As a student, Sachin Patel was focused on earning his degree and launching a career. Today, the UTMB alumnus, faculty member, and alumni association president is paying forward the mentorship, community, and purpose he discovered.
A leader in infectious disease research and artificial intelligence at UTMB is taking his expertise to the global stage.
For Dr. Sheba Luke, a recommendation from her sister led her to graduate nursing school at UTMB. What kept her there was a series of doors that opened and helped shape her career.
For lifelong Galveston County resident Dr. Amber High, lecturing in the same classrooms where she took her first nursing courses decades ago brings a sense of nostalgia, but transformations at UTMB are what brought her back to her alma mater.
A childhood dream of becoming a surgeon brought Courtney Townsend, MD, to UTMB. The mentors, opportunities and collaborative culture he found here turned that dream into a lifelong career in academic medicine.
Bukreyev is leading the new UTMB Center for Nucleic Acid Technologies with a vision for turning scientific discoveries into treatments.
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Over 25 years, Shawn Nishi, MD, has grown from a UTMB medical student into a physician, educator, mentor, and division chief.
Together, the presentations highlighted three essential elements of healthcare innovation: strong governance, measurable value for patients and clinicians, and preservation of human trust and accountability.
Kristen Starnes-Ott leads the UTMB School of Nursing during a transformative era in healthcare, focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and advancing innovative, future-focused nursing education.
Speaking alongside national leaders in medicine, health policy, and philanthropy, Dr. Jochen Reiser outlined how health systems can play a transformative role in advancing "brain capital."
New UTMB department builds on more than three decades of Aerospace Medicine leadership while expanding focus on human health in space and other demanding environments.
The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery brings together specialists in interventional neuroradiology, endovascular neurosurgery, and interventional neurology to advance research, education, advocacy, and standards of care that improve the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the brain, spine, head, and neck.
Sheba Luke, DNP, chair of Graduate Studies at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Nursing, has been named one of the Houston Business Journal’s 2026 Women Who Mean Business honorees.
Honorees are chosen based on professional accomplishments, professional growth, and community service.
After serving on the UT System Employee Advisory Council’s Resources and Support Committee and as vice chair of the executive board, Will McWhorter now leads the systemwide employee advisory group.
.jpg?sfvrsn=693d8454_1 "Dr. Shawn Nishi has been appointed chief of UTMB’s Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. A longtime UTMB physician and educator, she plans to expand the division’s clinical programs, research, education, and faculty development")
Shawn Nishi, MD, has been appointed chief of the UTMB Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. A UTMB alumna and longtime faculty member, she aims to expand research, education, innovation, and access to specialized pulmonary care.
Ajay Israni, MD, chief of the Division of Nephrology at UTMB, has been appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to the state's Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
July 4 marks the first anniversary of the devastating flooding that killed 139 people in the Texas Hill Country. Two UTMB rehabilitation therapists were on the ground and in the water in the aftermath of the flood as part of an exhaustive search-and-rescue effort.
A small team of developers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) was one of 50 winners out of 4,096 entries in the Google DeepMind Kaggle hackathon. VibeRad, a teaching prototype of a radiology viewer, was created through vibe coding.
The second annual Cardiovascular Symposium — a day of education and clinical insight hosted by UTMB and the American Heart Association — was designed specifically for noncardiovascular specialists and emphasized practical, evidence-based approaches to managing common and complex cardiovascular conditions.