Surgery News

Laith Alzweri, MD, was recently selected by his peers to be inducted into the Academy of Master Clinicians (AMC) at UTMB Health.

UTMB Health has set the standard for excellence in urologic care, providing advanced care and performing thousands of life-changing procedures and surgeries each year, while developing groundbreaking scientific research.

Dr. Linda Phillips' presentation aimed to encourage her colleagues to cultivate more diversity and inclusivity in the field of plastic surgery. Dr. Phillips was inducted as AAPS President in 2021.

LSTAR Research Fellow Diana Mao recently received a resident award at the 63rd annual meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) in San Diego, California.

Marc R. Moon, MD, will present at the UTMB Department of Surgery Vincent Conti Lectureship on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. His presentation will be titled “Diversity, Professionalism, and the Training of a Surgeon”

Haley Henderson, Health Reporter at KPRC 2 News in Houston spoke with UTMB Transplant Surgeon Dr. Trine Engebretsen regarding organ donation.

UTMB Urology members and supporters attended the recent meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in New Orleans, Louisiana, and several gave speaking events.

At UTMB Health, addressing the health care needs of women is a top priority. UTMB employs cutting-edge experts who specialize in a variety of specialties including urology, urogynecology, comprehensive women’s care and more.

Several UTMB Surgeons and support staff attended the recent meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Lubbock, Texas.

Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS, presented at the UTMB Department of Surgery Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. His presentation was titled “Where Are We Now with Achieving Surgical Quality?”

Uma Phatak, MD, MS was recently appointed to the Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Young Researchers Committee.

Natural language processing model ID'd patients with MIBC with 'high accuracy,' study found.

Dr. Paris D. Butler, MD, MPH, FACS will join the UTMB Department of Surgery on April 26th from 8-9 AM CT to discuss "Doubling Down on Ethnic Diversity in Academic Surgery: Making the Quality and Excellence Argument."

Dr. Philippe Zimmern, MD will join the UTMB Division of Urology on April 6th from 8-9 PM CT to discuss "Alternatives to Mesh in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence."