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Dr. David A. Minna, Professor of Internal Medicine in the Rheumatic Diseases Division at UT Southwestern and a pioneer in incorporating musculoskeletal ultrasound into the specialty’s clinical practice, passed away Nov. 5 after an extended battle with cancer. He was 73.

UT Southwestern’s Division of Pediatric Rheumatology remains the major center for pediatric rheumatology in North Texas.

Rates for internal, external, and commercial pricing for UT Southwestern's Radiation Oncology Translational Core.

Ahneesh Mohanty’s first experience with UT Southwestern came as a young patient hospitalized for Kawasaki disease at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, where he received follow-up care for several years. “Because of this experience, I innately knew from a young age that I wanted to pursue medicine,” he said.

The Prevalence Study has since expanded to allow anyone living in Dallas or Tarrant counties to participate via a brief survey online or by phone. Based on responses to the survey questions, some individuals may be selected for further testing to determine if they have COVID-19 or have previously been infected.

In a nod to the growing importance of biotechnology in medicine, UT Southwestern worked with Lyda Hill Philanthropies and real estate developer J. Small Investments to plan a space to incubate fledgling biotech companies in Dallas.

Dr. Richard Medford’s first experience with clinical informatics came as an undergraduate in Canada when he hustled to build a database from paper records of patients who had been screened for SARS during a 2003 outbreak of the virus.

In September, Dr. Corbitt joined UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and as a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. When she completed her pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in July 2020, she became the first Black female pediatric surgeon in the United States to also hold a Ph.D. Hers is in cellular and molecular pathology.

Forty-nine new members were inducted recently into the UT Southwestern Medical School chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Although COVID-19 prohibited the annual in-person banquet, a virtual event was held on March 18 celebrating the inductees and honoring their accomplishments.

The theme for this year’s event was teamwork, with an address from keynote speaker Dr. Eduardo Salas, Chair of Rice University’s Department of Psychological Sciences.