Uthealthhoustonem

Uthealthhoustonem Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Uthealthhoustonem, Medical Center, Houston, TX.

A trusted source of life-saving information directly from the doctors in McGovern Medical School's Department of Emergency Medicine, working at the busiest trauma center in North America and busiest emergency center in Houston.

12/15/2025

🏈🚑 Game Day, EM Ready - Texans Win!

UTH-EM served as Airway & Emergency Physicians during yesterday’s Houston Texans vs. Arizona Cardinals game, and it was a win for Houston! 🎉🔴🔵

Responsible for all on-field emergencies, our EM faculty bring rapid airway expertise, clinical precision, and calm decision-making to the highest level of competition. From kickoff to final whistle, our people were there when it mattered most.

👏 Shoutout to Drs. Joe Gill, Carrie Bakunas, Jessica Hudson, Toby Thomas, and Sam Prater for repping us on the sidelines and helping keep athletes safe!

🎥 Video courtesy of Dr. Gill

🚨 🤖AI Meets Emergency Cardiac Care!EM's Dr. Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd, contributed to a groundbreaking study showing how ...
12/11/2025

🚨 🤖AI Meets Emergency Cardiac Care!

EM's Dr. Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd, contributed to a groundbreaking study showing how AI 🖥️ can dramatically improve heart attack detection. The "Queen of Hearts" platform boosted accuracy in identifying ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) while reducing false alarms - helping clinicians act faster and smarter. ❤️⚡

Presented at the transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics symposium 📊, Dr. Cooper’s work highlights how AI can streamline triage, reduce unnecessary activations, and ensure patients get timely lifesaving care. the study included over 1,000 patients across three hospitals and is published 📚 in "JAAC: Cardiovascular."

We’re proud of Dr. Cooper for advancing emergency medicine with innovation, expertise, and tangible impact on the future of patient care.💡🛠️👏

For the full story please read here: https://inside.uth.edu/news/story?id=e9b09bb1-5b10-4aa8-aed1-e231d96d9806

Making patient safety a priority! 🚑 ⚡Drs. Jacqueline Okere and Felisha Perry-Smith presented their workshop, “B. M&Ms! A...
12/10/2025

Making patient safety a priority! 🚑 ⚡

Drs. Jacqueline Okere and Felisha Perry-Smith presented their workshop, “B. M&Ms! A Blueprint for a Quality Assurance Program to Nurture a Culture of Safety in a Medical Group,” at the HMF Research Symposium this past weekend.

HMF (Houston Medical Forum) - a long-standing community of Black physicians, residents, and medical students committed to health equity, mentorship, and medical excellence, brought together experts, trainees, and community leaders for a full day of research, collaboration, and meaningful dialogue. 🩺📚🤝

Thinking about getting involved? HMF membership offers incredible perks: networking, mentorship, member spotlights, culturally relevant CME, leadership opportunities, exclusive event discounts, and meaningful community outreach. A powerful way to connect, grow, and make an impact. 🌟

Please keep up the great work, Drs. Okere and Perry-Smith!👏

UTH CORE x YMCA West Orem Recap!💚Huge thank you to everyone who came out to the West Orem YMCA 🤸 for our community CPR &...
11/28/2025

UTH CORE x YMCA West Orem Recap!💚

Huge thank you to everyone who came out to the West Orem YMCA 🤸 for our community CPR & AED training! ❤️🙌

This was an incredible learning experience, especially for many of our elders 🧓 in the community who shared they had no idea how impactful hands-only CPR 💢 can be in saving someone's life until EMS arrives 🫶🚑. Knowing the skills and the power behind them truly makes a difference.

A special thanks to our amazing faculty and partners who helped make this session possible:
✨ Dr. Renee Johnson, Health Outcomes & Social Medicine Director and SIM expert
✨ Byron “Tony” Harrison, EMS and SIM guru
✨ And a few of our friends and med students from the SSEM (Student Society of Emergency Medicine) and external community leaders for lending their time and support.

We had a great turnout and an even greater energy. Already looking forward to our next event! 💪✨

Thrilled to showcase UTHealth Houston’s Space Medicine program at the French-American Innovation Days (FAID)! 🌍✨Space Me...
11/24/2025

Thrilled to showcase UTHealth Houston’s Space Medicine program at the French-American Innovation Days (FAID)! 🌍✨

Space Med Fellowship Director, Dr. Nick Heft, had the privilege of presenting our research alongside Texas A&M, Rice University, the French Consul General, and Arts Et Métiers. FAID unites top French and American experts to advance scientific, technological, and industrial collaboration, highlighting the excellence of research institutions in both countries. 🤝🔬

Excited for the many promising opportunities for future collaboration! 🚀🌟

Our amazing APPs led Stop the Bleed training for students from the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration (CIPC) dur...
11/24/2025

Our amazing APPs led Stop the Bleed training for students from the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration (CIPC) during recent MCI drills! 💉🩺👐

CIPC provides innovative interprofessional learning experiences to prepare healthcare students for collaborative patient care across disciplines.

