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On June 20, UT Southwestern President Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., announced the opening of nominations for the fifth annual Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards, designed to honor faculty who embody the very best in clinical and institutional excellence.

On May 6, the fourth annual Health System Celebration of Excellence was held in-person and livestreamed for the benefit of the entire UT Southwestern community. The half-day event highlighted clinical innovations and quality improvements taking place at UTSW, despite the hardships of a pandemic.

School of Health Professions graduates 123 at commencement

The selfless dedication of medical professionals who treated his grandmother for a heart attack following a hurricane years ago always stuck in Dr. James Tran’s mind. Even with many roads still flooded at the time, they came to her rescue, inspiring Dr. Tran to eventually follow in their footsteps.

More than two years in the making, UT Southwestern Frisco is now open to provide innovative specialty care for adults and children in a dozen areas, including orthopedics, sports medicine, spine care, neurology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, urology, and more. The 120,000-square-foot facility, located just north of Eldorado Parkway along the Dallas North Tollway, is part of a 20-acre collaborative medical campus that also includes Texas Health Hospital Frisco.

Christoph Lehmann, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Data Sciences, has been appointed inaugural Associate Dean of Clinical Informatics, charged with leading UT Southwestern’s expansion in this field that harnesses the power of big data to improve patient care.

More than 80 friends and colleagues have donated nearly $600,000 to establish the A. Compton Broders III, M.D. Chair in Emergency Medicine. The funds will be invested as an endowment held in perpetuity, and the Chair’s proceeds will benefit faculty members who will hold the endowment and support educational, clinical, and research endeavors in the spirit of Dr. Broder’s legacy and the mission of the Department of Emergency Medicine for many years to come.

UT Southwestern researchers find that humans and mice with pancreatitis are deficient in a stress hormone called FGF21.

I have wanted to be a child neurologist for almost a decade now, so I am deeply honored to be recognized for my passion for caring for patients with neurological conditions.

Breakfast with Jack a delicious winner in employee art show