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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), educates the largest number of health care professionals in Texas. Created in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, UTHealth Houston is located in the Texas Medical Center. It includes the schools of dentistry, biomedical informatics, medicine, nursing, public health, and the graduate school of biomedical sciences. UTHealth Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. Three faculty practices treat patients in a variety of Houston-area clinics: UT Physicians, UT Dentists, and UT Health Services. Source
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Search ArticlesKibbe formally installed as seventh UTHealth Houston president
(Photo by UTHealth Houston) With the university’s ceremonial mace at her side and the presidential chain of office newly placed around her shoulders, Melina R. Kibbe, MD, stood before the UTHealth Houston community Sept. 17 as the institution’s seventh president—formally entrusted with leading its next chapter.
Children’s Heart Institute ranked among nation’s best
From left: Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD; Damien LaPar, MD; Jon Meliones, MD. (Photo by Felix Sanchez) The Children’s Heart Institute at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital was named one of the nation’s top hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2026-27. “Behind this recognition are incredible teams who show up every day for children and families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives,” said Melina R.
Study targets overlooked barrier in pancreatic cancer
Researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are collaborating on a National Institutes of Health-funded study investigating whether a protein best known for its role in blood clotting could help explain why pancreatic cancer is so resistant to immunotherapy.
Campbell named chief operating officer of UT Physicians
Duncan Campbell, MBA, has been named chief operating officer of UT Physicians, the clinical practice of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, effective Nov. 2. As chief operating officer, Campbell will serve as the business and operational leader of UT Physicians, working closely with physician leaders, department chairs, and administrative teams to strengthen operations across the practice and support the experience of patients, health care professionals, and employees.
New grant funds nursing pipeline program
Maja Djukic with summer camp students in the Cizik School of Nursing simulation lab. A career in nursing can help young people skip several rungs on the ladder of economic advancement, and a new grant will give that opportunity to dozens of Houston-area high-school students.
Cardiometabolic risk factors can be identified in kids as young as 8
From left: Heather Highland, PhD; Joseph McCormick, MD; Susan Fisher-Hoch, MD; and Kari North, PhD. (Photo by UTHealth Houston) Risk factors for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease, a health condition made up of heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity, can be identified in children as young as 8, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
Join the UTHealth Houston Race Webinar Sept. 15
(Photo by UTHealth Houston) As you prepare for the UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K on Sunday, Oct. 25, enjoy an informative Zoom webinar at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 15, featuring UTHealth Houston experts in sports medicine, nutrition, orthopedics, and athletic training.
UTHealth Houston team reverses nerve pain in diabetic mice
From left: Kibaek Lee, PhD; postdoctoral research fellow; Sushma Krishnan, PhD; research scientist and Xin Alex Ge, PhD. (Photo by UTHealth Houston) A team of UTHealth Houston researchers slowed and even reversed diabetic nerve damage in mice, bringing researchers one step closer to developing a treatment for humans. The research was published today in Science Translational Medicine. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy describes nerve damage in the hands, legs, and feet caused by diabetes.
Zhang named to CPRIT AI advisory committee
(Photo by UTHealth Houston) Jiajie Zhang, PhD, dean of McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, has been appointed to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ (CPRIT) new statewide Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which will provide guidance on the use and integration of AI in cancer research and healthcare.
$2.8M award fuels research on perioperative neurocognitive disorders
From Left, Dan Sessler, MD; Holger Eltzschig, MD, PhD; Zhongcong Xie, MD, PhD; and Alparslan Turan, MD. (Photo by Bradley Driver/UTHealth Houston) UTHealth Houston researchers have been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Initiative fund to identify possible biomarkers and mechanisms underlying perioperative neurocognitive disorder in older adults.