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  • Huntington’s disease center named center of excellence The comprehensive Huntington’s disease program at UT Physicians and McGovern Medical School has been named one of the HDSA Centers of Excellence for 2016 by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA).
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  • American Heart Association taps Taegtmeyer for scientific statement The American Heart Association asked Dr. Heinrich Taegtmeyer, UT Physicians cardiologist, to write a comprehensive piece on how the body powers up the heart.
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  • UT Physicians present research during ACC conference Experts from UT Physicians presented during the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Sola wins national nursing award Cristina Sola, nurse manager for the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, is the winner of the Society for Vascular Nursing’s (SVN) 2016 Clinical Excellence Award.
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  • Promoting awareness for AAA The risks and treatments for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) for men were the focus of a recent event hosted by the American Heart Association and McGovern Medical School faculty at the Hermann Pavilion Conference Center at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
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  • Milewicz honored with Belgium’s Princesse Liliane Professorship Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D., UT Physicians internist, is the first woman to receive the Visiting Professorship Award from the Fondation Cardiologique Princesse Liliane in Belgium.
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  • Free skin cancer screening May 14 The Houston Dermatological Society is hosting a free skin cancer screening 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, May 14. The screening is open to the general public on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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  • UTHealth Stroke Festival May 14 at Buffalo Bayou Park The fourth annual Stomp Out Stroke Festival to raise stroke awareness will be May 14 at the Water Works, Buffalo Bayou Park, 105 Sabine Street.
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  • Dashwood offers first pulmonary function testing lab UT Physician’s first Pulmonary Function Testing lab is now available at the UT Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Clinic at Dashwood.
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  • Khan, Tsao named physicians of the year Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital are proud to announce the two individuals selected as their 2015 Physicians of the Year: Saleem Khan, M.D., Chief of Emergency General Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, UT Physicians surgeons and affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, and KuoJen Tsao, M.D., the Children’s […]
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  • NIH grant studies treatment for stroke-related speech impairment UT Physicians neuroscientists have been awarded a $1.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore a leading-edge treatment for speech problems experienced by many people following a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological disorder. The 5-year study is led by Nitin Tandon, M.D., UT Physicians neurosurgeon, professor of neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, […]
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  • Verduzco-Gutierrez appointed to mayor’s transition team Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez has accepted an invitation to serve on Mayor Sylvester Turner's Public Health Committee transition team.
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  • Love named medical director of Life Flight Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute announces Dr. Joseph Love as the new Medical Director of Memorial Hermann Life Flight®.
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  • UT Physicians providers staff new TIRR Memorial Hermann facility Like many people with an often debilitating neurological condition called multiple sclerosis (MS), Kelly Davis, 45, of Pearland, has to use a walker to get around. Even short walks require a lot of effort. Davis was thrilled when she learned that UTHealth and UT Physicians physical medicine and rehabilitation researchers were studying a way to […]
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  • Using nanoparticles to help prevent preterm birth Using nanoparticles to engineer a special drug, a team of researchers from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has demonstrated in pre-clinical trials a new way to both reduce preterm birth and avoid the risks of medication in pregnancy to unborn babies. Jerrie S. Refuerzo, M.D., UT […]
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  • Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios, and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to save lives?
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  • Distinguished Physicians honored by Memorial Hermann Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) honored three McGovern Medical School faculty and UT Physicians providers with the Distinguished Physician Award at the Annual Medical Staff Meeting held in December. Recognized for their significant contributions while spending the majority of their career at Memorial Hermann-TMC were Stephen Fletcher, D.O.; Philip Johnson, M.D.; and Jerry Wolinksy, M.D. […]
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  • UT Physicians Clinic Opens in Northwest Houston The clinic is connected with the entire UT Physicians practice to offer patients a quick turnaround when referred by their primary care doctor to a specialist.
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  • Dashwood offers first UTP pulmonary function testing lab Pulmonary Function Testing lab is now available at the UT Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Clinic-Dashwood.
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  • Free lecture on autism spectrum disorder April 7 The role of anxiety in individuals with autism spectrum disorder will be among topics discussed at the Benjamin J. Geigerman Lecture 2016 hosted on April 7 by John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The free event, “Mastering Anxiety in the Transition to Adulthood,” sponsored by […]
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  • Second Opinion Clinic offered for patients with depression, bipolar disorder UT Physicians is pleased to announce the Psychiatry Second Opinion Clinic, designed to help patients with severe depression or bipolar disorder.
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  • Revolutionary sinus relief offered in-office A new, minimally invasive procedure to treat post-surgery patients suffering from chronic sinusitis is being offered by the UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery clinic, in conjunction with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. UT Physicians is the only academic medical practice in the country to offer this treatment in the office setting. Sinusitis, which affects more […]
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  • Swipe out stroke seeks patients There’s an app to stay healthy following stroke? A clinical trial led by Nneka Ifejika, M.D., M.P.H., UT Physicians neurologist and associate professor of neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, is testing the use of a smart phone app to help stroke patients improve their health. The study, “Swipe […]
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  • Regional mitochondrial disease symposium set for Feb. 12-13 Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and McGovern Medical School Mitochondrial Center of Excellence will host the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Regional Symposium Feb. 12 and 13. Clinical and medical sessions will be held Feb. 12 at Hotel Zaza with patient/family sessions set for Feb. 13 at Hermann Pavilion Conference Room. Mitochondrial diseases are more common than previously recognized, and […]
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  • 26th annual Preventive Cardiology Forum set for Feb. 6 “How to Control Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Improve Survival” will be the theme of the 26th annual Preventive Cardiology Forum of McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Seven experts will present information and lead […]
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