Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
The UT System Board of Regents voted unanimously to name Melina Kibbe, MD, president of UTHealth Houston. Kibbe was named sole finalist on July 14 after the regents interviewed top national candidates recommended by the presidential search advisory committee.
)/crop_y/$math.round($math.div($overflowHeight,$divHeightNum))/webp_q/75?portrait=to-landscape "Specialized surgery for brain aneurysm at UTHealth Houston has patient flying aerobatics again")
Mijali Munoz Proestakis, 56, is a self-admitted bit of a daredevil who loves aerobatic flying, among other adventure sports. But he wasn’t taking any chances after he suffered a stroke out of the blue a year ago. He found experts at UTHealth Houston to ensure it wouldn't happen again.
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Despite Fort Bend County’s reputation as one of Texas’ most prosperous regions, a comprehensive new health assessment reveals significant gaps in access to mental health services and to prenatal care, affecting thousands of residents across this rapidly growing, diverse community.
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At first glance, the words “space medicine” may bring to mind images of astronauts floating in zero gravity and managing emergencies aboard distant spacecraft. But for Bentley Bobrow, MD, UTHealth Houston’s inaugural vice president for health care innovation, and Kris Lehnhardt, MD, the first director of the UTHealth Houston Space Medicine Program, that’s only part of the story.
