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UTMB News UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life. UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area. Groundbreaking UTMB Health research study reveals surprising link between Long COVID, traumatic brain injury April 24, 2024 • 9:04 a.m. UTMB Health researchers explore ties between Long COVID and traumatic brain injuries. Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects. UTMB Neurologist receives Joe Niekro Foundation Patient’s Choice Award April 9, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. Dr. Hashem Shaltoni, a neurologist and professor with the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Neurology, was one of three local clinicians honored with a Patient’s Choice Award during the 2024 Joe Niekro Foundation’s 2024 Knuckle Ball Gala. UTMB Makes History with First Uniportal Robotic Lobectomies in the US April 8, 2024 • 1:26 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch marks a significant breakthrough in the field of thoracic surgery as Dr. Roman Petrov, professor of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, successfully performed the first robotic lobectomies in the United States with a single port of entry. Total solar-filtered glasses needed to keep eyes safe during total solar eclipse April 5, 2024 • 3:38 p.m. Dr. Misha Syed professor of Ophthalmology shares her tips for how to keep your eyes safe when viewing the total solar eclipse on April 8. UTMB Epilepsy Program given highest accreditation by national association April 5, 2024 • 11:17 a.m. Focused on providing the best possible care for persons with seizures, the University of Texas Medical Branch Epilepsy Program has received accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center. UTMB student named All of Us Research Scholar April 4, 2024 • 2:25 p.m. Hannah Luk, a medical school student at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston John Sealy School of Medicine, has been selected to be a student researcher for the 2023-2024 All of Us Research Scholar Program. UTMB apprenticeship programs empower employees to earn while they learn April 1, 2024 • 10:44 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been designated as a Registered Apprenticeship Provider. This designation enables UTMB to offer programs that allow employees to earn while they learn. More UTMB News Search Categories Alumni News Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life.
UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area.
Groundbreaking UTMB Health research study reveals surprising link between Long COVID, traumatic brain injury April 24, 2024 • 9:04 a.m. UTMB Health researchers explore ties between Long COVID and traumatic brain injuries.
Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects.
UTMB Neurologist receives Joe Niekro Foundation Patient’s Choice Award April 9, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. Dr. Hashem Shaltoni, a neurologist and professor with the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Neurology, was one of three local clinicians honored with a Patient’s Choice Award during the 2024 Joe Niekro Foundation’s 2024 Knuckle Ball Gala.
UTMB Makes History with First Uniportal Robotic Lobectomies in the US April 8, 2024 • 1:26 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch marks a significant breakthrough in the field of thoracic surgery as Dr. Roman Petrov, professor of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, successfully performed the first robotic lobectomies in the United States with a single port of entry.
Total solar-filtered glasses needed to keep eyes safe during total solar eclipse April 5, 2024 • 3:38 p.m. Dr. Misha Syed professor of Ophthalmology shares her tips for how to keep your eyes safe when viewing the total solar eclipse on April 8.
UTMB Epilepsy Program given highest accreditation by national association April 5, 2024 • 11:17 a.m. Focused on providing the best possible care for persons with seizures, the University of Texas Medical Branch Epilepsy Program has received accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center.
UTMB student named All of Us Research Scholar April 4, 2024 • 2:25 p.m. Hannah Luk, a medical school student at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston John Sealy School of Medicine, has been selected to be a student researcher for the 2023-2024 All of Us Research Scholar Program.
UTMB apprenticeship programs empower employees to earn while they learn April 1, 2024 • 10:44 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been designated as a Registered Apprenticeship Provider. This designation enables UTMB to offer programs that allow employees to earn while they learn.