UNT Health Science Center appoints new faculty members

New researchers and professors bring an international body of knowledge to the University of North Texas Health Science Center and build upon strengths in cancer research, health disparities and osteopathic manipulative medicine.Anuja Ghorpade, PhD, has joined the Health Science Center as a researcher for the Health Institutes of Texas (HIT), a member of the Texas…

UNT Health Physicians are “”Texas Super Docs””

Twelve UNT Health physicians were chosen as “Texas Super Docs” for the December 2007 edition of Texas Monthly, which will hit newsstands today.More than 40,000 medical professionals across Texas were asked to nominate one or more doctors, other than themselves, for the list, based on the question, “If you needed medical care, which doctor would…

UNTHSC in the News

UNTHSC made news in Ft. Myers, Fla., several times this week on WINK-TV as part of a series on found remains. Dr. Arthur Eisenberg (right) at the Center for Human Identification is handling the DNA analysis, and the WINK news crew spent several hours filming at our lab in September.Dr. Ralph Anderson is quoted in…

Discover new trends and controversies in women’s health care at 19th annual health symposium “”For Her””

Dr. Brent Bost, Dr. Scott Ransom and Dr. Peter E. Schwartz are featured speakers at the 19th annual Pelham P. Staples, Jr., Educational Symposium on Women’s Health Care Nov. 15-17. Speakers and attendees will delve into new trends and controversies in primary care “For Her” during the three-day conference sponsored by University of North Texas…

Dr. Irving Rootman to give public lecture on U.S. health knowledge

Irving Rootman, PhD, the Pfizer Visiting Professor for Health Literacy/Clear Communication Community, will address “Low Health Literacy: A Silent Killer: What Can the United States and Canada Learn from Each Other?” in a special public lecture hosted by the University of North Texas Health Science Center and sponsored by Pfizer.Thursday, Oct. 25, 20075 p.m.University of…

UNT Health again serves Dallas/Ft. Worth 3-Day as medical partner

UNT Health, the faculty physician group of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is proud to be the medical partner for the 2007 Dallas/Ft. Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust. This is the second year UNT Health will fill this role.UNT Health physicians and nurses will…

UNTHSC closes for Inauguration

The University of North Texas Health Science Center and UNT Health clinics will close at noon on Friday, Oct. 19, so the entire UNTHSC family can attend the Inauguration of President Scott B. Ransom.The Inauguration Ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St.Normal campus and…

Faculty, alumni receive AOF awards

Faculty and alumni of the University of North Texas Health Science Center brought home a â??grand slamâ? from the annual American Osteopathic Association convention last week. UNTHSC faculty members, which include two UNTHSC alumni, brought home the â??Big 3â? of the American Osteopathic Foundation awards, presented at the annual convention. Dr. Mark Sanders, Dr. John…

Medical students host 6th annual D.O. Dash and Health Fair

Runners will take to the streets of the historic Monticello/Arlington Heights neighborhood on the west side of Fort Worth at the 6th Annual D.O. Dash on Saturday, Oct. 20. Proceeds from this yearâ??s Dash will benefit colon cancer screening and awareness. The 5K run/walk, 1K race for children and accompanying health fair are organized annually by…