A huge thanks to our EMS Fellows, Drs. Wang & Forte, for supporting the training and helping make it a success. 👏🚑 Your expertise and guidance help prepare the next generation of healthcare providers!

Yesterday marked Dr. Ben Karfunkle’s last shift with us, and what an incredible seven years it’s been! 💙Since joining ou...
11/21/2025

Yesterday marked Dr. Ben Karfunkle’s last shift with us, and what an incredible seven years it’s been! 💙

Since joining our dept. in 2018 as an Ultrasound Fellow, he has become a true cornerstone of our department:

✨ Assistant Professor and core EM residency faculty
✨ Associate Fellowship Director for our Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
✨ Associate Director of Research
✨ Recently promoted to Associate Professor
✨ Multiple-time recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award at McGovern

Across every role, he strengthened our ultrasound program, elevated education, supported research, and brought unmatched positivity to every shift. His impact on our trainees, faculty, and department is truly immeasurable!

We will dearly miss him and are deeply grateful 🙏 for everything he’s contributed. Wishing him nothing but success in his next chapter! 🩺✨

🩺 Happy Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week! (Nov. 9–15) 🌟This week, we celebrate our incredible Nurse Practitioners (NPs) who ...
11/11/2025

🩺 Happy Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week! (Nov. 9–15) 🌟

This week, we celebrate our incredible Nurse Practitioners (NPs) who bring expertise, compassion, and dedication to every patient encounter. 💙

Our NPs are vital members of the care team, providing exceptional clinical care, advancing education, and improving outcomes for patients across Houston and beyond. 🏥✨

National Nurse Practitioner Week, established in 1985, recognizes the pivotal role NPs play in expanding access to high-quality, patient-centered care. Today, more than 385,000 NPs nationwide continue to transform healthcare through leadership, innovation, and compassion. 🌎💚

Thank you to our NPs for all you do—today and every day! 🙌

🇺🇸 Saluting Our Heroes: Honoring Veterans Day 🇺🇸Today, we proudly honor and thank the brave men and women who have serve...
11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Saluting Our Heroes: Honoring Veterans Day 🇺🇸

Today, we proudly honor and thank the brave men and women who have served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed Forces. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication to protecting our freedoms inspire us all. 🙏💙

We’re especially proud to recognize members of our UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine team who have served or continue to serve:

👩‍⚕️ Jessica Wilson, MD
👨‍⚕️ Manas Mack Sarangi, MD
👨‍⚕️ Christopher Stephens, MD
👩‍⚕️ Tiffany Ewton, PA-C
👨‍⚕️ John Garcia, PA-C
👩‍⚕️ Joy Ike, NP
👩‍⚕️ Jess Martin, PA-C
👩‍⚕️ Melissa Poole-Dubin, NP
👨‍⚕️ Tony Riffel, PA-C
👨‍⚕️ Boycel Verdejo, PA-C
👨‍⚕️ Jimmie Wilkerson, PA-C
👨‍🔬 Mark Lopez, Research Associate

If we missed anyone, please let us know so we can properly recognize their service.

Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I, Veterans Day has evolved to honor all who have worn the uniform - past and present. Today, and every day, we salute your strength, resilience, and commitment to our nation. ❤️🤍💙

Thank you for your service.

🚀✨ Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Rosenthal, Space Med Fellow at , for presenting her project “Building the Pressurized R...
11/05/2025

🚀✨ Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Rosenthal, Space Med Fellow at , for presenting her project “Building the Pressurized Rover Medical System” in collaboration with the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program!

Dr. Rosenthal's innovative work helps shape how future crews will deliver medical care in pressurized lunar rovers, bridging the worlds of operational medicine, engineering, and human spaceflight innovation. 🌕👩‍🚀

We’re incredibly proud of our fellowship’s continued contributions to NASA’s vision for sustainable exploration beyond Earth. 🌌

10/29/2025

💙 As respiratory season approaches, our EM team is gearing up for the most critical cases, supported by cutting-edge technology like ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) 💉🫁

⚙️ This life-saving procedure has changed the way we care for patients with severe heart ❤️ and lung 🫀 failure, requiring seamless teamwork between residents, faculty, and critical care specialists.

🎥 Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our EM residents in action, showcasing how innovation, training, and precision come together when every second counts ⏱️💪

Happy PA Week 2025! 💙✨Each year from October 6–12, we celebrate the incredible impact of Physician Assistants in health ...
10/08/2025

Happy PA Week 2025! 💙✨

Each year from October 6–12, we celebrate the incredible impact of Physician Assistants in health care. 🩺💉 PAs bring compassion, expertise, and dedication to the frontlines of medicine—helping patients and supporting teams every single day. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️💪

This week also honors the roots of the profession, dating back to 1967 when the first class of PAs graduated from Duke University 🎓📜. From those beginnings to today’s vital role in modern medicine, PAs continue to shape the future of care 🌟🏥.

💙 To kick off the celebration, check out how Good Morning America opened PA Week in the video below 🎥✨.

Here’s to our amazing UTHealth Houston PAs! We’re grateful for everything you do 🙌👏💛

Address

Houston, TX

Telephone

+17135007878

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Uthealthhoustonem posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category