News & Events News A Message from the Chair – Division Chief of Rheumatology March 20, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Emilio B. Gonzalez on his retirement from UTMB.... A Message from the Chair – Division Chief of Rheumatology February 20, 2024 • 11:34 a.m. I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Vijaya Murthy as interim Division Chief of Rheumatology. President’s Cabinet Awards- Dr. Mufti and Victoria Spiciarich, LMSW February 5, 2024 • 3:40 p.m. Congratulations Geriatric House Call December 20, 2023 • 2:17 p.m. Congratulations to the Geriatric House Call Message from the Chair–Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine August 21, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Shawn Nishi as interim Division Chief of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Message from the Chair–Division Chief of Nephrology April 19, 2023 • 3:00 p.m. I am delighted to announce that Dr. Muhammad A. Mujtaba, MBBS, FASN, FAST has accepted the role as Interim Division Chief of Nephrology. Message from the Chair-Division Chief of Allergy and Immunology April 19, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. I am delighted to announce that Dr. Julia Tripple, MD, has been appointed Division Chief of Allergy and Immunology. A Message from the Chairman November 17, 2022 • 4:00 p.m. After a rigorous search process, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Nguyen as ..... Congratulations to the UTMB residents October 5, 2022 • 5:00 p.m. Congratulations to the UTMB residents who placed at the recent Texas ACP Associate’s Day... Mark Holden MD Challenges in Medicine Essay Awards September 19, 2022 • 9:15 a.m. Congratulations to our Awardees recognized for the Mark D Holden MD Challenges in Medicine Essay Awards! Congratulations Drs. Kaushik, Kumfa, Mufti and Andrea Wirt, NP! August 22, 2022 • 9:00 a.m. Kudos to Drs. Kaushik, Kumfa, Mufti and Andrea Wirt, NP New Hires in General Internal Medicine July 21, 2022 • 4:00 p.m. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Nadia Ahmed and Dr. Mary Suna Wilkerson to General Medicine. The 2022 Thayer Award for Excellence May 14, 2022 • 11:00 a.m. We want to recognize and congratulate a few of our Internal Medicine Residents..... Congratulations House Call Nurse Practitioners (NPs/DNPs) April 27, 2022 • 3:30 p.m. Congratulations to the House Call Nurse Practitioners (NPs/DNPs) in the UTMB Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine for the Honors/Accolades recognizing their accomplishments in Patient Care, Community Advocacy & Quality Improvement projects. A Message from the Chair – Division Chief of Rheumatology April 5, 2022 • 4:30 p.m. I am delighted to announce that Emilio B Gonzalez, MD has been appointed the Hornstein Professorship in Internal Medicine in Memory of Edna and William C. Levin, MD celebrating UTMB’s 125th Anniversary. A Message from the Chair - Division Chief of Endocrinology April 5, 2022 • 4:00 p.m. I am delighted to announce that Kevin McKinney, MD, FACE has accepted the role as Division Chief of Endocrinology. UTMB's Dr. Justin Seashore, director of the Post Covid Recovery Clinic, is talking with Mia Gradney KHOU about treating patients after #covid19. November 9, 2020 • 11:00 a.m. UTMB's Dr. Justin Seashore, director of the Post Covid Recovery Clinic, is talking with Mia Gradney KHOU about treating patients after #covid19. i45NOW and UTMB Health present Health Care Unmasked: Post COVID-19 Care and Clinics August 19, 2020 • 3:30 p.m. i45NOW and UTMB Health present Health Care Unmasked: Post COVID-19 Care and Clinics Congratulations Dr. Kevin McKinney July 3, 2020 • 4:30 p.m. Congratulations to Dr. Kevin McKinney on his promotion to Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology. Congratulations, Dr. McKinney! Congratulations Dr. Erin Hommel June 12, 2020 • 10:00 a.m. Congratulations to Dr. Erin Hommel on the Alumni Society Teaching Award. 1 2 3 4 Events Grand Rounds - Morbidity and Mortality January 27, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Erin Hommel, MD. Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, UTMB Grand Rounds - A Comprehensive Review of Biologics in Asthma February 3, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Bill Calhoun, Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Vice Chair of Research, UTMB Grand Rounds - Clinical Pathology Conference February 3, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Tejo Musunuru, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology Oncology, UTMB Grand Rounds - “A Poor Man’s Osler” April 14, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Charles S. Bryan, M.D., MACP, FRCP(Edin.), FRCP(London) Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Grand Rounds - Clinical Pathological Conference April 21, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Drs. Aesha Aboueisha, MD, Sheharyar Merwat, MD, and Heather Stevenson, MD Grand Rounds - “Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease” April 28, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Julia Tripple, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Division Chief of Allergy, UTMB Grand Rounds - Revascularization of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis May 5, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Presenter: Paul Kumfa, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UTMB Grand Rounds - Management of CRBSI Associated with Dialysis Access Catheter May 12, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Presenter: Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD, FACP, FCPA, FASN, FASDIN, Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Interventional Nephrology, UTMB Grand Rounds - 9/8/2022 September 8, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiology Medical Director, Cardiovascular Service Line Grand Rounds - 9/15/2022--Canceled September 15, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Clinical Pathology Conference Grand Rounds - 9/22/2022 September 22, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACP How to do Scholarship During Graduate Medical Training Grand Rounds - 9/29/2022 September 29, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Vijay Murthy, MD Inflammatory Myopathies Grand Rounds - 10/06/2022 October 6, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Clinical Pathology Conference Grand Rounds - 10/13/2022 October 13, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Clinical Pathology Conference Grand Rounds - 10/27/2022 October 27, 2022 - 12pm-1pm " Organ Donation & Donor Management: Turning Tragedy into Triumph " Grand Rounds - 11/10/2022 November 10, 2022 - 12pm-1pm “ The Evolving Field of Cardiac Transplantation ” Grand Rounds - 12/01/2022 December 1, 2022 - 12pm-1pm One Health Symposium How One Health has led to Breakthroughs in Science and Clinical Care Grand Rounds - 12/15/2022 December 15, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Morbidity and Mortality Conference Grand Rounds - 01/12/2023 January 12, 2023 - 12pm-1pm Updates in Hypertension Management Grand Rounds - 01/19/2023 January 19, 2023 - 12pm-1pm Developing the Evidence for Hospital Mobility 1 2 3
Grand Rounds - Morbidity and Mortality January 27, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Erin Hommel, MD. Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, UTMB
Grand Rounds - A Comprehensive Review of Biologics in Asthma February 3, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Bill Calhoun, Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Vice Chair of Research, UTMB
Grand Rounds - Clinical Pathology Conference February 3, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Tejo Musunuru, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology Oncology, UTMB
Grand Rounds - “A Poor Man’s Osler” April 14, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Charles S. Bryan, M.D., MACP, FRCP(Edin.), FRCP(London) Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Grand Rounds - Clinical Pathological Conference April 21, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Drs. Aesha Aboueisha, MD, Sheharyar Merwat, MD, and Heather Stevenson, MD
Grand Rounds - “Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease” April 28, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Julia Tripple, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Division Chief of Allergy, UTMB
Grand Rounds - Revascularization of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis May 5, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Presenter: Paul Kumfa, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UTMB
Grand Rounds - Management of CRBSI Associated with Dialysis Access Catheter May 12, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Presenter: Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD, FACP, FCPA, FASN, FASDIN, Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Interventional Nephrology, UTMB
Grand Rounds - 9/8/2022 September 8, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiology Medical Director, Cardiovascular Service Line
Grand Rounds - 9/22/2022 September 22, 2022 - 12pm-1pm Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACP How to do Scholarship During Graduate Medical Training
Grand Rounds - 10/27/2022 October 27, 2022 - 12pm-1pm " Organ Donation & Donor Management: Turning Tragedy into Triumph "
Grand Rounds - 11/10/2022 November 10, 2022 - 12pm-1pm “ The Evolving Field of Cardiac Transplantation ”
Grand Rounds - 12/01/2022 December 1, 2022 - 12pm-1pm One Health Symposium How One Health has led to Breakthroughs in Science and Clinical Care