Alison Cahill is the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 50th president.
Paul Rathouz, a valued colleague, mentor and educator at The University of Texas at Austin, passed away Dec. 10, 2026.
Dell Medical School is one of four sites nationwide selected for a Department of Defense-funded clinical trial testing whether a rapid, drug-free brain stimulation therapy can safely relieve symptoms of postpartum depression. The study evaluates SAINT neuromodulation, an FDA-cleared therapy that has shown promising results for depression.
Nilay Shah, Ph.D., has been appointed chief strategy officer and Traci Nordberg, J.D., appointed chief human resources officer for The University of Texas at Austin’s academic health system and its anchor, Dell Medical School.
Tench and Simone Coxe’s $100 million investment — one of the largest gifts in UT history — will accelerate the development of a digitally enabled, patient-centered academic health system designed to deliver innovative care for complex conditions and advance discoveries that improve health across the state and beyond.
Amir Mian, M.D., has been named one of 60 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ 11th annual class.
Pediatric emergency medicine fellow Geovonni Bell reflects on military service, advocacy and training through the Dell Medical School–Ascension Seton partnership.
This fall, seven Dell Med students were inducted into the school’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Claus Torp Jensen, Ph.D., has been appointed chief information officer for Dell Med and the data-enabled, technology-forward integrated academic health system it anchors.
Swapping beef for a plant-based meat alternative changed the composition of breast milk in just six days — even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods — according to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial led by Dell Med’s Marissa Burgermaster.
Dell Med resident Eri Osta develops HepaticMD, an AI tool using routine labs to detect liver fibrosis early and expand access to preventive care.
The emerging University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, has welcomed two new senior leaders who will play pivotal roles in advancing its vision for a digitally enabled, patient-centered health system.
In a Q&A, Dell Med’s admissions and student affairs deans explain what sets future Dell Med doctors apart — and why the person you are matters just as much, if not more, than the grades you earn.
From unranked to No. 10 in the nation in seven years, the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease is redefining what’s possible — a proof point for UT’s vision for an integrated academic health system that brings to life breakthroughs once unimaginable in Central Texas.
Internal medicine resident Sujata Ojha shares how her journey from Nepal to Austin inspires her work to break down barriers in preventive care and patient access.
Sherine Salib, M.D., has been named a recipient of the 2025 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award.
Dell Med students learn how examining medicine’s history plays an equal role in building a future workforce rooted in empathy and courage.
As the first chief marketing and communications officer for the emerging academic medical center anchored by Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, April Anderson, MBA, will lead efforts to amplify the medical center’s growing local, national and global impact.
General surgery resident Joshua Crapps, M.D., reflects on his path from Alaska to the OR — and how trauma and vascular surgery allow him to combine technical skill with meaningful patient care.
Asthma-related ER visits spike each year when kids go back to school — and the increase is far worse for children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods. New research from Dell Med’s Darlene Bhavnani shows how neighborhood conditions affect the risk of viral infections that drive this seasonal surge.