McGovern Medical School Department of Pediatrics
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Excellence in pediatric clinical care, advocacy, research and education at UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School. Based in the heart of the Texas Medical Center at Houston, TX.
October 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
August 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Meet Dr. Thu Tran! Her translational research on lung injury is featured in🚨 ATS 2025 RSF Highlights!
🧬See slides for her research on miR-147b & TICAM2: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
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🧬See slides for her research on miR-147b & TICAM2: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Meet Dr. Thu Tran! Her translational research on lung injury is featured in🚨 ATS 2025 RSF Highlights!
🧬See slides for her research on miR-147b & TICAM2: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
@thutran.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social
🧬See slides for her research on miR-147b & TICAM2: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
@thutran.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social
Dr. Troisi with @uthealthsph.bsky.social spoke to CNN about the risk of measles as students return from summer break
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A massive US measles outbreak has slowed but the start of the school year brings renewed risk of spread | CNN
Texas hasn’t reported a new outbreak-related measles case in nearly a month — a hopeful sign that one of the largest outbreaks the United States has seen in decades is starting to slow. But the measle...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dr. Troisi with @uthealthsph.bsky.social spoke to CNN about the risk of measles as students return from summer break
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August 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dr. Stafford with UTHealth Houston OB/GYN spoke to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine podcast about measles
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SMFM Learning: SMFM Podcast: Measles in 2025: A Preventable Threat
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August 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dr. Stafford with UTHealth Houston OB/GYN spoke to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine podcast about measles
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Dr. McKay spoke with KHOU Channel 11 about checking in with your child's healthcare providers before school starts!
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Is Your Child Ready for Back to School? Don’t Skip This Checkup!
Dr. Sandra McKay from UTHealth Houston shares what every parent should know about annual checkups, vaccines, and last-minute scheduling tips.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dr. McKay spoke with KHOU Channel 11 about checking in with your child's healthcare providers before school starts!
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Thanks, Dr. Atkinson!
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Hospital Organizes Mock Ceremony to Help Teen Walk at Graduation After ‘Intense’ Car Crash Left Him Partially Paralyzed
Will Whitten, 18, wanted to recover from a car accident that left him unable to move his arms or legs so he could walk at his high school graduation. TIRR Memorial Hermann threw a mock ceremony to hel...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thanks, Dr. Atkinson!
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Child Safety & Integrated Care Division Chief Michelle Ruda, MD, shares important tips on how to prevent burns in this McGovern Medical Minute --- some may surprise you! youtu.be/mUEZvKmnEs0
McGovern Medical Minute: Burn Prevention
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June 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Child Safety & Integrated Care Division Chief Michelle Ruda, MD, shares important tips on how to prevent burns in this McGovern Medical Minute --- some may surprise you! youtu.be/mUEZvKmnEs0
Gun injuries are the no. 1 killer of US children. Community & General Pediatrics Associate Professor & Division Chief Sandra McKay, MD, was included in a @washingtonpost.com story on what doctors, gun owners, and parents are doing to prevent gun injuries. www.washingtonpost.com/creativegrou...
June 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Gun injuries are the no. 1 killer of US children. Community & General Pediatrics Associate Professor & Division Chief Sandra McKay, MD, was included in a @washingtonpost.com story on what doctors, gun owners, and parents are doing to prevent gun injuries. www.washingtonpost.com/creativegrou...
It is indescribably rewarding when a grateful patient wants to give back. Rylee inspires anyone she meets, particularly her care team led by Hope Northrup, MD, and Paul Hillman, MD, PhD. www.uth.edu/giving/impac...
A Noble Journey: Grateful patient gives back to help others with rare diseases - Impact stories - Giving - UTHealth Houston
Rylee Noble often watched other kids do cartwheels on the playground, wondering why she couldn’t do the same. She didn’t know that the joint ...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It is indescribably rewarding when a grateful patient wants to give back. Rylee inspires anyone she meets, particularly her care team led by Hope Northrup, MD, and Paul Hillman, MD, PhD. www.uth.edu/giving/impac...
The Injury Prevention team partnered with community orgs to host water safety–themed Big Splashy Day at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land. Melissa Kwan, MD, coordinated and certainly made a big splash with this one — one of many exciting events this spring! med.uth.edu/pediatrics/2...
