John H. Doran, M.D. ’73, an internist in Odessa, Texas, has given $500,000 to the Health Science Center to establish the John H. Doran, M.D., FACP, Endowed Chair in Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Doran has been practicing in his native Odessa since graduating from the Long School of Medicine. He said he has long had […]
Julie Barnett, D.P.T., M.T.C., PT, respected the work of her father, a general surgeon, so much that she decided to follow his path to medicine. It seemed natural for the two of them to create another connection years later. Dr. Barnett and her father, Duane Barnett, M.D., now retired, have established the Barnett Endowed […]
The Houston-based JLH Foundation has made a pledge of $356,415 to the University Transplant Center, a partnership of the Health Science Center and the University Health System. Foundation funds will be used to support the personal needs of transplant recipients and their families, foundation officials said. The foundation was created to honor the memory of […]
First McFee Scholars begin their journey to become physicians Fifty years ago, Arthur McFee, M.D., like all Harvard medical students at the time, was a resident of Vanderbilt Hall. For four years they ate together, studied together, worried together. They mentored each other and supported each other through the rigors of medical school. “We had […]
$3.7 million grant focuses on pediatric cancer patients throughout South Texas Hispanic children have the highest incidence of cancer and the poorest outcomes. This is an especially critical issue for San Antonio, a city with a population that is more than 63 percent Hispanic. The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.7 million grant to […]
Retired Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, M.D., was named director of the Health Science Center’s new Military Health Institute. Announced in September, the institute will improve the health of military service members, veterans and their families through collaborative education, research and clinical care. Dr. Hepburn, whose military career spans 38 years, is a former commander […]
The deaf education and hearing science program received a $246,000 gift from the Oberkotter Foundation. It was the only university program in the country selected for a grant from the foundation this year, said Blane Trautwein, Ed.D., CED, assistant professor and program director. The money will be used to create an online course about listening […]
Nearly $8 million in cancer-related research grants and faculty recruitment funds were awarded to the Health Science Center by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), surpassing previous amounts awarded by the same group. HSC faculty competed with nearly 600 grant applicants to receive the highly competitive funds. They are: Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H., […]
Eight educators from the Health Science Center were selected as winners of the 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System. Each honoree received $25,000. This year the UT System awarded a total of $2.4 million to top educators from its nine academic universities and six health institutions. The awards are among […]
Reiter, Bowden named to World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds Russel J. Reiter, Ph.D., and Charles L. Bowden, M.D., of the Long School of Medicine, are on Thomson Reuters’ list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014.” Dr. Reiter, professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, is one of the world’s leading experts […]