD, Division Director of Urology in the Department of Surgery, recently became the first surgeon in Houston to perform a NanoKnife prostate ablation. This minimally invasive procedure uses an electrical pulse process to destroy tumors without damaging any…