May 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Injury Prevention team partnered with community orgs to host water safety–themed Big Splashy Day at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land. Melissa Kwan, MD, coordinated and certainly made a big splash with this one — one of many exciting events this spring! med.uth.edu/pediatrics/2...
Associate Professor Lisa de Ybarrondo, MD, talked to the National Environmental Education Foundation
@neefusa.bsky.social about the dangers of vaping. www.neefusa.org/story/health...
@neefusa.bsky.social about the dangers of vaping. www.neefusa.org/story/health...
Why Vaping is Dangerous, Especially for Children with Asthma
E-cigarettes can cause health problems for young people with asthma. Dr. Lisa de Ybarrondo offers tips for parents and other healthcare providers to teach kids about the dangers of vaping.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Associate Professor Lisa de Ybarrondo, MD, talked to the National Environmental Education Foundation
@neefusa.bsky.social about the dangers of vaping. www.neefusa.org/story/health...
@neefusa.bsky.social about the dangers of vaping. www.neefusa.org/story/health...
Music, medicine, and philanthropy combined at Doctors in Recital last weekend, and the result was nothing short of beautiful! Special thanks to Pedi Endocrinologist Michael Yafi, MD, for making this happen. www.click2houston.com/houston-life...
Doctors in Recital returns for an evening of music, medicine, and meaning
Houston is home to some of the best doctors in the world, and some of those doctors have incredible talent outside the operating room. On May 3rd, the 'Doctor's in Recital' concert is happening at the...
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May 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Music, medicine, and philanthropy combined at Doctors in Recital last weekend, and the result was nothing short of beautiful! Special thanks to Pedi Endocrinologist Michael Yafi, MD, for making this happen. www.click2houston.com/houston-life...
Weekend plans? Check out the STEM-tastic Celebration! A collaborative community event with the Children's Learning Institute at Children's Museum Houston Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.cmhouston.org/events/stem-...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Weekend plans? Check out the STEM-tastic Celebration! A collaborative community event with the Children's Learning Institute at Children's Museum Houston Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.cmhouston.org/events/stem-...
McGovern faculty & trainees are fortunate to work with an outstanding group of nurses at UT Physicians outpatient clinics. One example is Nurse Manager Jessica Melendez, MSN, RN, recently honored by the Houston Chronicle in their 2025 Salute to Nurses. www.utphysicians.com/houston-chro...
May 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
McGovern faculty & trainees are fortunate to work with an outstanding group of nurses at UT Physicians outpatient clinics. One example is Nurse Manager Jessica Melendez, MSN, RN, recently honored by the Houston Chronicle in their 2025 Salute to Nurses. www.utphysicians.com/houston-chro...
Congratulations to the Allergy & Immunology Division on their fellowship program's recent ACGME accreditation. That makes more than 15 ACGME-accredited fellowships offered across the Department — more to come! med.uth.edu/blog/2025/04...
ACGME accredits Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
McGovern Medical School is the eleventh largest medical school in the United States. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the school was established by the Texas Legislature in 1969 to ad...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congratulations to the Allergy & Immunology Division on their fellowship program's recent ACGME accreditation. That makes more than 15 ACGME-accredited fellowships offered across the Department — more to come! med.uth.edu/blog/2025/04...
April 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
April 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Katherine Le, MS3, presents her exciting work under the tutelage of Dr.Tina Findley Such a great achievement so early in her career! #PAS2025 @uthealthhouston.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Katherine Le, MS3, presents her exciting work under the tutelage of Dr.Tina Findley Such a great achievement so early in her career! #PAS2025 @uthealthhouston.bsky.social
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Working towards bone health!
April 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Working towards bone health!
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Dr. Tran showing her passion for her work at PAS! @thutran.bsky.social #pas2025
April 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Dr. Tran showing her passion for her work at PAS! @thutran.bsky.social #pas2025
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Dr. Frank Abene, neonatology fellow PGY6 presents his work in progress on ciliary beat pattern in extremely premature infants with BPD #PAS2025
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Dr. Frank Abene, neonatology fellow PGY6 presents his work in progress on ciliary beat pattern in extremely premature infants with BPD #PAS2025
