Posts written by mccartyg
News 4 anchor interviewed cancer doctor, Rajiv Rajani, M.D., about the experience of cancer
October 22, 2019
There is an easy way to become cancer aware, and it starts with the word ‘yes’ Posted Oct. 18, 2019, aired, Oct. 21, 2019 By David Chancellor October 2019 — It was my cancer moment and this is my cancer doctor. Only, back in April, when I met Dr. Rajiv Rajani, I didn’t have […]
Sekinat K. McCormick, M.D. featured in this year’s Women in Medicine Month
September 27, 2019
“Dr. McCormick is a shining example of why we should break down stereotypes within medicine. Her path and her leadership definitely exemplify her trailblazer status. We take care of many patients from border towns in South Texas. Many of these children are born here in the USA, but their parents were not. Some in the […]
Seventeenth Annual Laura B. Flawn, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Diseases of the Spine & Spine Trauma Grand Round Presentation “Biologic Forefronts in Spine Surgery”
September 16, 2019
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to present the Seventeenth Annual Laura B. Flawn, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Diseases of the Spine & Spine Trauma Grand Round Presentation “Biologic Forefronts in Spine Surgery” Wellington K. Hsu, M.D. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Cliord C. Raisbeck, M.D., Distinguished Professor Director of Research, NMH Musculoskeletal Institute […]
UT Health Orthopaedics Faculty well represented at 2019 PAOS Conference
September 3, 2019
Over the five day PAOS conference hosted at the JW Marriott in San Antonio Hill Country, our faculty represented well in hot topic talks to over 420 Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery. Other topics not pictured here. Ravi Karia, MD – Hip Fractures: Treatment Options in the Elderly Patient Rajiv Rajani, MD – Soft Tissue […]
Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD, FAOA: Acknowledged as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession
June 3, 2019
Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD, FAOA is being honored as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession for his tremendous contributions to orthopaedic surgery. The effort to recognize Dr. Rockwood was led by Bernard F. Morrey, MD, FAOA with the generous support of many colleagues, friends, and the Alamo Orthopaedic Society, that includes several of […]
Own Your Bones – Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures
June 3, 2019
We’re accustomed to the idea of encouraging good diets and activity in children to “grow strong bones,” but we tend to think of adult bone as a static framework that holds up our flesh. It’s not static, and we need to take care of it to avoid fragility fractures and osteoporosis as we age. “People […]
Dr. Buttacavoli Medical Honoree for 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio.
May 7, 2019
Dr. Buttacavoli addresses the crowd at the 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Buttacavoli chats with participants at the 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio.
Phillip A. Deffer, Sr., M.D. Endowed Lectureship with distinguished speaker Theodore W. Parsons, III, MD
April 23, 2019
Orthopaedics Chair Robert H. Quinn, MD presents plaque to Theodore W. Parsons, III, MD