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Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, treated Monique Dorsey (right) after she experienced an uncommon form of preeclampsia five days after her children were born. (Photo by Deborah Mann Lake/UTHealth Houston)

At the Bedside: Uncommon form of preeclampsia diagnosed, treated, for young mother by UTHealth Houston physicians

Three years ago, Monique Dorsey had a textbook-perfect pregnancy. She brought home a beautiful baby girl and everything seemed fine, until it wasn't. A thunderclap headache warned of a small stroke to come. Diagnosed with an uncommon form of post-pregnancy preelampsia and treated successfully by Louise McCullough, MD, she shared her story so other women could learn from it.

Leaders from Harris Health and UTHealth Houston taking a group picture. (Photo by Halle Jones/UTHealth Houston)

Harris Health breaks ground on new hospital project on LBJ campus

Katie Breece, a stroke survivor, shares her journey to empower other survivors on their road to recovery and the importance of rehabilitation therapy. (Photo courtesy of Katie Breece)

At the Bedside: Young stroke survivor's inspiring journey highlights the power of resilience, support, and research

Photo of Holly Holmes, MD; Cristina Murdock, MD; Maureen Beck, MSN, DNP; Min Ji Kwak, MD; and Eze Onyema, MD.

UTHealth Houston Selected for Nationwide Collaborative to Accelerate System-Wide Spread of Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults

Photo of Andrea Price and group at camp PHEver.

At the bedside: Patient with rare genetic metabolic disorder can eat regular food, thanks to new drug tested in clinical trial at UTHealth Houston

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The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston

As one of the nation's most comprehensive academic health science centers, UTHealth Houston brings together the best in health care across hundreds of disciplines and specialties. Teamwork fuels our excellence in health education, innovation, scientific discovery, and patient care, allowing us to solve the greatest health challenges of our time. Our women's and children's experts are just a few of the Many Faces of UTHealth Houston advancing health care for all.

Discover the Power of a World-Renowned Team

Improving lives while saving her own

While in waiting rooms during her extensive breast cancer treatments, Seema Aggarwal, PhD ’16, RN, journaled to sort through her complex emotions and discovered a newfound urgency to improve other people’s lives. She developed a clinical study that focuses on testing commercially available technology to help stroke survivors.

Discover how philanthropy is supporting her research

Shooting for excellence

While playing professional basketball in Morocco, Krystle Henderson, MD ’23, kept her childhood dream of becoming a doctor alive. Driven to apply the qualities her athletic career had cultivated—leadership, teamwork, communication, solving problems in high-stress situations, and an eagerness to embrace challenges—Krystle chose to pursue a specialty in general surgery.

Discover how a scholarship made her education possible

UTHealth Houston at a Glance

5319

Total students

Total # of degree and certificate programs

$319M+

Total research expenditures

2000+

Providers in 80+ subspecialties

50000+

Total alumni

UTHealth Houston Campus Profile

UTHealth Houston Schools

Cizik School of Nursing

McGovern Medical School

MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics

School of Dentistry

School of Public Health

UTHealth Houston Clinics

With over 2,000 clinicians certified in more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties, UT Physicians provides multi-specialty care for the entire family. UT Physicians is the medical group practice of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Through its student, advanced education, and faculty clinics, the School of Dentistry offers a wide range of dental care services to patients of all ages.